Income from disposal of lost property in 2013

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Dear Transport for London,

If you hold the information, I would very much like to know:

1. How many umbrellas were auctioned, donated to charity and recycled by the Lost Property Office in 2013. Ideally I would like a spreadsheet broken down by each method of disposal.

2. The total revenue raised by the Lost Property Office from the sale of unclaimed umbrellas in 2013.

Yours faithfully,

Robert Livingston

FOI, Transport for London

Dear Mr Livingston

 

Our Ref:         FOI-0446-1415

 

Thank you for your e-mail received on 23 June 2014 asking for information
about umbrellas at the Lost Property Office.

 

Your request will be processed in accordance with the requirements of the
Freedom of Information Act and TfL’s information access policy. 

 

A response will be provided to you by 22 July 2014.

 

In the meantime, if you would like to discuss this matter further, please
feel free to contact me.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Gemma Jacob

FOI Case Officer

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

 

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Dear Mr Livingston

 

Our Ref:         FOI-0446-1415

 

Thank you for your e-mail received on 23 June 2014 asking for information
about umbrellas at the Lost Property Office.

 

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of
the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy.  I can
confirm we hold some of the information you require.

 

In 2013, a total of 11543 umbrellas were unclaimed. Due to the large
volume of unclaimed low-value items processed by the office, we do not
keep individual records as to their disposal methods.

 

The vast majority of the unclaimed umbrellas were donated to charity. For
the small number that were sent to auction, a total of £387 was raised.
Any proceeds from the auction of unclaimed items is reinvested into the
Lost Property Office.

 

If this is not the information you are looking for please feel free to
contact me.

 

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to
appeal.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Gemma Jacob

FOI Case Officer

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

 

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