Correspondence

Responses to consultations on the use of CCTV in taxis

Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner consultation responses to the use of CCTV in taxis.

• From: Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner
• Published: 29 April 2019
• Last updated: 20 April 2021 — See all updates

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Response to the Transport for London consultation on the use of CCTV in taxis and private hire vehicles (accessible version)

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Response to the Transport for London consultation on the use of CCTV in taxis and private hire vehicles

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Response to the Department for Transport consultation on taxi and private hire vehicle licensing (accessible)

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The Department for Transport ran a public consultation in early 2019. It invited respondents to submit their views on the measures proposed in the draft Statutory Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle (PHV) Standards.

In April 2019, the then Surveillance Camera Commissioner Tony Porter responded to the consultation, focusing on the guidance in relation to proposals for blanket licencing requirement for CCTV in taxis.

In July 2020 the Department for Transport published the Statutory Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Standards. These include a number of standards that taxi and PHV licensing authorities are expected to implement. The standards also state that all licensing authorities should undertake a consultation on in-vehicle CCTV in taxis and PHVs.

A Transport for London public consultation ran in early 2021 seeking views on whether the installation of CCTV in vehicles would have either a positive or adverse effect on the safety of taxi and PHV users, including children or vulnerable adults, taking into account potential privacy issues.

In March 2021 the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner Fraser Sampson responded to the consultation, focusing on achieving a fair balance of intrusion and interference against the general principles which arise from enshrined human rights and legitimate expectations.

Published 29 April 2019
Last updated 20 April 2021 + show all updates

1. 20 April 2021

   Added response to consultation on the use of CCTV in taxis and private hire vehicles.

2. 29 April 2019

   First published.