Request for comments
CCTV
CCTVand similar surveillance equipment
HE and FE institutions are increasingly using CCTV systems
across their sites to ensure site security and the safety of staff,
students and visitors. As users of CCTV and similar surveillance
systems they will need to comply with the provisions of the 1998
Act. The Data Protection Commissioner has issued a code of
practice in accordance with her powers under s51 (3) (b) of the
1998 Act for users of CCTV and similar surveillance equipment
monitoring spaces to which the public have access. Compliance
with this Code of Practice, notably those standards that are
directly based on the Data Protection Principles and Act, will aid
users of CCTV systems and similar surveillance equipment in
meeting their legal obligations. Compliance with the Code of
Practice will also factor into any determination by the Data
Protection Commissioner as to whether institutions have made
proper use of CCTV and similar surveillance equipment.
HE and FE institutions should:
- adopt a form of the “Code of Practice for users of CCTV and
similar surveillance equipment monitoring spaces to which the
public have access,” with such revisions as are required for their
individual circumstances;
- audit their compliance with the Code of Practice requirements on
a regular basis.
Andrew Charlesworth
Senior Lecturer in IT law
Director, Information Law and Technology Unit
University of Hull Law School
Hull, UK, HU6 7RX
Voice: 01482 466387 Fax: 01482 466388
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
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