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Trains: CCTV

Commons · Question 115346 · Tabled 24 Feb 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 2 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Mark Pritchard

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will bring forward proposals to require train operating companies to install and maintain CCTV systems in train carriages for the purposes of crime deterrence and detection.

Answer

Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 2 Mar 2026

The Government has no current plans to introduce a mandate requiring the installation of CCTV in all train carriages, however most new train procurements since 1996 have included provision of CCTV. National Rail Contracts and Service Agreements between th...