CCTV Subject Access Request

Under the Data Protection Act 1998, individuals have a right to see CCTV images if they are the subject. To make a request, you will need to contact Harborough District Council.

To access to the images you will need to:

• Fill out a CCTV Subject Access Request Form,
• Pay a £10 fee,
• Prove your identity (and that of any representative acting on your behalf), and
• Supply a letter of authorisation if you use a representative to make the request for you

Once Harborough District Council has received the completed form, relevant identification and the fee, it will take a maximum of 40 calendar days to get back to you with an answer.

You must provide sufficient and accurate information about the time, date and place to enable the data controller to locate the information. It is recognised that you may be unlikely to know the precise time. Under those circumstances, it is suggested that within one hour of accuracy would be a reasonable requirement.
 
It is important that the Council does not compromise anyone else’s privacy, so you will only be able to view CCTV footage that does not contain images of third parties or images that would enable you to identify other people (e.g. car registration details). Images of other subjects would need to be edited or blanked out to make sure no one else can be identified. This process is costly, and one which the Council has the right to refuse to undertake if the costs are disproportionate. Alternatively, the costs may be passed on to the person who has made the request.
 
Harborough District Council is entitled to, and will, deny access to information in certain cases under the Data Protection Act, specifically where the information may be held for:

• The prevention and detection of crime
• The apprehension and prosecution of offenders, and
• Where giving you the evidence may prejudice either of these purposes.

Any authorised viewing of the CCTV data will take place at the Council Offices and not in the CCTV Control Centre.  The recording will only be played to the person who made the request.

You are also entitled to have a copy of the recording if it will not become part of a live criminal investigation, civil proceedings or a complaint.