UK Surveillance Camera Code of Practice Examined

Code ********

*****-**** ************ ****** **** ** *********** ******* ** **** ****, ******** to *** **** ********** ** ******** Act.

Purpose: "******* *** *******, ****** **** ***"

*** ****'* **** ** ** ****** the ****** **** "************ ******* *** deployed ** ******* *** ******* ****, rather **** *** ** ****":

*** **** ********** *** ********** ** camera ************ ** ****** ****** ****** a "********** ***" ***** "***** * pressing ****".

Who ** *******: ****** *** ***** *********** ******* ****** ******

*** **** **** *** ******** ****** manufacturers/providers ** ***** ************ ****. *******, it ******* ** ***** ****** ****** and *********** ** ******* *** ***** (not *** ******* **********) *** *** filming "****** ******" *.*. "*** ******* and *** ***** ** ***** ** the ******** **** *** ****** ** any ******* ** *** ****** *** access".

********** *** ************ ****** ************ ****** Sampson **** **** ** ******** *** Code's ************* ****** ** ******** ** the "******* ********** ******", *** **** local ***********:

**** **** **** ******* ** *** moment ** ****** ****** *** ***** authorities *** *****’* ***** ** ******* government ******. *** ** *** ****** people **** *** **, ** * try ** ********* ********** *********, ** it’s ** ****** ** ******** **** why *****’* *** ********** ******* **? To **there's ****** ** ************ *********** *** *** **** **** ** ** ******* ** * *****-********** *****. [emphasis added]

*2 **** ******* **********

** ** ********* ******, *** **** of *** **** ** *** ** "guiding **********" **** "****** ********* ****** adopt". ***** *** **** *** ** punishments ** *********** **********, ****** ********* have "* **** ** **** ****** to *** ******** ** **** ****":

Principle *: ****** **** * "********* *******"

****** ******* "**** ****** ** *** a ********* *******" ** ******* "** a ********** ***" **** ** "******** security, ****** ******, *** ******** ****-***** of *** *******, *** ********** ** disorder ** *****," ***:

******* "****** *** ** ****" *** "other ********":

Principle *: **** "**** **** *******" *******

******* **** "**** **** *******" ******* on *******, *** ******* ********* ******* in ******* ** ******** ***** "****** only ** **** ** ******* * particularly ******* *******":

******* **** ****** ***** "******* * strong *************" ** **** ***** ****** recognition "****** ****** ******* ***** ************" before ********* *** ******* ****** *********** are ***********.

Principle *: *********** **********

****** ** ****** ****** "****** ******** be **** *****" ** **** *** being ********** ** ********** "*** ** undertaking" *** ******* *** *** "*******":

********* **** ********* **** "** **** transparency" "** ********", ********* ************ *********** processes **** ** ********* ********** ** police ***/** *** ***.

Principle *: "***** ************** *** **************"

***** **** "*****, ******** *** **********" with "************** *** **************" **** ** established; ****** * "********** **********" ** charge ** **** ** "**** ********":

Principle *: "***** *****, ******** *** **********"

"***** *****, ******** *** ********** **** be ** *****" *** ****** ******* and ******* "************ ** *** ***** who **** ** ******". ***** ********* images **** "****** *** *********** ** staff" *** ********* ********* ** "************ standards".

Principle *: **** ******* "** ****** **** *********"

******/**** *** **** ** ****** "******** required *** *** ****** *******" **** a ************* ******* ****:

***** **** "****** *** ** **** for ****** **** *********", ***** ** no *** "******* ** *******" ******* periods.

Principle *: **** ****** "****** ** **********"

****** ** ****** ******/**** "****** ** restricted" **** "******* *******" ***** ** "who *** **** ******" *** *** what *******; ********** ****** **** "**** take ***** **** ** ** *********":

********* ****** **** **** "***** ******* and ********** ** *****" ** **** with *** *********** ******** **** *** public ********* "******* ****** ** *********** need ** ** ********" *** ******* purposes.

Principle *: ******** ******** *********

********* "****** ********" ********* **** "********" technical *** *********** *********. *** ********************* * **** **** ** *********** standards ** ****.

Principle *: ********* "*********** ******** ********"

"*********** ******** ********" ****** ** ********** to ********* ******* "************ ******" *** use. **** ******** ******* "*********, ************** and ******** ********"; *** **** **** not ******* **** ******** ******** **********.

