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The Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner's role is to encourage compliance with the surveillance camera code of practice.
Information for local authorities and organisations on ways to show that they comply with the surveillance camera code of practice.
Letters to and from the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner regarding the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee report.
This accessibility statement applies to documents published by the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner.
The London Borough of Enfield has successfully achieved certification against the code of practice for their public space town centre scheme.
Marks and Spencer Plc achieves certification against code of practice for another five years.
Guidance for councillors on the surveillance camera code of practice and what it means for camera systems that are operated by their local authority.
The Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner's letter to Mark Harper MP, Secretary of State for Transport, regarding the risks to the ANPR system.
The annual report of the Biometrics Commissioner for 2020.
Analysis of the results of a survey of police forces on their use of drones and counter-drone technology.
Correspondence between the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner and Dominic Raab about powers to keep the DNA and fingerprints of people arrested for domestic abuse and sexual offences.
This guidance helps organisations, who seek to install and operate surveillance camera systems, to comply with the Surveillance Camera Code of Practice.
Report based on an initial analysis of responses to a survey sent to police forces in England and Wales.
Analysis of the results of a survey of police forces on their use of overt surveillance camera systems in public places.
The commissioner's response to a consultation held by the Information Commissioner’s Office's (ICO).
The commissioner will be stepping down with effect from 31 October 2023.
The commissioner's letter of 28 June 2023 to the accreditation bodies of the third party certification scheme.
A review of the impact of the surveillance camera code of practice and recommendations for development.
The Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner’s annual report for 2021-2022 has been laid in Parliament.
Professor Fraser Sampson reflects on the publication of the CoP APP on Live Facial Recognition.
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