Guidance

Passport to compliance

This guidance helps organisations, who seek to install and operate surveillance camera systems, to comply with the Surveillance Camera Code of Practice.

Documents

Passport to compliance: stage 1 guidance

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Passport to compliance: stage 1

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Passport to compliance: stage 2

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Passport to compliance: stage 3

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Details

The passport to compliance documents will guide you through the relevant principles within the Surveillance Camera Code of Practice. It will inform you of the necessary stages when planning, implementing and operating a surveillance camera system to ensure it complies with the code.

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Published 18 July 2017
Last updated 3 March 2022 + show all updates
  1. Edited text to include references to the updated Surveillance Camera Code of Practice (2022) and the Data Protection Act (2018). Updated contact details for queries.

  2. Replaced documents for stage 1, 2, and 3.

  3. First published.