Publication scheme
The Royal Parks publication scheme
Although a charity since 2017, The Royal Parks is subject to both the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR), which provide rights of access to information held by public authorities and certain organisations carrying out public functions.
Please note that The Royal Parks is not a government organisation and has limited resources.
The Royal Parks will provide reasonable advice and assistance to help you identify the information you are seeking. Please scroll down for some advice to assist you in your enquiry.
The Royal Parks is in the process of adopting the ICO model publication scheme. This will include proactively publishing frequently requested information, as well as responses to FOI/EIR requests, in line with the principle that a response under the Freedom of Information Act is a disclosure to the world. We intend to begin publishing responses from the 2026 calendar year.
Therefore, before making a request please do regularly check this section of our website for updates. Please see below for some tips to assist you.
Classes of information
Where to find information about The Royal Parks charity.
Annual reports
- Annual Report 2024-2025
- Annual Report 2023-2024
- Annual Report 2022-2023
- Annual Report 2021-2022
- Annual Report 2020-2021
- Annual Report 2019-2020
- Annual Report 2018-2019
- Annual Report 2017-2018
- Annual Report 2016-2017
Other publications
Most of this information can be found on our website in the footer menu area.
- Information about our Board of Trustees and Senior Management Team - The leadership team
- Our Charitable Objects and the legislation and governance which apply to us - The Royal Parks charity Parks
- Our rules on procurement - Procurement
- Our publications - Publications & policies
- Our Business Plans and Annual Reports - Publications & policies
- Our careers policy - Careers
There is no charge for using our website. See note on copyright below.
For physical copies of any information on our website where available, please use the form at get in touch.
Guidance will be provided where charges may apply for publications.
- Park management plans - Park management plans
- Legislation and regulations - Park regulations, legislation and policies
- Strategies - Park strategies
- Conservation - Biodiversity & conservation
- Consultations
- Policing - Policing & safety
The Royal Parks is a charity that receives a limited amount of public money. Our annual reports contain details on how the money we generate and receive is spent in order to maintain the parks. This information can be found in our Annual Reports.
The Royal Parks is a registered charity and not a government department or government body and therefore not subject to Crown Copyright rules and regulations. While the information is viewable on our website free of charge, copyright is claimed on materials, publications and photographs. Unauthorised reproduction and secondary use of material on the website is restricted under copyright law.
Animals and pests
- Animal culling and pest control
- Deer sales by the Royal Parks
- Dog incidents in Richmond Park
- Impact of aircraft on wildlife
- Animal culling - all species (2021 - 2025)
- Seasonal dog lead restrictions in Richmond Park
- Deer population of Bushy Park
Communications
Employees, staffing and HR
- Staff equality
- Use of management consultants
- Social Value management
- Sustainability staff or external consultants
- Internal Review
- Private health insurance
Filming and photography
Geographic surveys
Park access
- Pedestrian gate overnight closures (Richmond Park)
- Road closures and accessibility (Richmond Park)
- Needs of disabled people and the Movement Strategy
- Disability and the Movement Strategy
Park facilities
Park visitors
Policing and crime
Sports and leisure activities
Technology
- Erasure of data on end-of-life equipment
- Print arrangements
- Cyber-security breaches (2020 - 2026)
- Pay & Display terminal status
The Royal Parks finances
- Spending on grounds maintenance, gardening and landscaping
- Transactions over £25,000 (October - December 2025)
- Transactions over £25,000 (January - March 2026)
- Wage cost of litter collection across the parks
Trees, plants and landscapes
Most of the information covered by this scheme will be made available on this website. If you need information in an alternative format, we will do all we reasonably can to help.
Past enquiries
You can view/download our log of past enquiries (with redacted replies) below.
