Manchester City Council

Taxis and private hire Installation of CCTV systems in Private Hire and Hackney Carriage vehicles policy

Application process for a CCTV system to be approved by the Council

  1.  Any individual who wishes to apply to the City Council for the approval of a CCTV system must apply via the website for a particular make and model of CCTV system to be placed on the approved list.
  2. The applicant must provide evidence that the product complies with the Council’s minimum recommended specification.
  3. Once the system has been approved the Council will issue the applicant and the manufacturer (where the manufacturer is not also the applicant) written confirmation, and place the system on the approved list.  If the system is not approved the Council will issue the applicant notification of the same and the reasons for the decisions.
  4. Each approved system will be given a unique identification number, which must be quoted on an application for permission to install CCTV in a vehicle.
  5. System approval will be required for each new product or any modification to an existing approved product.

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