Roads: Cameras

(asked on 10th January 2023) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether recordings from road traffic cameras can be used by the police in investigating all types of crime.


Answered by
Lord Sharpe of Epsom Portrait
Lord Sharpe of Epsom
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
This question was answered on 24th January 2023

Under the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988, evidence from a road traffic enforcement device is obtained for certain motoring offences and used in court proceedings without the need for other corroborative evidence. Therefore, the use of road traffic cameras does not extend to all crime types.

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