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There are many legitimate business reasons why employers choose to install CCTV or video surveillance.

Asset Protection: Mitigating risks associated with physical assets. Protecting the buildings, major infrastructure elements, and everything in between.

Health and Safety: Fostering a safe and healthy work environment, ensuring safety rules are being complied with and/or to provide footage in the event of a specific breach.

Security: Keeping your employees safe and secure by preventing theft, violence and other crimes.

Regulatory Compliance: Implementing monitoring tools to help meet industry specific rules and regulations, especially relevant in the financial services sector.

Increasing Productivity: Assessing current practices to gain insight and implement changes needed to optimize employee and mechanical productivity.

When considering a CCTV installation, every business owner needs to understand the legal limits on video surveillance in the workplace and on the workers' reasonable expectations of privacy. The employer must also ensure that the monitoring itself is legal. The first step should always be to execute an impact assessment to justify the use of CCTV/monitoring.

This process will help to clearly identify the purpose behind the monitoring and highlight both the benefits and adverse impacts you can expect to encounter. Understanding both the employer and employee side of the project is key to a successful implementation.

CCTV Impact Assessment

The goal of an impact assessment is to help justify the use for CCTV or video surveillance in the workplace. Business owners should consider the actual purpose behind the monitoring, the likely benefits, and also the adverse impacts.

This process will help you answer key questions for evidence-based policy making, leading the way for clear strategic decisions. Impact assessment data will enable you to do what is best for your business, as well as take into account the legal aspects of monitoring.

Understanding the CCTV Laws and Regulations

Business owners planning to install video surveillance cameras should become familiar with federal and state laws regarding privacy. There is currently no explicit prohibition or limitation in U.S. federal law against employers monitoring the workplace. However, federal laws do regulate specific aspects of privacy that arise during the employment relationship.

Federal laws will mainly impact private employers who have federal contracts or interactions with federal employees. These employers should be aware of the Federal Privacy Act and the restrictions outlined for the collection of information and regulations for specific record keeping obligations.

Another law which broadly applies to workplace video surveillance is the Federal Wiretapping/Electronic Communications Privacy Act. However, this Act lacks specificity in some areas, which leaves it to state governments to define what constitutes acceptable video monitoring practices in the workplace. Understandably, this leads to the legislation differing somewhat from state to state. To find out more about your state's specific workplace privacy laws, contact your state labor department.

Workplace Video Surveillance Best Practices

Developing a consistent strategic plan for deploying video surveillance and implementing policies that comply with state & federal laws will help to protect your company from potential court cases. Below are a few suggested guidelines for adopting CCTV and video surveillance practices and policies:

Communicate the nature, extent and reason for monitoring with staff and be clear as to what levels of privacy an employee can expect.

Provide written policy statements about the monitoring.

Explain how information obtained via CCTV and video surveillance will be used.

Outline strict confidentiality guidelines for those involved in the monitoring.

Give employees a forum to voice concerns and ask questions, in confidence.

Create mutual trust and confidence by giving opportunities for employees to explain or challenge any footage used in disciplinary processes.

Developing a clear plan and well thought out policy for workplace surveillance is advantageous. By following a few guidelines and becoming familiar with the relevant federal and state laws, adverse impacts can be avoided and the benefits maximized.

Moving Forward with CCTV Implementation

The decision to implement CCTV can be complex, but being armed with a few guidelines and knowing which video surveillance laws to consider will start you on the right track toward success.

Selecting a partner who understands your needs and can carry out a detailed implementation plan is essential. Taylored Systems has dedicated knowledgeable staff who specialize in CCTV and video surveillance installations. For more information, please contact our staff today.

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CCTV Laws and Regulations: What You Should Know about Workplace Surveillance

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There are many legitimate business reasons why employers choose to install CCTV or video surveillance. Asset Protection: Mitigating risks associated with physical assets. Protecting the buildings, major infrastructure elements, and everything in between. Health and Safety: Fostering a safe and healthy work environment, ensuring safety rules are being complied with and/or to provide footage in the event of a specific breach.

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By: Louise Smith, barrister - Updated: 24 Jul 2021 | *Discuss

Security cameras are a popular tool in the battle against crime. Businesses, government departments and local authorities have been using these cameras for years - but they are now becoming increasingly popular with householders. One large supplier of security cameras and related equipment says that sales of these products have increased by 265% in the last five years. Cameras can serve a dual purpose. Firstly, they have a deterrent effect, as wrong-doers are likely to avoid areas where they may be caught on camera. Secondly, film footage of a crime being committed can help to ensure that the criminal is convicted - as has happened in several recent high-profile cases.

Home Security Surveillance

Most security cameras used in the home will be CCTV - or closed circuit television cameras. This means that the images captured are only broadcast within the security system itself and cannot be received by other transmitters and receivers. Modern CCTV cameras can be very compact and accurate, providing low key, comprehensive coverage and images which can clearly identify those being filmed. Most security cameras will have a facility to record the images they transmit. There are various different recording options available: video, DVD and storage straight to a personal computer.

Security Cameras and the Data Protection Act

The Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) imposes strict rules on the use of security cameras themselves and the use of images of private individuals innocently going about their business. Section 36 of the DPA states that personal data - including video footage of an individual - captured only for limited domestic purposes is not covered by the restrictions of the DPA.

The Information Commissioner's Office is an independent authority which reports directly to the UK parliament. It works to promote the protection of private information and access to public information. The Information Commissioner's Office Code of Practice on the use of CCTV states that the use of security cameras for "limited household purposes", including protecting an individual's home from burglary, is NOT covered by the DPA - even if the camera captures images of streets or other areas near the home.

However, there is a widespread belief that the use of cameras is covered by the DPA if they capture images of people on property not belonging to the camera's owner. Householders should bear in mind the use of the words "limited household purposes" - it is possible that some uses of CCTV may take them outside of this definition and bring them under the control of the DPA. For example, it may be that using a camera to snoop on a neighbour would not be exempt from the DPA restrictions.

Restrictions Imposed by the DPA

Where the use of cameras is covered by the DPA there are several requirements which have to be satisfied - these include:

Putting up clear signs to say that CCTV is in operation;

Only using the footage for the purpose for which it has been taken;

Only keeping footage for as long as it is needed;

Not releasing footage to third parties;

Keeping the footage safe.

If a camera has been set up to prevent crime the footage can be kept for as long as it is needed to detect and prosecute a crime, and can be passed to the police and other relevant authorities for this purpose.
The Human Rights Act

Under Article 8 of the Human Rights Act 1988 an individual has the right to respect for his private and family life, and of his home. It could well be that training a security camera on a neighbour's front door would amount to a breach of this fundamental human right.

Cameras and Evidence

It is vital that cameras are installed in a way and place that complies with any legal restrictions. If they are not, any footage of a crime may not be usable as evidence at a subsequent trial. Criminal trials are subject to very rigorous rules on what is and is not allowed to be used as evidence against the accused. If evidence has been obtained in a way that is not legal it will almost certainly be disallowed by the judge presiding over the case.

The police advise all users of CCTV to take great care that they comply with any legal restrictions to prevent potentially vital evidence being rendered worthless. Due to the potential consequences, householders may be wise to err on the side of caution when operating CCTV from their home.

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Security Cameras and Using Them within the Law

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By: Louise Smith, barrister - Updated: 24 Jul 2021 | *Discuss Security cameras are a popular tool in the battle against crime. Businesses, government departments and local authorities have been using these cameras for years - but they are now becoming increasingly popular with householders.

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We are often asked what the regulations and laws are regarding CCTV footage in nightclubs and bars in the UK. It's tricky to know specifically how long CCTV footage must kept, and what the regulations regarding storage and proper usage are.

What are the laws regarding CCTV footage?

The Data Protection Act (1998) is a law which applies to the storage of information. It is designed to prevent the misuse of personal information by placing legal obligations on anybody who handles it. The Data Protection Act laws provide a means of regulatory control on the use of CCTV. This ensures that individuals may enjoy security whilst being assured that rights to personal privacy will not be unduly compromised.

Any business that keeps records of customers' details, or uses a CCTV system, may need to register with the Information Commissioner. You should also complete a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) template every time you install, remove, move or upgrade your cameras or security system.

How long should we keep the footage?

A retention time of 31 days has commonly been used for most CCTV applications and is still recommended by police.

However, it may be appropriate to make your decision on the retention times according to the likely severity of the incident that requires monitoring. It may not always be necessary for the owners of a small premises to retain all data for 31 days. The events captured are likely to be less serious in nature, or "one-off" incidents. In these cases, a minimum retention time of 14 days is recommended as this provides sufficient time for the authorities to attend the scene and retrieve the video in the event of an incident. It also respected the advice of the Information Commissioner that data should not be retained for longer than necessary.

A town centre venue that may capture details of a serious crime or major incident should definitely retain all footage for 31 days, if not longer. In the event of a major incident it may prove valuable to the police to be able to review the video of the days, hours and minutes prior to the event as well as of the event itself.

How long can I keep footage of an incident?

While the 31 days retention period is recommended, following an incident it may be necessary to keep footage for longer. If you have been made aware of an accident or incident, we recommend copying any relevant CCTV footage onto a separate tape or disc. Your customers can put forward claim proceedings for a period of three years after the alleged incident. So having CCTV footage will help to discredit any allegations made against your business at a later date.

The benefits of CCTV for your venue

From an insurance perspective, CCTV can certainly help in defending claims from patrons who say they have slipped and tripped or claim they have been assaulted in your venue. CCTV footage can also help to prove that an individual was already drunk when entering your establishment. If they are visibly drunk, then by rights the venue should not have allowed them entry and/or served them alcohol. Many of these types of claims may well be spurious either wholly or in part. The process of retaining footage of incidents could prove invaluable.

In addition, CCTV can act as a good deterrent against theft and fraud by unscrupulous customers and staff alike. CCTV coverage can help to make sure your venue does not become a target for any organised or opportunist criminals.

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We are often asked what the regulations and laws are regarding CCTV footage in nightclubs and bars in the UK. It's tricky to know specifically how long CCTV footage must kept, and what the regulations regarding storage and proper usage are. The Data Protection Act (1998) is a law which applies to the storage of information.

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Disturbing images such as this from the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre have shocked the nation and prompted a royal commission. AAP/Four Corners

In the past few days, CCTV footage has been at the centre of two major news stories.

The first, at the Northern Territory's Don Dale Youth Detention Centre, showed the shocking treatment meted out to juvenile detainees in 2014.

The second came from South Australia, showing the abuse of an elderly dementia patient in a nursing home. A camera had been secretly (and illegally) placed by the patient's daughter because she was suspicious of maltreatment.

Every day, the media, lawyers and police are handed public and private CCTV footage, along with recordings from mobile phones. These usually contain displays of grossly inappropriate and often illegal behaviour. People provide the data for any number of reasons, including to report corruption, to defend themselves or simply to embarrass malefactors.

These tapes can be very useful in solving serious crimes, too, such as the CCTV footage captured in September 2012 in Melbourne when Jill Meagher was killed by a man who approached her in the street late at night. The emergence of the footage (from a private shopfront), which showed Meagher walking from a bar along the street towards her home and being met by a man, known to police, at 1:40AM, was crucial to solving the case.

The volume of material filmed overtly and covertly grows by the day. It is so ubiquitous that people now appear frustrated when there is no footage of events that have captured public attention.

The vast majority of CCTV cameras are owned and monitored by private security companies, or by private householders and businesses, so we have no idea how many are in operation in Australia. We do know that there are more active mobile phone accounts (most of which have a recording capability) than there are people. YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and other social media brands now provide welcome platforms for the immediate worldwide distribution of recordings and images.

These advances bring with them opportunities for people to manage and respond effectively to crises and crime risks, and expose injustices. But they raise substantial privacy concerns.

What the law says

Who can film, and in what circumstances? How much of this material can then be broadcast or used as evidence in the courts? The answers are not easy to find.

The laws regulating filming and distributing are many and varied. They operate at state and federal level. They are a mixture of legislation and common law. They differ from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.

Three jurisdictions - the ACT, Queensland and Tasmania - still only mention listening devices, not cameras. Some parliaments have not addressed or even contemplated the new technologies, such as drones that allow filming to occur from the sky - let alone the social media platforms that carry the footage.

Having said that, there are some questions we can answer.

Can people be filmed using visible CCTV and phone cameras without their permission? The answer is "yes", where they have been warned of the presence of cameras, and even if not, if there is a demonstrable public interest in such surveillance (for example, to ensure that patrons in casino gaming rooms are not cheating, or to ensure public safety in crowded walkways). There must also be no evidence of misuse, or malicious or defamatory intent.

Far more problematic is covert surveillance. The common law does not prohibit such filming, but the tapes may be inadmissible as legal evidence if the person under scrutiny can prove to a court that there are public policy reasons for not allowing filming of this type.

Legislation, too, has been emerging in the last 20 years, but it is a dog's breakfast.

In Western Australia, Victoria, Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales, covert surveillance by taping conversations or filming liaisons is now properly regulated. Typically there is a "public interest" defence, but that term is not defined and will rely on judicial interpretation as cases come before the courts.

Publishing and communicating a verbal recording is permitted in Queensland, NSW, WA and the ACT - but only if it occurs "in the course of legal proceedings". In some legislation, there is scope for private investigators to use surveillance devices more broadly, especially where they are acting to support police or a recognised crime fighting authority.

In NSW employees are protected against unwarranted workplace surveillance by legislation, too. It is unlawful to engage in covert surveillance unless a magistrate has given appropriate authorisation.

It is an offence in all jurisdictions to broadcast without permission a recording of a covertly taped conversation or publish the information from it. But the publicised cases where prosecutions have proceeded are few and far between.

