Dear Nick Leaton,

Our ref: FOI-3028-2324

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 23 November 2023 asking for information about our CCTV cameras.

Your request will be considered in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and our information access policy, and we will issue you with a response by 21 December 2023. We publish a substantial range of information on our website on subjects including operational performance, contracts, expenditure, journey data, governance and our financial performance. This includes data which is frequently asked for in FOI and EIR requests or other public queries. Please check http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/transpar... to see if this helps you.

We will publish anonymised versions of requests and responses on the www.tfl.gov.uk website. We will not publish your name and we will send a copy of the response to you before it is published on our website.

Yours sincerely,

Tahsin Prima
FOI Case Officer
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London

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Dear Nick Leaton,

Our ref: FOI-3028-2324

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 23 November 2023 asking for information about our CCTV cameras.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and our information access policy.

I can confirm we hold the information you require. However, in accordance with the FOI Act, we are not obliged to supply the information you have requested, as it is subject to statutory exemptions to the right of access to information, under Section 38(1)(b) and Section 24 of the FOI Act. In this instance the exemptions have been applied as disclosure of the information you have requested would be likely to adversely affect the safety and security of TfL employees and members of the general public as well as national security.

Disclosure of this information to you has to be regarded as a disclosure to ‘the public at large’. This information could potentially be obtained and utilised by individuals who may wish to use this detailed level technical information to cause disruption or harm to TfL’s network. Disclosure of information could compromise security and safety preparedness and would place members of the public and TfL staff at risk by highlighting areas on the network which could be susceptible to being targeted. It is our concern that the release of details about the operating environment could be combined with other information already in the public domain to help plan an attack.

Whilst we make no suggestion that you would use the information for anything other than your own personal interest, the London Underground system and our other networks are attractive terrorist targets for several reasons including their importance to London and the knock on effect to the nation’s economy if they are disrupted, the publicity gained from attacking an iconic transport system and the attractiveness of the system for a mass casualty attack due to its open, mass transport nature. It is also important to the functioning of London and its economy.

The use of these exemptions is subject to an assessment of the public interest in relation to the disclosure of the information concerned. We recognise the need for openness and transparency by public authorities, but in this instance the public interest in applying the exemption, in order to minimise risks to operational resilience, safe operation of the London Underground network, the welfare of TfL staff and members of the general public, outweighs the public interest in disclosure.

In applying this exemption we have taken into account the tribunal decision referred to in the following link: http://informationrights.decisions.tribu...

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.

Yours sincerely,

Tahsin Prima
FOI Case Officer
General Counsel
Transport for London

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Dear Nick Leaton,

Our ref: FOI-3028-2324

Apologies for the error.

Please view the following ICO decision notice as an alternative: https://ico.org.uk/media/action-weve-tak...

Yours sincerely,

Tahsin Prima
FOI Case Officer
General Counsel
Transport for London

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Dear Nick Leaton,

Our ref: FOI-3310-2324

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 14 December 2023 asking for information about covert cameras.

Your request will be considered in accordance with the Environmental Information Regulations and our information access policy, and we will issue you with a response by 16 January 2024. We publish a substantial range of information on our website on subjects including operational performance, contracts, expenditure, journey data, governance and our financial performance. This includes data which is frequently asked for in FOI and EIR requests or other public queries. Please check http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/transpar... to see if this helps you.

We will publish anonymised versions of requests and responses on the www.tfl.gov.uk website. We will not publish your name and we will send a copy of the response to you before it is published on our website.

Yours sincerely,

Tahsin Prima
FOI Case Officer
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London

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Dear Nick Leaton,

Our ref: FOI-3310-2324

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 14
December 2023 asking for information about covert cameras.

Your request has been considered under the requirements of the
Environmental Information Regulations and our information access policy.

I can confirm that we do hold the information you require.

The cameras are not convert as they are visible. Information related to
TfL cameras, such as the location of all TfL cameras as requested in your
initial request FOI-3028-2324, have been withheld due to the risk of
adversely affecting the safety and security of TfL employees and members
of the general public as well as national security.

If you are not satisfied with this response please see the attached
information sheet for details of your right to appeal.

Yours sincerely,

Tahsin Prima

FOI Case Officer

General Counsel

Transport for London

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