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FOI - Platinum Jubilee celebrations [Feb 2023]

Key information

Request reference number: MGLA041022-0483

Date of response:

Summary of request

Background

The GLA did not have a role in the delivery of the Platinum Jubilee, this was co-ordinated by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and supported by other London Agencies.  If you would like to make a request to DCMS, you can email them directly.

Our responses

Road and open paces closures around Buckingham Palace and Westminster at the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations in June 2022.

1.    Did the Greater London Authority make the Road and Open Spaces closures for the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations in June 2022 for the late HM Queen Elizabeth II? 

No.

2.    If so, was the Greater London Authority the 'Traffic Authority' for this purpose?

No.

3.    If so, when were the relevant Road Traffic and Open Space measures made and by whom?

The GLA does not hold information in scope.

4.    Are these publicly accessible and if not why not?

The GLA does not hold information in scope.

5.    If so, did the measures include provisions for preventing members of the general public from entering the closed roads and open spaces and monitoring and controlling those that had actually entered them?

The GLA does not hold information in scope.

6.    What were the statutory provisions used for this purpose?

The GLA does not hold information in scope.

7.    If the Greater London Authority was the 'Traffic Authority' for these purposes and made the relevant Orders, I request to be supplied with copies?

Not applicable.

Security arrangements around Buckingham Palace and Westminster at the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations in June 2022.

1.    Did the Greater London Authority make the decision to employ private security marshals at the entrances to the closed roads and open spaces and in them regarding the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations in June 2022 for the late HM Queen Elizabeth II?

No.

2.    If so, who in the Greater London Authority made the decision to employ private security marshals at the entrances to the closed roads and open spaces and in them regarding the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations in June 2022 for the late HM Queen Elizabeth II?

Not applicable.

3.    If so, are there any Greater London Authority Decisions that decided that private security marshals would be engaged and employed regarding the above event and if so, I request a copy of the relevant decision or decisions?

Not applicable.

4.    If the Greater London Authority engaged a private security company as in question 1, what is the name of the private Security Company that engaged the private security marshals for the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations in June 2022 for the late HM Queen Elizabeth II?

Not applicable.

5.    If the Greater London Authority engaged a private security company as in question 1, did the private security marshals have any special or statutory powers to prevent members of the public from entering the closed road and open spaces or to give members of the public directions where they could go within the closed road and open spaces and if so what were the statutory powers or delegated authority that was given?

Not applicable.

6.    If the Greater London Authority engaged a private security company as in question 1, are there any Greater London Authority Decisions relating to this and if so, I request a copy of the relevant decision or decisions?

Not applicable.

7.    If the Greater London Authority engaged a private security company as in question 1, what were the costs of engaging the private security company for the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations in June 2022 for the late HM Queen Elizabeth II?

Not applicable.

Tickets for the enclosed areas around Buckingham Palace and Westminster at the Jubilee Celebrations in June 2022.

1.    Did the Greater London Authority make the decision that entry by ticket only to the enclosed areas around Buckingham Palace and Westminster during Platinum Jubilee Celebrations in June 2022 regarding the late HM Queen Elizabeth II would be required?

No.

2.    If the Greater London Authority made the decision that entry by ticket only to the enclosed areas around Buckingham Palace and Westminster during Platinum Jubilee Celebrations in June 2022 regarding the late HM Queen Elizabeth II would be required, when was this decision made? 

Not applicable.

3.    If the Greater London Authority made the decision as in question 1, who in Greater London Authority decided that entry by ticket only to the enclosed areas around Buckingham Palace and Westminster during Platinum Jubilee Celebrations in June 2022 regarding the late HM Queen Elizabeth II would be required?

Not applicable.

4.    If the Greater London Authority made the decision as in question 1, are there any Greater London Authority Decisions that decided that entry by ticket only to the enclosed areas around Buckingham Palace and Westminster during Platinum Jubilee Celebrations in June 2022 regarding the late HM Queen Elizabeth II would be required and if so, I request a copy of the relevant decision or decisions?

Not applicable.

5.    If the Greater London Authority made the decision as in question 1, what were the arrangements made so that members of the general public could apply for tickets to enter the enclosed areas around Buckingham Palace and Westminster during Platinum Jubilee Celebrations in June 2022 regarding the late HM Queen Elizabeth II?

Not applicable.

6.    If the Greater London Authority made the decision as in question 1, were the tickets to enter the enclosed areas around Buckingham Palace and Westminster during Platinum Jubilee Celebrations in June 2022 regarding the late HM Queen Elizabeth II advertised and if so where and how?

Not applicable. 

If you have any further questions relating to this matter, please contact us, quoting reference MGLA041022-0483.

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