Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to speed up the Home Office Type Approval process.

The Government takes the safety of our roads extremely seriously and is committed to ensuring the best possible standards for road enforcement equipment.

We continue to undertake necessary, robust and thorough technical work on the HADECS3X speed cameras and are seeking to conclude that work as soon as possible. We continue to work with partners, including the Department for Transport, National Highways, the police and the manufacturer of the cameras to support maintaining road safety.

The Home Office keeps the Home Office Type Approval (HOTA) process under review to ensure that applications are considered efficiently while maintaining the rigorous standards necessary to support the integrity of road traffic law enforcement.

The HOTA submissions guidance does not prohibit devices incorporating multiple functions. However, any enforcement capability for which HOTA is required must satisfy the relevant requirements.