TfL's spokesman has clearly become accustomed to being grilled
by journalists on this topic, and points to comments made
by UK information commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, last month who, when asked about the trial at a local
government oversight meeting, described it as «a really good example of a public
body coming forward with a plan, a new initiative,
consulting us deeply and doing a proper privacy impact assessment».
In applying the provisions of this Convention,
Governments shall: (a)
Consult the peoples concerned, through appropriate procedures and in particular through their representative institutions, whenever consideration is being given to legislative or administrative measures which may affect them directly; (b) Establish means
by which these peoples can freely participate, to at least the same extent as other sectors of the population, at all levels of decision - making in elective institutions and administrative and other
bodies responsible for policies and programmes which concern them; (c) Establish means for the full development of these peoples» own institutions and initiatives, and in appropriate cases provide the resources necessary for this purpose.