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Detention services order 4/2017 about the use of surveillance camera systems including how data is managed and kept secure.
The Surveillance Camera Commissioner has a statutory role to provide the surveillance camera industry with a current list of recommended standards.
This collection brings together resources to help people comply with the surveillance camera code of practice and follow good practice and legal requirements.
Find out how well your organisation complies with the principles of the surveillance camera code of practice.
The Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner’s role is to encourage compliance with the surveillance camera code of practice. BSCC is an independent monitoring body of the Home Office .
Letter from the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner to Jeremy Quin MP about the need for a review into public space surveillance.
An independent study warns that the plan to abolish biometrics and surveillance safeguards will leave the UK without oversight.
These case studies show how the 12 guiding principles in the surveillance camera code of practice can be met.
Common causes of artificial light nuisance, lights that are exempt and how councils can assess light.
An updated code was laid before Parliament on 16 November 2021 and came into effect on 12 January 2022.
You can use CCTV to protect your property but you must put a sign and provide images on request to the police
Advises on how to consider light within the planning system.
Guidance for organisations when making decisions about the design and operation of enterprise IT services which handle OFFICIAL information.
Information for providers and managers on the use of surveillance, including CCTV, in their residential childcare settings and how Ofsted will evaluate its use.
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