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Request reference number: MGLA130824-9159
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Summary of request
Request:
Under the FOI Act of 2000, I would like to request the following data pertaining to Assembly Member Kemi Badenoch, during her time in office at the GLA between 2015 and 2017:
• Expenses claimed, including on meals, public transport, hotel accommodation, etc.
• Gifts and hospitality declared, including the financial value of each gift, who it was from, and what it was.
• Any other taxable benefits declared
• Her register of interests, which I believe would have been filled out upon taking her place on the Assembly in 2015, and possibly again once she was re-elected in 2016
(I hope that the above four datasets will be relatively simple to retrieve, as I understand it was standard practice at the time for them to be recorded for each assembly member - links for such datasets are currently provided on the GLA website for members who were on the Assembly at the same time as Ms Badenoch, such as Andrew Boff and Joanne McCartney.)
I also wish to request details of any complaints raised with the GLA's Monitoring Officer (MO) regarding AM Badenoch's conduct during her time on the Assembly. I cannot see evidence of any complaints which proceeded to a full investigation on the webpage here: https://www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/governance-and-spending/promoting-good-governance/high-standards-conduct/decisions-monitoring-officer
However, I would still like to request any information held as to whether any complaints about Ms Badenoch's conduct, of any nature, were raised with the MO, which do not appear on the above webpage for whatever reason. There may have been complaints, for example, which did not necessarily lead to a full investigation by the MO, but did lead to an 'Initial Assessment' of the allegation(s), or a less formal response. If any such information is held, I would like to know, where possible, the nature of the complaint, the date on which it was raised, and a copy of the MO's response.
Our response to your request is as follows:
The data we hold within the scope of the first part of your request is available at:
Kemi Badenoch | London City Hall
We do not hold any information within the second part of your request (complaints)