Request ID: FOI-1982-2324 Date published: 25 September 2023
You asked
Under the freedom of information act , could you please disclose all information on who has access to the data captured by the cameras used to implement the ULEZ scheme.
We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-1982-2324
Thank you for your request received by us on 1 September 2023, asking for information about data captured by automatic number place recognition (ANPR) cameras. Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Environmental Information Regulations (EIRs) and our information access policy. I can confirm that we hold the information you require.
Under the freedom of information act , could you please disclose all information on who has access to the data captured by the cameras used to implement the ULEZ scheme.
TfL followed the required Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) process and the DPIA is published on the TfL website at https://content.tfl.gov.uk/london-wide-ulez-final-dpia-november-2022.pdf. It sets out how the scheme operates, in accordance with data protection legislation and in particular how we minimise data collection from ANPR cameras, how data will be used, how we keep it secure and how it may be shared. TfL’s privacy notice regarding the use of information collected for our road user charging schemes which can be viewed in full at: https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/privacy-and-cookies/road-user-charging
As described in the privacy notice, ANPR camera data can be shared with the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) for the prevention and detection of crime. These arrangements with the MPS currently only apply to existing central and outer London ANPR cameras used to enforce the Congestion Charge, ULEZ and LEZ, and are subject to data protection law and Information Commissioner’s Office safeguards and best practice. Unless otherwise described in the notice, TfL does not share ANPR camera data with any other organisations.
If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for any reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.
Yours sincerely
Eva Hextall FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
