Uber Correspondence
Request ID: FOI-1244-1718
Date published: 13 September 2017
You asked
Follow on from FOI-1137-1718 and FOI-1207-1718
All emails between:
(a) Helen Chapman and Uber between 4th March 2017 - 10th April 2017
We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-1244-1718
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 23 August 2017 asking for correspondence.
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 information you have requested has been recently provided in response to an identical FOI request up to 17 April 2017. You can find our response to this on our website at the following link: https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/transparency/freedom-of-information/foi-request-detail?referenceId=FOI-0121-1718
Therefore, in accordance with section 21 of the FOI Act, we are not obliged to provide this information as it is accessible to you elsewhere.
Additionally, in accordance with the FOI Act, we are not obliged to supply some of the information requested as it is subject to a statutory exemption to the right of access to information under section 30(2)(iii) as the information is held in accordance with our responsibility for regulating the private hire trade in London. This information contains details which otherwise wouldn’t have been made available to TfL and the exemption applies to protect our ability to clarify and confirm details on specific issues.
This benefits the public as it enables greater oversight of private hire operators and better scrutiny of services by the regulator and our benefit because proactive discussion avoids costly enforcement activity, delayed access to information and increased bureaucracy.
The use of this exemption is subject to an assessment of the public interest in relation to the disclosure of the information concerned. We recognise that there is significant public interest in this matter, however we feel the balance of the public interest supports the exemption in order to enable the effective and timely sharing of information between ourselves and the taxi and private hire trade.
Lastly, some of the information would also be exempt under section 41 of the FOI Act on the grounds that it was provided to us in confidence. Since section 41 is an absolute exemption, we have not gone on to consider the balance of the public interest in respect of this exemption.
Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.
Yours sincerely
Lee Hill
Senior FOI Case Officer
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London
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