Thank you for your email received by us on 6 August 2018 asking for information about the number of female drivers licenced by Transport for London (TfL) to drive taxis and Private Hire cars in London.

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 number of female drivers currently licenced by TFL to drive taxis and private hire cars in London.

I would also like to request what percentage of overall licenced drivers are female.

The information you asked for is available on the licensing section of our website using the following links; the second of which provides gender statistics:

https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/taxis-and-private-hire/licensing/licensing-information

https://tfl.gov.uk/cdn/static/cms/documents/taxi-and-phv-demographic-stats.pdf

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.

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

Jasmine Howard
FOI Case Officer
Information Governance
Transport For London