FOI request detail

Kensington BID (Business Improvement District)

Request ID: FOI-2635-2122
Date published: 08 March 2022

You asked
Dear FOI team I hope this email finds you well. The Kensington Square Residents Association would like to make a FOI request relating to all council documentation (internal council meetings leading up to key decision and minutes) regarding the Kensington BID (Business Improvement District). These communications should be starting September 2019 to now. In particular we would like to focus on: 1. any communication regarding residents consultation 2. any communication with Queens Gate councillors 3. any communication with Kensington Society (xxxxxxx) 4. any communications mentioning Kensington Square. We look forward to hearing from you. Clarification received 17/02/2022: we would need to see emails between staff relating to conversations and consultations with residents referenced in the Key Decision document of RBKC to adopt the BID. As such you can exclude all emails with businesses, which would assist you substantially to narrow the scope, as our focus is the process on residents inclusion and consultation. Also as already mentioned, we would need to include any RBKC communication for the BID referencing Kensington Square (including with QUEENS GATE councillors and Kensington Society).

We answered

TfL Ref: FOI-2635-2122

Thank you for your email of 17th February 2022.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. 

Specifically you asked:

“The Kensington Square Residents Association would like to make a FOI request relating to all council documentation (internal council meetings leading up to key decision and minutes) regarding the Kensington BID (Business Improvement District). These communications should be starting September 2019 to now.
In particular we would like to focus on:
  1. any communication regarding residents consultation
  2. any communication with Queens Gate councillors
  3. any communication with Kensington Society (Michael Bach)
  4. any communications mentioning Kensington Square.”
I can confirm that we hold some information in relation to your request. However, this is rather limited in scope and you may wish to contact the local Council to see what further information they may hold if you have not already done so. FOI requests to Kensington and Chelsea Council can be made via its website here:  https://www.rbkc.gov.uk/council-councillors-and-democracy/open-data-and-transparency/freedom-information-and-your-rights

The information TfL holds in relation to your request is attached. Note that the names and direct contact details of non-TfL staff, and the direct contact details of TfL staff, have been redacted under section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act, the exemption that protects against the unfair release of personal data.

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,

David Wells
FOI Case Officer
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London
 

Attachments

FOI-2635-2122 Annex A_Redacted.pdf

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FOI-2635-2122 Annex B_Redacted.pdf

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