Request ID: FOI-4728-2324 Date published: 12 April 2024
You asked
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am reaching out to gather
extensive details about the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) cameras within
the Golders Green area. My intention is to delve into various facets of this
initiative, spanning from logistical implementation to broader implications on
community welfare and individual health.
1. **Installation Details:**
- Confirmation of the total count and precise locations of ULEZ cameras within
Golders Green, alongside any future plans for additional installations.
2. **Operational Data:**
- The rationale behind the chosen locations for these cameras and an
explanation of the specific types of data they are programmed to collect.
3. **Compliance and Enforcement:**
- Insight into the mechanisms set in place for the monitoring and enforcement
of ULEZ compliance, supplemented by statistics on incidents of non-
compliance identified by these installations.
4. **Data Privacy and Security:**
- A description of the protocols ensuring the privacy and security of the data
captured by ULEZ cameras.
5. **Impact Assessment:**
- Details of any conducted studies or assessments aimed at evaluating the
impact of ULEZ cameras on traffic patterns, pollution reduction, and notably,
public health within Golders Green.
6. **Community Consultation:**
- Information regarding any consultations with the Golders Green community
and local businesses preceding the ULEZ camera installations, including
reflections on how this feedback has been integrated.
7. **Model Numbers and Safety Data Regarding Human Health:**
- Provision of the model numbers for the ULEZ cameras deployed in Golders
Green.
8. **Safety Data**
Any available safety data or research focusing on the effects these cameras
The aim behind this comprehensive request is to acquire a holistic
understanding of the ULEZ camera project, emphasizing not just the logistical
and operational aspects but also the socio-environmental impact, with a
particular focus on health and safety considerations
Please provide this information in an electronic format. I expect a response
within the 20 working days stipulated by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Thank you for your attention to these matters and your ongoing commitment
to our community's environmental health and safety.
We answered
Our Ref: FOI-4728-2324
Thank you for your request received on 25 March 2024 asking for information about the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ).
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) and our information access policy. I can confirm that we do hold the information you require. You asked for:
1. **Installation Details:** - Confirmation of the total count and precise locations of ULEZ cameras within Golders Green, alongside any future plans for additional installations.
2. **Operational Data:** - The rationale behind the chosen locations for these cameras and an explanation of the specific types of data they are programmed to collect.
3. **Compliance and Enforcement:** - Insight into the mechanisms set in place for the monitoring and enforcement of ULEZ compliance, supplemented by statistics on incidents of non-compliance identified by these installations.
7. **Model Numbers and Safety Data Regarding Human Health:** - Provision of the model numbers for the ULEZ cameras deployed in Golders Green.
Information on the broad rationale for the total number, distribution and location of ANPR cameras required for the expansion of ULEZ is provided in the Data Protection Impact Assessment which formed part of the documents considered by the Mayor in making his decision to expand the zone. See https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/privacy-and-cookies/road-user-charging#on-this-page-11 (page 8). However, in accordance with the EIRs, we are not obliged to supply the information requested as it is subject to a statutory exception to the right of access to information 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.
Please refer to the decision notices issued by the Information Commissioner regarding the application of these exceptions:
4. **Data Privacy and Security:** - A description of the protocols ensuring the privacy and security of the data captured by ULEZ cameras.
The Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras used for all of our Road User Charging schemes - including for the forthcoming expansion of ULEZ - are supplied by Yunex Traffic UK. We can confirm that the key components are made in Germany, Taiwan, and Japan and that the cameras are assembled in the UK. The cameras are not capable of facial recognition.
ANPR cameras have been used to enforce Road User Charging schemes such as the Congestion Charge, Low Emission Zone and ULEZ in central and inner London for many years. TfL has completed Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) of the expansion of ULEZ which took place in 2021 and of the forthcoming expansion in August 2023 which set out how we minimise data collection from ANPR cameras, how data will be used and how we keep it secure. More information in this regard - including copies of the DPIAs referred to above - can be found on our website:
https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/privacy-and-cookies/road-user-charging 5. **Impact Assessment:** - Details of any conducted studies or assessments aimed at evaluating the impact of ULEZ cameras on traffic patterns, pollution reduction, and notably, public health within Golders Green.
8. **Safety Data** Any available safety data or research focusing on the effects these cameras
On 8 April 2019 the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) was launch in Central London. On 25 October 2021 the zone was expanded across inner London, up to, but not including, the North and South Circular Roads. The zone was expanded in August 2023 to cover all London boroughs. Information on the impact of the original Central London ULEZ and the Inner London expansion is published online:
We have not yet undertaken analysis on the effects of the ULEZ extension that was implemented in August 2023 as a longer period is needed to accurately measure any effects. We will report on air quality concentration impacts in the ULEZ areas later this year.
6. **Community Consultation:** - Information regarding any consultations with the Golders Green community and local businesses preceding the ULEZ camera installations, including reflections on how this feedback has been integrated.
The details of our analysis on the ULEZ consultation are included in both reports to the Mayor in section 4 – Consultation responses, and section 5 – Responses to issues raised.
To view this information for the ULEZ expansion report to the Mayor, follow the link below:
