Request ID: FOI-0808-2122 Date published: 27 July 2021
You asked
1. Planning and implementation
a. How are the trainers/training agencies selected?
b. Please share the plan documents for a comprehensive understanding
c. Which agencies and departments are involved in the planning and implementation of the scheme other than TfL?
2. Cost outlay
a. What is the total cost outlay of the initiative for the city of London?
b. What are the different components and their cost?
3. How was the public informed about the initiative? How the program did got implemented and made it reach the users? (Please share the details of the planning and implementation process documents if any)
4. Funding
a. Which agency/ies or entity/ies has/ have funded the initiative?
b. If there are multiple funding partners
i. What is the ratio contributed by each party?
ii. What is the mechanism by which the funds are pooled from each of the sources?
c. In case of government agency/ies, which source has been tapped for generating the required funds (reallocation from which source)?
5. Impact assessment a. Has an impact assessment been carried out after implementation of the cycle lanes? i. If yes, what were the findings? ii. If not, is an impact assessment planned for the future? b. Has the framework for the assessment been defined? i. If yes, please share the same.
We answered
Our Ref: FOI-0808-2122
Thank you for your request received on 30 June 2021 asking for information about the Online Cycle Skills Course offered by TfL.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and our information access policy. I can confirm we do hold the information you require.
Unfortunately, to provide the information you have requested would exceed the ‘appropriate limit’ of £450 set by the Freedom of Information (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2004.
Under section 12 of the FOI Act, we are not obliged to comply with a request if we estimate that the cost of determining whether we hold the information, locating and retrieving it and extracting it from other information would exceed the appropriate limit. This is calculated at £25 per hour for every hour spent on the activities described.
We have estimated that it would cost in excess if £450 to provide a response to your current request. This is because it is estimated that it would take over 18 working hours to retrieve and compile the information you have requested. This is because the information you have not requested is not all recorded in the same place so it would take considerable time to identify, locate, and extract this information.
Please also note that some of the information you have requested regarding the costs and contributions made may be commercially sensitive and so may be withheld if requested in a revised request. You may also wish to reconsider Q5 of your request if your interest is in the Online Cycle Skills Course. Any impact assessments would have considered changes made to the transport network and its possible effect. The Skills Course is an online training course for the public and is not directly related to the implementation of cycle lanes.
To help bring the cost of responding to your request within the £450 limit, you may wish to consider narrowing its scope so that we can more easily locate, retrieve and extract the information you are seeking. If you want to refine your request or make a Freedom of Information Act request in future, please bear in mind that the Freedom of Information Act allows you to request recorded information held by us. You should identify the information that you want as clearly and concisely as you can.
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In the meantime, if you have any queries or would like to discuss your request, please do not hesitate to contact me.
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Yours sincerely
Gemma Jacob Senior FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
