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You can use CCTV to protect your property but you must put a sign and provide images on request to the police
You have the right to see CCTV footage of yourself under the Data Protection Act.
Procedures and guidance on capturing and recovering images, video and audio including standards for installing CCTV.
Guidance on what you need to do if you are considering installing (or have already installed) a CCTV system on your property.
Requirements and guidance for prison and probation staff on the use of CCTV.
The Surveillance Camera Commissioner has a statutory role to provide the surveillance camera industry with a current list of recommended standards.
Information for providers and managers on the use of surveillance, including CCTV, in their residential childcare settings and how Ofsted will evaluate its use.
Product recall for adapter for camera presenting a serious risk of electric shock.
Find out how well your organisation complies with the principles of the surveillance camera code of practice.
List of certifications granted by the Secretary of State for Transport for approved devices, CCTV and associated evidence-recording equipment.
Information from the Centre for Applied Science and Technology (CAST), including the database of police protective standards.
Guidance for the operators of slaughterhouses in England on how to comply with the rules on the mandatory use of Closed Circuit Television (CCTV).
This leaflet offers guidance to current or potential users of CCTV on how to get the most from this technology.
This template can be used by organisations to conduct data protection impact assessments for their surveillance cameras or surveillance camera systems.
An updated code was laid before Parliament on 16 November 2021 and came into effect on 12 January 2022.
Procedure and supporting guidance to help police forces prepare their own policies for retrieving native video and audio from CCTV systems.
The role of the Surveillance Camera Commissioner is to encourage compliance with the surveillance camera code of practice.
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