FOI Request - Lost Property Electronic Devices

Request 101004069999

For each calendar year 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, and for 1 January to 30 September 2026:

1. The number of items handed in to lost property, for each of these categories (or the closest categories you use):
a) mobile phones
b) laptops
c) tablets
d) headphones and earbuds
e) smartwatches and fitness trackers
f) e-readers
g) cameras
h) chargers, cables and power banks
i) all other items (as one total)

2. For each category in question 1, the number of items reclaimed by their owner.

3. The total number of electronic devices in question 1, split by month.

4. How long unclaimed items are kept before disposal, and what happens to them (for example sold, donated, recycled or destroyed).

5. The income received from selling unclaimed lost property in each year.

6. Any fee charged to owners to reclaim an item, and how much it is.