Request ID: FOI-2417-2324 Date published: 23 November 2023
You asked
Hi,
Could you please provide me with the following information:
Are the Security for the ULEZ mobile camera vans now operating in Hrwyer London licensed by SIA (Security Industry Authority)?
Are they instructed by yourselves to, illegally, not display their licences & cover their faces?
Thank you.
We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-2417-2324 Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 9th October 2023 asking for information about the ULEZ scheme. Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. Your questions are answered in turn below: 1: Are the Security for the ULEZ mobile camera vans now operating in London licensed by SIA (Security Industry Authority)? Answer: TfL has deployed mobile units as part of our extensive camera network to support the effective operation of the ULEZ scheme. Staff accompanying these vans are not necessarily operating in a security role. Rather, they may be in attendance as operatives of the vans or providing transport for those staff. Where security personnel are used to support the vans they are suitably licensed by the Security Industry Authority (SIA). 2: Are they instructed by yourselves to, illegally, not display their licences & cover their faces? Answer: TfL has not issued any such instructions. The security personnel supporting the vans operate as Close Protection Officers. As such, they are not required to publicly display identification. However, note that these staff carry their licence when working and will show it if requested to the Police, SIA inspectors or licencing officers from a local council. We have reminded contractors that wearing face coverings is not permitted whilst working on our behalf. If this is not the information you are looking for 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, David Wells FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
