FOI request detail

Royal Recognition Honours LU / TfL staff

Request ID: FOI-1056-2324
Date published: 27 July 2023

You asked

Dear Transport for London, Please can you list how many LU / TfL staff have been recognised for Royal honours since the scheme started. Also, please can you break down the Gender / Ethnic Origin of each person. Yours faithfully,

We answered

TfL Ref: FOI-1056-2324

Thank you for your request received on 5 July 2023 asking for information about Royal Recognition Honours for LU / TfL staff.

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.

29 current and former TfL staff members received an Honours since Royal Recognition was launched in December 2013.

Of these staff members, 17 identified as male and 12 identified as female. Of the same group, 1 identified as Asian or Asian British – Other; 1 identified as Asian or Asian British – Pakistani; 2 identified as Black or Black British – Caribbean; 1 identified as Dual Heritage (Mixed Race) – White & Black Caribbean; 20 identified as White – British; 1 identified as White – Irish; 2 identified as White – Other, and 1 did not specify their ethnicity.

If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for any 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,

Mary Abidakun
FOI Case Officer
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London

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