Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of speed cameras since 2019 with regard to (1) operability, (2) placement, and (3) any other relevant factors; and what steps they are taking as a result of any findings.

It is up to the traffic authority and the police to decide whether to install speed cameras and how they wish to operate them. This is a local decision in which the Department does not become involved.

The Department issues non-mandatory guidance to English traffic authorities on how cameras could be deployed if the local decision is to use them. This guidance, Use of Speed and Red-light Cameras for Traffic Enforcement: Guidance on Deployment, Visibility and Signing, is available on gov.uk and is currently being updated.