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Bus Subcontractors' Subscription Costs

Request ID: FOI-1036-1718
Date published: 16 August 2017

You asked
Based on Companies' House Data, in FY 2015, London Bus Subcontractors earned more than £135 million in profits running Bus Services contracted to TfL's London Bus Services Limited. During a House of Commons Transport Committee Debate on 14 March 2017 (found on 114 in https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201617/cmpublic/Bus%20Services/PBC_Bus%20Services%201-3rd%20sits%2016.3.17.pdf), Andrew Jones MP stated "I understand that TfL pays the subscription cost for CIRAS on behalf of its operators, and that is its choice." How much did TfL expend to cover its Bus Contractors' subscription costs to CIRAS for 2016 and, if applicable, for 2017?

We answered

Our Ref:         FOI-1036-1718

Thank you for your request received on 1 August 2017 asking for information about the subscription costs for the Confidential Incident Reporting and Analysis System (CIRAS).

Your request has been considered 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 require.

The subscriptions were extended at no additional cost.

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

Gemma Jacob
FOI Case Officer
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London
[email protected]

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