I have seen on your website that Leon Daniels has claimed for 3 dinners. http://content.tfl.gov.uk/chief-officers-expenses-q3-1617.pdf http://content.tfl.gov.uk/chief-officers-expenses-q4-1617.pdf Nearly £1000 on just 3 dinners. Can I please have a copy of the receipts for these claims along with any justification of this expense and the reason for the dinner that meant TfL would benefit from these meals. Also if you can explain why these people couldn't have just met in a TfL office or somewhere much, much cheaper that would be appreciated. I'm guessing such claims have to have a reason behind them. Lastly, does your expenses policy not have a cap "per head" or similar where meals are concerned? Over £100 a head for every meal seems very excessive for some dinner courtesy of us fare payers.

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TfL Ref: FOI-0981-1718

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 24 July 2017 asking for information about expenses.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I apologise for the delay in our response. I can confirm we do hold the information you require.

All expenditure within the organisation is carefully assessed to ensure it is essential to providing a safe, efficient, extensive and reliable transport network including expenses incurred by Chief Officers who often are called upon to travel out of the capital on business and attend conferences and other out of hours business related activities.

The most senior member of TfL staff present at functions attended by other staff will generally settle the bill on those occasions when it is appropriate for the expenditure to be reclaimed in accordance with our business expenses policy.

Please see information about each claim below.

Expense claim 228261 (receipts attached)

£219.03 – This dinner was an opportunity for a general review and strategic discussion with the CEO of Thames Clippers, who operate services on the River Thames under licence from TfL. Note that the receipt shows a total of £362.53, but alcohol was not claimed for.

£421.03 – This dinner formed part of an external mentoring programme and the costs were covered by the organisation (F-Ten) who arranged the mentoring.

Expense claim 227358 (receipt attached)

£330.41 – This dinner also formed part of the same mentoring programme, with the costs covered by F-Ten.

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Lee Hill

Senior FOI Case Officer

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

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