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Written question asked by James Brokenshire (Conservative) on Monday, 28 April 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 30 April 2008. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Wednesday, 7 May 2008 on behalf of the Home Office.


Departmental Closed Circuit Television

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent assessment she has made of the extent to which closed circuit television cameras (CCTV) operated (a) by and (b) on behalf of her Department comply (i) with the Data Protection Act (ii) the CCTV Code of Practice published by the Information Commissioner and (iii) relevant BSI standards.
Answer

No overall assessment has been made. It is the responsibility of the individual operators of the systems to ensure that they comply with the Data Protection Act, the CCTV code of practice and the relevant BSI standards.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
475 c991W; 203253
Session
2007-08
Subjects
CCTV Home Office
Link
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