Public open space CCTV privacy notice
Data we collect
Wyre Forest District Council’s Public Space CCTV recordings are used for public safety interests and the prevention and detection of crime. Recordings also provide enforcement agencies with evidence of criminal activity, for formal actions including prosecutions in court and identification of offenders in investigations.
These recordings contain images of the public going about their daily business as well as offenders, persons wanted, and missing.
Images captured by CCTV will not be kept for longer than 31 days. However, on occasion, there may be a need to keep images for longer, for example, where a crime is being investigated.
Why we collect and use this information
We will collect information about you (where applicable) to:
- To help in the prevention of crime
- To help reduce the fear of crime and;
- To facilitate the apprehension and prosecution of offenders in relation to crime and public order.
- Provide evidential material for court proceedings
- Process Subject Access Requests
Why we are allowed to use your data
The legal basis for processing will be either “processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller” or “processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject” under various UK laws, including but not limited to:
- Section 163 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994
- Crime and Disorder Act 1998
- Protection of Freedoms Act 2012
Who we can share your data with
We may provide the police and other agencies with evidence to take criminal and civil action.
Wyre Forest District Council will only disclose CCTV images to others who intend to use the images for the purposes stated above. Evidence production is only available in limited circumstances upon request. We will not normally share your information with organisations other than our partner organisations without your consent; however, there may be certain circumstances where we would share without consent, such as where we are required to do so by law, to safeguard public safety, and in risk of harm or emergency situations. Any information that is shared will only be shared on a need-to-know basis, with appropriate individuals. Only the minimum information for the purpose will be shared.
When computers make any decisions about you
Not applicable
When your data gets sent to other countries
Not applicable
Further information
For enquiries about this privacy notice and for deletion of data held under consent please email the Community Safety team