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An updated code was laid before Parliament on 16 November 2021 and came into effect on 12 January 2022.
First Published June 2013 Amended November 2021 Paper to lie before both…
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This Explanatory Memorandum replaces the previous version laid before…
This template can be used by organisations to conduct data protection impact assessments for their surveillance cameras or surveillance camera systems.
The Surveillance Camera Commissioner has a statutory role to provide the surveillance camera industry with a current list of recommended standards.
Guidance on what you need to do if you are considering installing (or have already installed) a CCTV system on your property.
This guidance helps organisations, who seek to install and operate surveillance camera systems, to comply with the Surveillance Camera Code of Practice.
Guidance for local authority CCTV system owners and police forces to work towards when compiling service level agreements.
The scheme enabling organisations to clearly demonstrate that they comply with the surveillance camera code of practice is now closed to new applications.
Information for local authorities and organisations on ways to show that they comply with the surveillance camera code of practice.
Guidance for local authorities on how to introduce a single point of contact for surveillance camera schemes.
This guidance sets out points that installers and owners of CCTV systems should consider in relation to the 12 guiding principles in the surveillance camera code of practice.
Good practice and guidance for the police use of overt surveillance camera systems incorporating facial recognition technology to locate persons on a watchlist.
The toolkit is a guide for the non-expert who is thinking about buying a surveillance camera system.
How and when applications can be made to keep the DNA profile and fingerprint records of a person who has been arrested for, but not charged with a qualifying offence.
An explanatory document to accompany the BC1 application form.
Guidance for councillors on the surveillance camera code of practice and what it means for camera systems that are operated by their local authority.
The terms of reference set out how the ANPR independent advisory group is governed, its membership and its remit.
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