Request ID: FOI-2678-2324 Date published: 23 November 2023
You asked
Hi,
Please can you provide me the number of all recorded lift incidents, a number of rescues that have had to be performed due to stuck lifts and the amount of down time the lifts have had for the period of 2yrs from the 09/09/21 - 09/09/23.
We answered
Our ref: FOI-2678-2324/GH
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 27 October 2023 asking for information about Kennington station lift incidents.
Your request has been considered under the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and our information access policy. I can confirm that we do hold the information you require.
Please see the attached spreadsheet showing the number of lift incidents at Kennington station during the period 9 September 2021 – 9 September 2023. Please also see the attached explanatory notes.
There were a total of 94 recorded lift incidents at Kennington station of which 20 resulted in a lift entrapment incident within the same timeframe.
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.
If you are not satisfied with this response please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.
Yours sincerely
Graham Hurt FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
