Taxi and Private Hire Expenditure for Cabinet Members

1. Taxi and Private Hire Expenditure

The total amount spent by the Council on taxi or private hire transport for Cabinet Members, including but not limited to black cabs, private hire vehicles, or app-based services (e.g. Uber), for each calendar month from 1 May 2025 to the most recent month for which data is available.

2. Breakdown

For each month, please provide:

2a. The month and year

2b. The total amount spent (£

2c. The number of journeys (if recorded)

3. If possible, please also indicate which Cabinet portfolio holder incurred the expense, where this is recorded in the Council's systems.

4. Please include spending paid directly by the Council, reimbursed through expenses, or charged via council accounts or procurement cards, where the expense relates to travel undertaken by Cabinet Members.

5. Please provide the information in machine-readable format, preferably as an Excel spreadsheet or CSV file, with each month listed as a separate row.

1. Two claims for taxi travel by Cabinet Members were identified within the period requested. Both claims related to the Executive Councillor for Children's Services and were incurred in January 2026. The total expenditure was £39.40 across two journeys. No other taxi or private hire expenditure by Cabinet Members was identified within the scope of this request.

2. No information recorded

3. N/a

4. No information recorded