All
I have recently had a request from a solicitor wishing to view CCTV footage
of an incident her client was involved in. The gist of the story is that
the client had been arrested not sure why and had apparently been bundled
into the back of the police van by about 6 officers. I believe the client
thinks he was badly mistreated. Anyway, the Council and the Police are
Joint Data Controllers in that the Council own and maintain the equipment
and the Police monitor/change tapes etc.
The whole incident has been filmed. The Police have now said that they are
holding the tape until they have spoken with the Procurator Fiscal -
(person who decides if criminal proceedings will be brought) as to whether
it can be disclosed. Does this mean that if criminal proceedings are being
brought by the Police they do not need to disclose? I am not sure if this
is allowable - can I insist that the Police release this tape...don't want
to get on the wrong side of them though?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Doreen Broom
Access to Information Officer
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Tel: 01835 826516 (Direct Line)
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