CCTV installation at your commercial property

You can use CCTV to protect your property but you must follow data protection law.

You must:

• put up a sign to let people know CCTV is being used and why
• in most circumstances, be able to provide images within 1 calendar month to anyone you’ve recorded
• share images with the authorities, such as the police, if they ask for them
• keep images only as long as your business needs them
• pay a data protection fee

You usually can’t charge a fee for providing images.

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has:

• guidance on how to use CCTV cameras and storing images
• a checklist to help you assess your CCTV system