Principle **: ********* "********* ****** *** ***** **********"

"********* ****** *** ***** **********" ** camera ******* ****** ** *** ** place *** ********* "** ***** ********" to ****** **** **** "*********, ************* and *********":

***** ******* ****** ******** "*********** ************* with **** **** ** ******** ********** privacy". * ******* ** **** ****** should ** "********* ********".

Principle **: ****** ****** ** ******* ** ****** ****** "** ********** *****"

******* ****** "** **** ** *** most ********* *** ** ******* ****** safety *** *** ***********", ******* ** being ******* ** ********** ****** "**** is ** ********** ***** ***** ******** justice ******":

**** ****** **** ** **** ** forms **** *** "************* *** *** be ******* ********".

Principle **: ******** ********* "******** *** ** ** ****"

********* **** *** ******** ******** "****** ** ******** *** **** ** to ****"; ******* ***** *********** *** facial *********** ********* ****** *** ** created "******* ******* ********** ** ****** the ********** **** ** *** *** purpose":

******** **** ****** *** ** **** "for ****** **** ********* ** *******" the ******** *******.

************ ***********, ******** ****

*** ************ ****** ************ ************ *** *** ********************** *** ***** ******:

*** ************ *** ************* * **** ** ****************** *** *** ********** *** **** Guiding ********* **** **** ** ** ******** **** studies.

Creates ************ ****** ************

*** ***** ***** **** ** *** Code ** *** ******** ** *** Surveillance ****** ************, *** *** ***** functions: *********** **** **********, ********* *** Code's *********, *** ********* ****** ***** the **** ********* ******* *** **********:

*** ************ "*** ** *********** ** inspection ******" *** ** ****** **** considering *** **** ** ****** ******** compliance, *** *********** ********* ********** **** sectors ******* ***** ***********:

** ***** ** ** **, *** Commissioner "***** ******" ** ****** ********* and *** ****** ***** "*********, ***********, proportionate *** *********** ***" ***** ******* "closely **** **********". *** ************ **** also ************* ********* *** **********.

EU **********

** ********* ********* ******** ***** ************ through **** ********** *********** *** ******** privacy ***********; ***** ** ** ********** Camera ************. *** *******, ******'* *** (the ****) *** *** ******** ************ ******** ** *********'* ****, *******, ******* *** * ****** Commissioner.

*** ** ** ******* ** *** ****, ***** ******** *******- *** **** *** ********** ******* - ***** ************. *** **** **** effectively ******* ** *** ** **** after ****** ** ******** ******* *** UK "******* ** *********** *** **** into ** **** **********" ***, **** "in ******** ***** **** ** ****** change ** *** **** **** ********** principles, ****** *** *********** ***** ** the ****",*** *** ******.

US **********

*** ** *** ** ********** **** or ************. *** ******* ********** *** DHS ***** ******* ** ****** ****** (*****) *** ***** ******* **** ** video ******* *** ********** *** **** on ************* *** *** ******* *** of ***** ************. ***** ******* ** not ********* *******, ********* ** ******** contributors **** ***** **** **** ****.

** *** ****** **** ***** ** standards *** ******* ** ***** ************, they *** ********* **** ** * fragmented ***** *****.

Potential ******** *********

*** ****'* ********** ****** ***** *** change ** ************ ******* *** **** clear *** ****** ** ****** **,******* * ****** ** "**** *******"**** *** *********** ** *****:

*** ** ******, *****’*the ****-******* ****** of *** ************ ****** **** ** ***************** ** ****. ***************************** *** ****** *** *********** *** of ****** *********** **********, **’* ***more ********* **** **** ** ******* * **** ****’* *** *** ******* *** ** ******** ** **** ** ** **** **** *** ****-***** ********* ** ************ ****** **********. I’m eager to work with the Home Office to provide a robust regulatory framework which enables the proportionate and accountable use of overt surveillance cameras by relevant authorities. [emphasis added]

** ********* ** *** ******** ** ***** Baroness ********,****** **** *** "**** ** ***** to ** *******" **** ** "************ opportunity" ** ******* ******** ****** ***** rights *** *** ***** ** *******-***** camera *******, ***** ********* *** *************:

as *** **** ** ** ** ******* and published for public consultation, it seems to me that there ** ** ************ *********** ** ******* the risks and considerations abovein *** ******* ******* ** *** **** and, at the same time, to review the list of relevant authorities who must have regard to it. For any revised list not to include Government departments in the future would surely require a very compelling case.

*** ***** ********* *** **** ******* unclear, *******, ***** * *************** ** ****** *** **** ** 2016(***** **** ********* ** ****** *** scope) *** *** *******.