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An updated code was laid before Parliament on 16 November 2021 and came into effect on 12 January 2022.
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This template can be used by organisations to conduct data protection impact assessments for their surveillance cameras or surveillance camera systems.
The home of Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner on GOV.UK. The Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner’s role is to encourage compliance with the surveillance camera code of practice.
The Surveillance Camera Commissioner has a statutory role to provide the surveillance camera industry with a current list of recommended standards.
A new survey by the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner has revealed areas of concern around data security and accountability.
The government is consulting on revisions to the code of practice to reflect changes in legislation. This is the first revision to the code since its introduction in June 2013.
Find out how well your organisation complies with the principles of the surveillance camera code of practice.
Guidance for local authorities on how to introduce a single point of contact for surveillance camera schemes.
Freedom of Information (FOI) responses to requests received by the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner (BSCC) in 2024.
This collection brings together resources to help people comply with the surveillance camera code of practice and follow good practice and legal requirements.
The toolkit is a guide for the non-expert who is thinking about buying a surveillance camera system.
Dorset, Devon and Cornwall police forces achieve third party certification for the surveillance cameras on their drones.
Police forces in the UK are shot through with Chinese camera technology, according to a survey by the Office of the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner.
Guidance on what you need to do if you are considering installing (or have already installed) a CCTV system on your property.
This consultation sought views on the scope and clarity of a surveillance draft code of practice and its likely impact.
Guidance for local authority CCTV system owners and police forces to work towards when compiling service level agreements.
The scheme enabling organisations to clearly demonstrate that they comply with the surveillance camera code of practice is now closed to new applications.
This guidance helps organisations, who seek to install and operate surveillance camera systems, to comply 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.
Correspondence with HM Chief Inspector Andy Cooke regarding the use of police powers to retain biometrics for those arrested for serious offences.
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