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FOI Speed Camera Responsibility (906-2023/24)

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Q1. Is the North Yorkshire Police Authority the responsible body for the location of the mobile speed cameras?
Q2. Is it a NYPA vehicle and NYPA personnel conducting the speed checks?
Q3. What are the criteria for positioning a mobile speed camera vehicle?
Q4. I understand speeding fines are held in a government consolidated fund. Is this correct?
Q5. How is the NYPA reimbursed for conducting mobile speed checks? i.e. per hour, per NIP etc.
Q6. I know that Police Authorities are funded via government grants, precept, and other special considerations. Is it the case that mobile speed checks, represent another income stream to the Authority?

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Q1. North Yorkshire Police Traffic Bureau own and are responsible for the location and deployment of the Safety Camera Vehicles.

Q2. Vehicles belong to North Yorkshire Police Traffic Bureau. Traffic Bureau Police Staff (Safety Camera Officers) are the ones deployed in the vehicles on a daily basis.

Q3. This is down to collision statistics for that area, events that are happening across the county, the weather and the known road traffic flow of certain roads to name a few criteria.

Q4. The fines from offences are all sent to and dealt with by Central Government.

Q5. Police Services receive a % cut of each speed awareness course sat. This money is then reinvested directly into road safety initiatives within the Police Service.

Q6. Traffic Bureau funding comes from this % cut of each speed awareness course alongside other initiatives that the specific police force maybe involved in. This is different when there is a Safety Camera Partnership and funding will come in via different means. For North Yorkshire, Police funding and expenditure reports are available on the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner’s website.

Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data.  It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.