Published in accordance with the ICO Publication Scheme
Last updated: 01/07/2026
| FOI Reference | Subject | Date Received | Response Date | Exemption/Exception Applied |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EIR 26/01 | Bathymetric survey on the Serpentine | 05/01/2026 | 30/01/2026 | EIR Exception under Regulation 12(5)(a) – Public Safety and National Security |
| FOI 26/02 | Primrose Hill - New Year | 05/01/2026 | 30/01/2026 | None |
| FOI 26/03 | Deer sales by the Royal Parks | 06/01/2026 | 20/01/2026 | None |
| FOI 26/04 | Primrose Hill closure | 07/01/2026 | 30/01/2026 | None |
| FOI 26/05 | Dog incidents in Richmond | 09/01/2026 | 02/02/2026 | None |
| FOI 26/06 | Garden spend | 29/01/2026 | 10/02/2026 | PARTIAL EXEMPTION: FOIA Section 43(2) commercial interests |
| FOI 26/07 | Transactions over £25000 | 05/02/2026 | 27/02/2026 | None |
| FOI 26/08 | Filming activity facilitated by your organisation | 05/02/2026 | 05/03/2026 | None |
| FOI 26/09 | Richmond Park pedestrian gate closures overnight | 09/02/2026 | 04/03/2026 | None |
| FOI 26/10 | Software Based Data Destruction Assurance | 12/02/2026 | 27/02/2026 | None |
| FOI 26/11 | Impact of planes on wildlife | 26/02/2026 | 24/03/2026 | None |
| FOI 26/12 | Print Arrangements | 12/03/2026 | 20/03/2026 | None |
| FOI 26/13 | Culling of all species | 16/03/2026 | 14/04/2026 | None |
| FOI 26/14 | Seasonal Dog Lead Rule at Richmond Park | 25/03/2026 | 23/04/2026 | None |
| FOI 26/15 | Procurement of Utilities | 25/03/2026 (later withdrawn) |
N/A | None |
| FOI 26/16 | Dog Waste Bin Locations in Parks | 25/03/2026 | 14/04/2026 | None |
| EIR 26/17 | Impact of road closures in Richmond Park on people with disabilities, and Movement Strategy | 27/03/2026 | 15/06/2026 | PARTIAL EXCEPTION: EIR regulation 12(5)(b) legal privilege |
| FOI 26/18 | Cyber security breaches | 04/04/2026 | 01/05/2026 | None |
| FOI 26/19 | Use of management consultants since 2024 | 06/04/2026 | 07/05/2026 | None |
| EIR 26/20 | Needs of disabled people and Movement Strategy | 17/04/2026 | 12/06/2026 | None |
| FOI 26/21 | Social Value Management | 17/04/2026 | 01/05/2026 | None |
| FOI 26/22 | Deer population Bushy Park | 22/04/2026 | 07/05/2026 | None |
| EIR 26/23 | Effects of the road closures on the Movement Strategy on disabled people |
21/04/2026 | 12/06/2026 | None |
| FOI 26/24 | Amount of litter collected, and clearance costs in parks | 23/04/2026 | 06/05/2026 | None |
| FOI 26/25 | Net Zero Staff and Consultant Spending | 23/04/2026 | 21/05/2026 | None |
| EIR 26/26 | Tree Strategy for Richmond Park SAC | 02/05/2026 | 04/06/2026 | EIR Exception under Regulation 12(4)(d) EIR – Material still in the course of completion, unfinished documents, or incomplete data. PIT completed. |
| FOI 26/27 | Usage of non-disclosure agreements | 03/05/2026 | 21/05/2026 | FOIA Section 40(2) - personal data |
| FOI 26/28 | Private healthcare cover | 14/05/2026 | 04/06/2026 | None |
| FOI 26/29 | Deck Chairs Revenue | 15/05/2026 | 27/05/2026 | None |
| EIR 26/30 | Publication of Tree Strategy for Richmond Park and Executive Committee | 17/05/2026 | 04/06/2026 | EIR Exception under Regulation 12(4)(d) EIR – Material still in course of completion, unfinished documents, or incomplete data and Regulation 12(4)(e) EIR – Internal communications. PIT completed. |
| FOI 26/31 | Crimes in the Royal Parks | 26/05/2026 | 28/05/2026 | None |
| FOI 26/32 | Holm Oak in Greenwich Park | 28/05/2026 | 02/06/2026 | None |
| FOI 26/33 | Trans and Non-binary workforce | 02/06/2026 | 22/06/2026 | None |
| FOI 26/34 | Culling of all species and fertility controls | 08/06/2026 | 03/07/2026 | None |
| FOI 26/35 | Transactions over £25k | 08/06/2026 | 12/06/2026 | None |
| FOI 26/36 | Unite the Kingdom March Correspondence | 08/06/2026 | 24/06/2026 | None |
| FOI 26/37 | Pay and Display parking - Regents Park Outer Circle between The Running Track and The Central Mosque. | 09/06/2026 | 03/07/2026 | None |
| FOI 26/38 | Reintroduction of fallow deer to Greenwich Park, as referred to in 2024–25 Annual Report. |
12/06/2026 | 09/07/2026 | Regulation 12(4)(c) - Requests formulated in too general a manner |
| FOI 26/39 | Licence Conditions Charity Concert Primrose Hill | 15/06/2026 | Withdrawn | None |
| FOI 26/40 | Hyde Park Tennis Operations, Strategy, and Transition | 15/06/2026 | 14/07/2026 | None |
| FOI 26/41 | Licence Conditions Charity Concert Primrose Hill | 15/06/2026 | 13/07/2026 | None |
Notes:
- This disclosure log contains completed FOI and EIR requests. Personal data has been redacted in compliance with GDPR.
- Where exemptions or exceptions have been applied, the relevant legislation is indicated.
- For further information, please contact records@royalparks.org.uk.
Some tips to assist you
Be specific
You will get the information faster if you help us identify the exact information you require. It will also mean that your request is less likely to be turned down on cost grounds. Make sure that you:
- are specific about exactly what information you want
- provide us with a narrow, tightly focused request. Please note AI generated requests tend to be broader and less focussed. Be aware of this before making a wholly AI generated request
- give, where appropriate, a relevant time frame that the information relates to.
You should state how you wish to receive the information, by letter or by email.
Please note that we cannot accept FOI requests over the phone. FOI/EIR requests from anonymous or pseudonymous requesters (that is, people who do not give their names or give false names), will not be accepted.
We will deal with your request as quickly as we can and will aim to let you have a response within 20 working days. If for any reason we are unable to let you have a response within 20 working days we will contact you as soon as possible explaining the reason for this.
Requests for information
These should be submitted in writing:
Via email to records@royalparks.org.uk, or
Records
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