What is the change to the National Safety Camera Programme?
On 15 December 2005 the Secretary of State for Transport announced the ending of the National Safety Camera Programme and netting off funding arrangement for cameras in England and Wales, which had enabled safety camera partnerships to recover the cost of speeding and red light enforcement from fine revenues. Written statement to Parliament Camera funding, activities and partnerships were integrated into the wider road safety delivery process from 1 April 2007. The move gives local authorities, the police and other local partners responsibility for the future deployment and operation of cameras. This allows them greater freedom to enforce in response to community concerns about speeding or at sites where there are speeding problems and a high risk that casualties will occur.
