Request ID: FOI-1760-2324 Date published: 21 September 2023
You asked
I would like the total amount of taxpayer's money spent with LBC Radio for advertising ULEZ please.
We answered
TfL Ref: 1760-2324
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 25 August 2023 asking for information about ULEZ advertising on LBC radio.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and our information access policy. I can confirm we do hold the information you require. You asked for:
the total amount of taxpayer's money spent with LBC Radio for advertising ULEZ please
In accordance with the FOI Act, we are not obliged to provide information on the spend by specific radio station such as LBC, as it is subject to a statutory exemption to the right of access to information under section 43(2) – prejudice to commercial interests.
In this instance the section 43(2) exemption has been applied as disclosure would be likely to prejudice our commercial interests as well as those of our media partners, by affecting our ability to achieve best value from our advertising estate as we are still to negotiate and book media.
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 the need for openness and transparency by public authorities, but in this instance the public interest in ensuring that we can benefit the public purse by achieving the best value from our advertising estate outweighs the general public interest in increasing transparency of our processes.
If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for some 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 FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London