Colleagues
I would be very grateful to receive any guidance or comments on the
following:
We have CCTV in operation on the College campus to help prevent and detect
crime on site. However, a motorcyclist was knocked from his motorcycle by
a car on one of the College car parks. The CCTV conclusively shows the car
driver was at fault and the parent of the student on the motorcycle has
asked by phone for a copy of the images.
Would it make a difference if the student asked for the footage himself?
If the request is under DPA I assume it would be a written request
required with 20 days to respond?
The ICO CCTV Code of Practice advises caution in disclosure of footage but
'In some limited circumstances it may be appropriate to release images to
a third party, where their needs outweigh those of the individuals whose
images are recorded'. Would this fall into one of those limited
circumstances?
Further on in the Code of Practice under Subject Access Requests (9.2) it
says:
'Individuals whose images are recorded have a right to view the images of
themselves and, unless they agree otherwise, to be provided with a copy of
the images. This must be provided within 40 calendar days of receiving a
request. You may charge a fee of up to £10 (this is the current statutory
maximum set by Parliament). Those who request access must provide you with
details which allow you to identify them as the subject of the images and
also to locate the images on your system.'
If we denied the CCTV footage under DPA could it be consequently requested
under this part of the FOI?
Any help would be very much appreciated.
Kind regards
Sarah Rainford
CIS Manager
Blackpool Sixth Form College
01253 394911 Ext:232
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