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Thank you for your email of 23 June 2017 asking for information about Private Hire vehicles and drivers.
Your request has been considered under the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and our information access policy. I can confirm that we do hold the information you require. You asked:
How many Private Hire vehicles are licensed by your authority which hold Sheffield city council post code to date?
How many Taxi and Private Hire drivers are licensed by your authority which hold Sheffield city council post code to date?
How many Private Hire vehicles are licensed by your authority which hold Sheffield city council post code to date?
For the above information request I would like a full breakdown for from January 2010 to 23rd June 2017?
Some relevant data was provided to you in our response to a previous FOI request you have made (FOI-1749-1617). In addition, it is our intention to publish data on this topic in the near future and therefore in accordance with the FOI Act, TfL is not obliged to supply you with the information you have requested as it is subject to a statutory exemption to the right of access to information, under Section 22 of the Act. In this instance the exemption has been applied as the information you have requested is intended for future publication.
This exemption is subject to a public interest test, which requires us to assess whether the public interest in applying the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosure. In this instance, it is considered that the public interest favours the publication of this information, in context and according to the pre-determined schedule, rather than in response to your request, to ensure the information is provided accurately and in an accessible manner.
If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for some reason, please feel free to contact me.
Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.
Yours sincerely,
Melissa Nichols
FOI Case Officer
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London
