Request ID: FOI-4678-2324 Date published: 03 April 2024
You asked
Dear Transport for London,
The latest document on lost property transparency covers up to 2022.
If available, please provide the transparency data for 2023. If not available, please advise when this report is expected to be generated.
I did look to contact you outside of FOI but there is not an option for enquiries that do not fit in to other categories on your website, which is pretty frustrating.
We answered
TfL Ref: 4678-2324
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 19 March 2024 asking for information about lost property data for 2022/2023.
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.
The data for 2022/23 is due to be published at the end of April with 2023/24 data due to be published by the end of September 2024.
Therefore in accordance with the FOI Act, TfL is not obliged to supply you with the data 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
