Hi there, Can you tell me how many incidents of crime involving buskers TfL have been recorded on the underground network every year since 2014? Can you also tell me how many buskers have been licenced by TfL every year since 2014?

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TfL Ref: FOI-0751-1920

Thank you for your email received by Transport for London (TfL) on 12 June 2019.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy.  I can confirm we hold some of the information you require. You asked:

Can you tell me how many incidents of crime involving buskers TfL have been recorded on the underground network every year since 2014?

We don’t hold this information. The crime data we hold do not show if it was related to buskers. I would recommend you contact the British Transport Police (BTP) for this information. They can be contacted at [email protected].

Can you also tell me how many buskers have been licenced by TfL every year since 2014?

We held auditions in 2015 and 2017, and as a result of those auditions, our records show we issued 52 licences in 2015 and 60 in 2017.

If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for some reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.

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Yours sincerely

Eva Hextall

FOI Case Officer

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

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