Request ID: FOI-2477-2324 Date published: 23 November 2023
You asked
Hello,
I have recently seen that TfL is deploying ULEZ camera vans. I would like to request some information about this.
1. How much is TfL paying for the private security for these vans?
2. Are the security officers SIA accredited and if so, why are they not displaying their accreditation cards?
3. Is it TfL policy that these security guards cover their faces?
4. Should these security guards have a uniform as they don’t look very professional?
Thank you and looking forward to your answer.
We answered
TfL Ref: EIR-2477-2324
Thank you again for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 10th October 2023 asking for information about ULEZ camera vans.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) and our information access policy.
Specifically you asked:
“1. How much is TfL paying for the private security for these vans?
2. Are the security officers SIA accredited and if so, why are they not displaying their accreditation cards?
3. Is it TfL policy that these security guards cover their faces?
4. Should these security guards have a uniform as they don’t look very professional?”.
I can confirm that we hold the information you require.
In answer to questions 2 and 3, please see this previous case on the same subject, published on our website via the following link, which answers these points:
The contractors generally wear plain, dark clothes suitable for the work they undertake.
In regard to Question 1, this information is excepted from disclosure under Regulations R12(5)(a) – “international relations, defence, national security & public safety” (in this instance specifically public safety); regulation 12(5)(b) – “the course of justice, the ability of a person to receive a fair trial or the ability of the public authority to conduct and inquiry of a criminal or disciplinary nature” (in this instance specifically the course of justice); and regulation 12(5)(e) – “confidentially of commercial or industrial information where such confidentiality is provide by law to protect a legitimate economic interest.” The rationale for this is explained in more detail in a published response to a previous information request which is available on our website here:
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,
David Wells FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
