The Surveillance Camera Commissioner, Tony Porter, has launched a self-assessment tool for organisations to show how they are complying with the 12 guiding principles in the surveillance camera code of practice.
The tool will help organisations show what they’re already doing to comply with the code besides what may need to be done. It has been developed over the past few months with the Security Systems & Alarms Inspection Board (SSAIB) and National Security Inspectorate (NSI) as well as other industry specialists. The tool has also been tested with CCTV camera operators and managers.
Tony Porter, pictured, said: “Today is a landmark moment in my tenure as Surveillance Camera Commissioner. The self assessment tool is easy to use and will really help organisations who use CCTV see where they are meeting the 12 guiding principles or where they may need to do a little more.”
Link to self-assessment tool, a 16-page document: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/surveillance-camera-code-of-practice-self-assessment-tool
The document takes the CCTV user through such topics as signage, storage and access to images, accountability for the system and the need for review.
