TfL Ref: 0927-1920

Thank you for your email received by us on 1 July 2019 asking for information about Taxi and Private Hire Drivers.

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. You asked for:

the latest breakdown in sexual offences / rape allegations / convictions pertaining to;

Private Hire Drivers who had not been booked via an operator

Private Hire Drivers booked via an operator

We publish this information annually on our website. Information from 2014 to 2017 can be found here: https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/safety-and-security/security-on-the-network/tph-related-sexual-offences.

In accordance with section 21 of the FOI Act, we are not obliged to supply you with a copy of the requested information as it is already accessible to you elsewhere.

Information for 2018 will be published later this year. It is currently being validated to ensure accuracy. In accordance with the FOI Act, we are not obliged to supply this information to you now as it is subject to a statutory exemption to the right of access to information, under Section 22 of the Act, because it 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 do not hesitate to contact me.

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.

Yours sincerely

Jasmine Howard
FOI Case Officer
Information Governance
Transport For London