Last year TfL conducted a consultation on operator license fee increases planned at the time. Could you please send to me the following submissions made during this consultation from the following organisations: * LPHCA * GMB * Addison Lee * Uber * Plan Insurance * Green Tomato Cars * Private Hire Board

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TfL Ref: FOI-0891-1819

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 2 July 2018 asking for information about operator licence fee consultation. I apologise for the delay in replying to you.

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

Last year TfL conducted a consultation on operator license fee increases planned at the time. Could you please send to me the following submissions made during this consultation from the following organisations:

* LPHCA

* GMB

* Addison Lee

* Uber

* Plan Insurance

* Green Tomato Cars

* Private Hire Board

TfL’s number one priority is the safety of the public, which is why when faced with the huge growth of the private hire industry it was appropriate to ensure its regulatory and enforcement capabilities grew too. The changes to the private hire operator licence fees fund an additional 250 compliance officers who do a crucial job in driving up standards and ensuring Londoners remain safe.

Please find attached the information you requested. We did not receive responses from Plan Insurance and Green Tomato Cars.

Please note that in accordance with TfL’s obligations under Data Protection legislation some personal data has been redacted, as required by section 40(2) of the FOI Act. This is because disclosure of this personal data would be a breach of the legislation, specifically the first principle which requires all processing of personal data to be fair and lawful. It would not be fair to disclose this personal information when the individuals have no expectation it would be disclosed and TfL has not satisfied one of the conditions which would make the processing ‘fair’.

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

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