13 February 2024
Our ref: IRN23346777
Dear Sir/ Madam
Environmental Information Regulations 2004 I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lambeth Council. I have detailed
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Your request
The statutory guidance to local authorities requires periodic reviews to be carried out to
aim for continuous improvement in compliance. Given the ongoing extraordinarily high
number of contraventions and PCNs issued at the Clapham Park Road bus lane
(leading to the junction with Abbeville Road) and the fact that adjudicators have upheld
appeals on the grounds that the signage is confusing, can you please provide
information on any such reviews carried out between 1 Jan 2016 and 1 Jan 2024 to
include the following:
1. Whether all concerns on the signage raised by adjudicators who upheld appeals
were taken into consideration.
A: Yes
2. Whether recommendations for improvements made by adjudicators were taken into
consideration.
A: Yes
3. Whether the guidance in the extract below was followed. Yes we followed the
guidance
4. The outcome of any such reviews.
A: The signs, bus lane markings and layout are compliant. We added the text bus lane
in October 2022 closer to the junction to highlight the visibility of the restricted lane to
motorists waiting at the traffic light.
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