I am writing to you to find out the following information, which I am hopeful that you can supply. • The total number of items lost on the TFL network, since 1st January 2013 and separated by year • Specific numbers of lost property for the following items, since 1st January 2013 and separated by year o Laptops o Desktop Computers o Games Consoles o Mobile Phones

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TfL Ref: FOI-0972-1718

Thank you for your email received on 21 July requesting information about lost property.

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

• The total number of items lost on the TFL network, since 1^st January 2013 and separated by year
• Specific numbers of lost property for the following items, since 1^st January 2013 and separated by year
• Laptops
• Desktop Computers
• Games Consoles
• Mobile Phones

Please find the information you requested in the table below:

Year	Total items found	Phones	Laptops	Desktop	Games consoles
2016/17	332,077	34,322	1078	10	71
2015/16	317,421	34,045	984	6	67
2014/15	301,053	32,620	874	8	44
2013/14	268,780	29,094	764	3	40

Please note the financial year reporting covers the period of 01 April – 31 March. The figures represent number of items found, not the number of items lost. The data has been recalibrated to include only items found within the date ranges specified. This may differ slightly from previous reports that we calculated based on the date an item was processed at the Lost Property Office.

If this is not the information you are looking for, 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

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