Decision details
ANPR Camera Enforcement Leasing Vehicle Proposal
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Decisions:
RESOLVED:
That:
1) the lease of ANPR-equipped camera enforcement vehicle(s) for use in enforcing parking and moving traffic restrictions in the Borough, be approved.
2) delegated authority to the Corporate Director of Homes and Communities to determine the number of ANPR camera equipped vehicles to lease, and duration of the lease, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Community and Environment, be approved.
3) the decommissioning of all School Keep Clear enforcement cameras, be approved, except for the 10 with the highest levels of detected non-compliance.
4) the deployment of mobile ANPR camera vehicles to monitor School Keep Clear areas going forward, be approved.
5) the operational and financial efficiencies created by the ANPR vehicles and their role in supporting the enforcement of the Public Spaces Protection Order near Heathrow Airport, be noted.
Reasons for decision
Cabinet received a report, and agreed its recommendations, for the commercial lease of automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) equipped camera enforcement vehicles to modernise parking enforcement operations, generate efficiencies and improve road safety, particularly around schools.
The Cabinet Member for Community & Environment stated that the vehicles would focus on areas of non-compliance, which was supported by the Leader of the Council.
Alternative options considered and rejected
Cabinet considered alternative options, such as keeping the existing camera infrastructure or simpler cameras without ANPR, but discounted these due to either cost, effectiveness or operational limitations.
Relevant Select Committee |
Residents’ Services |
Expiry date for any scrutiny call-in / date decision can be implemented (if no call-in) |
Cabinet’s decisions on this matter can be called in by a majority of the select committee by 5pm, Monday 2 June 2025. If not called-in, Cabinet’s decisions can then be implemented. |
Officer(s) to action |
Richard Webb / Adam Bunce |
Directorate |
Homes & Communities |
Classification |
Private - Whilst the Cabinet's decisions above are always made public, the officer report relating to this matter is not because it was considered in the private part of the meeting and contained information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the Authority holding that information) and the public interest in withholding the information outweighed the public interest in disclosing it in accordance with Section 100(A) and paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12 (A) to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended). |
Publication date: 23/05/2025
Date of decision: 22/05/2025
Decided at meeting: 22/05/2025 - CABINET
Effective from: 03/06/2025