Public authority use of surveillance cameras will be subject to a new code of practice published by the Home Office today.
The code will set out new guidelines for CCTV and Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR), encourage transparency in their use and ensure public bodies such as local authorities and the police consider whether they are proportionate before erecting new cameras.
It follows Andrew Rennison’s appointment as the first Surveillance Camera Commissioner last year.
The commissioner’s role is to encourage all operators to comply with the code, review how the code is used in practice and provide advice and information about it.
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