FOI request detail

PCN Query

Request ID: FOI-2259-1617
Date published: 24 March 2017

You asked
I therefore require documentary evidence that the camera type used is an 'approved device' and certified as approved by the Department for Transport for PCN's issued under regulation 10 (1) (a) of the Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (England) General Regulations 2007. I require a copy of the requisite approval of the Secretary of State for the equipment used. and I therefore require a copy of the said certificate.

We answered

Thank you for your email received by us on 30 January 2017 asking for information about approved devices for issuing penalty charge notices (PCNs).

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act our information access policy. I can confirm we hold the information you require.

The information you asked for is available on our website https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications-and-reports/red-routes

In accordance with section 21 of the FOI Act, we are not obliged to supply you with a copy of the requested information as it is already accessible to you elsewhere.

If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for some 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

Paulina Tuffour
FOI Case Officer

[email protected]

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