Request ID: FOI-1803-2122 Date published: 15 December 2021
You asked
Dear TfL FOI Office,
I am writing to you to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000:
Please can TfL provide me with a list of items handed in to lost property over the last 12 months and a breakdown of what remains claimed or unclaimed?
Please provide this information in the form of a PDF document.
We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-1803-2122
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 12 November 2021 asking for information about lost property.
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: Please can TfL provide me with a list of items handed in to lost property over the last 12 months and a breakdown of what remains claimed or unclaimed?
Therefore in accordance with the FOI Act, TfL is not obliged to supply you with the information you have requested as it is subject to a statutory exemption to the right of access to information, under Section 22 of the Act. In this instance the exemption has been applied as the information you have requested is intended for future publication.
This exemption is subject to a public interest test, which requires us to assess whether the public interest in applying the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosure. In this instance, it is considered that the public interest favours the publication of this information, in context and according to the pre-determined schedule, rather than in response to your request, to ensure the information is provided accurately and in an accessible manner.
Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.
Yours sincerely
Sara Thomas FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
