Transport for London (TfL) refused to disclose annual compensation recovery information regarding damage caused by graffiti in response to my FOI request. But TfL had already published a press release about civil proceedings for compensation against a named individual on its own website. TfL also initially appeared to confirm it held policies for recovering compensation for graffiti, but months later revised its position to Neither Confirm Nor Deny (NCND) following criticism by the ICO. In this post, I explore the route to challenging TfL’s Freedom of Information (FOI) refusals through the ICO and the First-Tier Tribunal, as well as how TfL was ultimately allowed to keep the information secret following a private, closed evidence session.
