Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2026 to Question 20437 on Local Government: Video Recordings, whether any guidance has been given to local authorities on charging for casual filming which does not involve obstructing a highway or require a road closure.

The Department has not published guidance to local authorities on charging for filming on public highways, including casual filming which does not obstruct the highway or require a road closure. Decisions on the management of filming activity on local highways are a matter for the relevant local highway authority.