Cctv Warning Signs

[Bazza186]

do i need to display CCTV warning signs at my own home?

[Canary42]

No, but if used court it's not then I believe admissible as evidence (but police can still use it for their enquiries).

[woofgang]

Canary i belive that it is now admissible as evidence but the opposing council are allowed to ask for an audit trail and the judge can rule it out on the grounds of a lack of audit trail.

[Canary42]

Thanks for clarification wolf, I wasn't 100% sure.

[TonyV]

Bazza no you don't but make sure they are not pointing over any neighbouring property
http://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/tvp_domestic__advice_leaflet.pdf

[Barmaid]

No you dont assuming this is a residential property and you use CCTV for security purposes. If you go onto the Information Commissioner's website it gives you full chapter and verse.

Woofgang is completely correct in what is "continuity" of evidence. Although in my experience, it will be enough for a PC to say "I went to No 3 Acacia Avenue and viewed their CCTV which showed *****. I then downloaded the CCTV onto a hard drive which was bagged as PC123 Ex 1 and I then delivered the sealed bag to "Forensic chappies". Then Forensic chappies give a statement as to the processing.

[Barmaid]

But dont get me into a conversation about CCTV and police. I had a less than palatable experience with them recently when reporting a crime. I received a lecture on the legality of my CCTV from some frigging numpty. Said frigging numpty ended up with a complaint against him and "words of advice" being issued to him.......

[Peter Pedant]

well I DO because I believe it is good practice ( I am perfect as you well know ) - but if you do then you have to register under the Data Protection Act which is £35 a year but I have to anyway as I cannot deny I keep computer records about other things ( tax etc )

the law about disclosure is one-sided that is so long as one side knows they are recording you dont have to tell anyone (else) coz you have sudduv told yourself

not many people know that - but if anyone can put their ffinger on the judgement where the judge says - recording is like taking notes and nothing more and no one asks permission to take notes
then i would be gratefful

HI Bam bam !
just noticed your post...

as the Good Lady says there is enough on the ICO site
and he (ICO) has also changed his advice about CCTV including the neighbours property - presumably as a result of hundreds and thousands of complains he has just said O *** I am gonna make it lawful


hahaha did you read the last bit of Barmaids post ?
a lawyer being treated by the police as one of us punters
educational I would call it - for her I mean

I have CCTV notices up and when the police visit ( I live in THAT part of Manchester so vizeets from the law are not uncommon p no no they are welcome even ) they just have to put up with it

[Barmaid]

It wasnt "ha ha" for them, by the time I had finished with them! (I was in a very bad mood and he treated me like an idiot). Really really really silly.

Bazza - as long as you aint spying on your neighbours, the IC basically says "fill yer boots".

[Peter Pedant]

give em hell bam bam
and nice to see you posting

[Canary42]

I've just been reading the Information Commissioner website...

https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/cctv/

...which doesn't seem to take into account dashcam operation. As it stands, it appears to imply that I must register with the ICO for my dashcam.

[Barmaid]

personally, canary, I am inclined to think that is nuts. Is the IC REALLY going to take action over everyone. No. They'll quickly catch up.