Request ID: FOI-3108-2324 Date published: 12 December 2023
You asked
Dear Transport for London,
There is a CCTV camera outside 492-510 High Road London N17.
I would like to know the make and model of this camera. Please also provide any documentation confirming the make and model of the camera.
We answered
TfL Ref: EIR-3108-2324
Thank you for your request of 29th November 2023 asking for information about a camera on High Road, London N17.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Environmental Information Regulations and our information access policy.
Specifically you asked:
“There is a CCTV camera outside 492-510 High Road London N17.
I would like to know the make and model of this camera. Please also provide any documentation confirming the make and model of the camera.”
I can confirm that we hold the information you require. However, in accordance with the EIR, we are not obliged to supply any of the information requested as it is subject to a statutory exception to the right of access 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 exceptions apply due to the need to protect TfL infrastructure from vandalism. Further rationale for this is explained in more detail in a published response to a previous information request which is available on our website here:
Note that these exceptions are being applied to all current requests about camera related infrastructure on London’s roads, not just those specifically related to the Ultra Low Emission Zone.
More general information about our use of cameras - including Data Protection Assessments in relation to our Road User Charging schemes - can be found on our website here: