Good afternoon, Could you please send me under FOI legislation any summaries, reports or assessments that Transport for London has made or commissioned on the impact of a “no deal” Brexit and any action it is taking in respect of such a scenario.

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TfL Ref: 1639-1819

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 18 September 2018 asking for information about a ‘No Deal Brexit’.

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.

Please find the requested information attached.

In accordance with the FOI Act, we are not obliged to supply some of the information contained in the reports as it is subject to a statutory exemption to the right of access to information under section 43(2).

In this instance the exemption has been applied as disclosure of the information you have requested would be likely to prejudice our commercial interests. The reports contain detailed information on the possible impact on TfL’s financial position under certain scenarios as a result of certain commercial arrangements. Prejudice would be likely to occur if such information was fully disclosed.

The use of this exemption is subject to an assessment of the public interest in relation to the disclosure of the information concerned. TfL recognises the need for openness and transparency by public authorities but in this instance the public interest in ensuring that TfL is able to obtain the best value for public money outweighs the general public interest in increasing transparency of our processes.

Please note that in accordance with TfL’s obligations under Data Protection legislation some personal data has also been removed, as required by section 40(2) of the FOI Act. This is because disclosure of this personal data would be a breach of the legislation, specifically the first principle which requires all processing of personal data to be fair and lawful. It would not be fair to disclose this personal information when the individuals have no expectation it would be disclosed and TfL has not satisfied one of the conditions which would make the processing ‘fair’.

If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for some reason, please feel free to contact me.

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.

Yours sincerely

Sara Thomas

FOI Case Officer

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

[email protected]

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