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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Emine Sinmaz

Sadiq Khan faces legal challenge over traffic camera surveillance

London traffic
Sadiq Khan expanded police access to ANPR cameras in May to include the whole of inner London. Photograph: James Manning/PA

The London mayor, Sadiq Khan, is facing a legal challenge over his decision to allow the Metropolitan police access to more data from a larger number of traffic cameras across the city.

The Green party London assembly member Siân Berry said it was “terrifying” that the force will have full access to a “huge database” of Automated Number-Plate Recognition (ANPR) data from the expanded ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) in the capital.

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