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Barnet Council has issued the first safety camera penalty notices for motoring offences recorded by CCTV cameras outside a number of schools and at key junctions across the borough.

The first schools to take part in the scheme to keep roads safe in Barnet are Ayesha Community School and Whitings Hill Primary School.

Penalty notices will also be sent for motoring offences picked up by CCTV cameras on Cricklewood Broadway in northwest London.

Penalty notices will be issued for parking or motoring offences near another 24 schools and road junctions in the coming months, says the council – with the CCTV cameras moved around up to 62 schools and traffic junctions.

The cameras are designed to help make roads safer – especially for children – as well as keeping traffic moving and reducing air pollution.

Barnet Council’s commissioning director for environmental services, Jamie Blake, said:

“In recent weeks we’ve been sending warning notices to erring motorists identified by the cameras – with several drivers thanking us for alerting them to the new cameras before issuing penalty notices.

“We’ve also highlighted our plans through social media, the local press and by working with schools.”

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