Red Light Cameras

Request Number: FOI/13646 

Category: Roads Policing and Safety Cameras - Safety Camera Calibration

Subject: Red Light Cameras

Your request for information has now been considered. In respect of Section 1(1)(a) of the Act we can confirm that the Police Service of Northern Ireland does hold some information to which your request relates and this is being provided to you.

We further consider the information you seek in request numbers 2 and 3 are exempt by virtue of Section 21 of FOIA and have detailed our rationale as to why this exemption applies. We have also provided you with links to guidance issued by the Information Commissioner’s Office which we have followed in responding to your request.

Request Details
I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act regarding red light cameras within your jurisdiction. Please provide the following details:

Request 1
The total number of red light cameras currently operational. 


Answer 1
0

Request 2
The locations of all red light cameras.


Answer 2
Section 17(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 requires the Police Service of Northern Ireland, when refusing to provide such information (because the information is exempt) to provide you the applicant with a notice which:

    a. states that fact,

    b. specifies the exemption in question and

    c. states (if not otherwise apparent) why the exemption applies.

The full text of exemptions can be found at www.legislation.gov.uk and further guidance on how they operate can be located on the Information Commissioners Office website www.ico.org.uk.

The exemption is listed below:


Section 21 - Information Reasonably Accessible by Other Means


Section 21
The locations of all red light cameras are published on the NI Direct website:
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/types-and-locations-safety-cameras

Request 3
The number of red light camera violations recorded in the past five years, broken down by year. 


Answer 3
Please see below the table for Red Light Camera Detections by the Road Safety Partnership from 1st January 2019 to 30th November 2024. The remainder of the data you seek has been exempted as it can be reasonably accessed by other means. Rationale for this exemption and further information on where this data can be found is detailed below.

Red Light Camera Detections by the Road Safety Partnership, 1st January 2019 - 30th November 2024

Notes:
1. Latest available up to 30th November 2024. Figures for 2024 are provisional and subject to change.
2. Includes detections that resulted in a fixed penalty notice or referral for prosecution.
Section 17(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 requires the Police Service of Northern Ireland, when refusing to provide such information (because the information is exempt) to provide you the applicant with a notice which:

    a. states that fact,

    b. specifies the exemption in question and

    c. states (if not otherwise apparent) why the exemption applies.

The full text of exemptions can be found at www.legislation.gov.uk and further guidance on how they operate can be located on the Information Commissioners Office website www.ico.org.uk.

The exemption is listed below:


Section 21 - Information Reasonably Accessible by Other Means

Section 21
The number of red light camera violations recorded for 2020 to 2023 is published on the NISRA website:
https://www.nisra.gov.uk/statistics/ni-road-safety-partnership/ni-road-safety-partnership-statistics



Request 4
The revenue generated from red light camera fines in the past five years, broken down by year. 


Answer 4
The fixed penalty is £60 for a red light running offence.

Request 5
The criteria used to determine the placement of red light cameras. 


Answer 5
For a site where it is proposed to undertake red light running enforcement, there must be at least 2 KSI (killed or seriously injured) collisions over a three-year period within a 50m radius of the junction.

Request 6
Any changes or updates to red light camera policies or operations in the past five years.

Answer 6
No