The various offences - and numerous and contradictory defences - in each jurisdiction illustrate the awkward consequences of state and territory governments failing to pursue uniform legislation. The variety of approaches leaves the law complicated, inconsistent and thus unsatisfactory.

Where to from here?

On the one hand, there is the strong sense that people indulge in a privacy-benefit trade-off, and calculate that their lives, and safety, can be enhanced by additional surveillance, whether overt or covert. This is especially true if it exposes events that demand exposure.

On the other hand, it may be that individuals will soon develop a greater expectation that their privacy should be better protected by law, given the potential for covert devices to become more and more intrusive and invasive.

Finding the appropriate legal balance between the rights of citizens to enjoy their solitude away from the prying eyes of others, and the legitimate interests that the state, its media, its corporations and private citizens might have in shining a light on their shady - if not outrageous - behaviours is a difficult one.

I have always been a champion of the right to privacy, but, having seen the images that have emerged in the last 48 hours, I may now rethink my position.

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The use of surveillance cameras raises difficult issues for the law in balancing privacy with exposure that is in the public interest - and perhaps it's time that balance was reviewed.

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There are many legitimate business reasons why employers choose to install CCTV or video surveillance.

Asset Protection: Mitigating risks associated with physical assets. Protecting the buildings, major infrastructure elements, and everything in between.

Health and Safety: Fostering a safe and healthy work environment, ensuring safety rules are being complied with and/or to provide footage in the event of a specific breach.

Security: Keeping your employees safe and secure by preventing theft, violence and other crimes.

Regulatory Compliance: Implementing monitoring tools to help meet industry specific rules and regulations, especially relevant in the financial services sector.

Increasing Productivity: Assessing current practices to gain insight and implement changes needed to optimize employee and mechanical productivity.

When considering a CCTV installation, every business owner needs to understand the legal limits on video surveillance in the workplace and on the workers' reasonable expectations of privacy. The employer must also ensure that the monitoring itself is legal. The first step should always be to execute an impact assessment to justify the use of CCTV/monitoring.

This process will help to clearly identify the purpose behind the monitoring and highlight both the benefits and adverse impacts you can expect to encounter. Understanding both the employer and employee side of the project is key to a successful implementation.

CCTV Impact Assessment

The goal of an impact assessment is to help justify the use for CCTV or video surveillance in the workplace. Business owners should consider the actual purpose behind the monitoring, the likely benefits, and also the adverse impacts.

This process will help you answer key questions for evidence-based policy making, leading the way for clear strategic decisions. Impact assessment data will enable you to do what is best for your business, as well as take into account the legal aspects of monitoring.

Understanding the CCTV Laws and Regulations

Business owners planning to install video surveillance cameras should become familiar with federal and state laws regarding privacy. There is currently no explicit prohibition or limitation in U.S. federal law against employers monitoring the workplace. However, federal laws do regulate specific aspects of privacy that arise during the employment relationship.

Federal laws will mainly impact private employers who have federal contracts or interactions with federal employees. These employers should be aware of the Federal Privacy Act and the restrictions outlined for the collection of information and regulations for specific record keeping obligations.

Another law which broadly applies to workplace video surveillance is the Federal Wiretapping/Electronic Communications Privacy Act. However, this Act lacks specificity in some areas, which leaves it to state governments to define what constitutes acceptable video monitoring practices in the workplace. Understandably, this leads to the legislation differing somewhat from state to state. To find out more about your state's specific workplace privacy laws, contact your state labor department.

Workplace Video Surveillance Best Practices

Developing a consistent strategic plan for deploying video surveillance and implementing policies that comply with state & federal laws will help to protect your company from potential court cases. Below are a few suggested guidelines for adopting CCTV and video surveillance practices and policies:

Communicate the nature, extent and reason for monitoring with staff and be clear as to what levels of privacy an employee can expect.

Provide written policy statements about the monitoring.

Explain how information obtained via CCTV and video surveillance will be used.

Outline strict confidentiality guidelines for those involved in the monitoring.

Give employees a forum to voice concerns and ask questions, in confidence.

Create mutual trust and confidence by giving opportunities for employees to explain or challenge any footage used in disciplinary processes.

Developing a clear plan and well thought out policy for workplace surveillance is advantageous. By following a few guidelines and becoming familiar with the relevant federal and state laws, adverse impacts can be avoided and the benefits maximized.

Moving Forward with CCTV Implementation

The decision to implement CCTV can be complex, but being armed with a few guidelines and knowing which video surveillance laws to consider will start you on the right track toward success.

Selecting a partner who understands your needs and can carry out a detailed implementation plan is essential. Taylored Systems has dedicated knowledgeable staff who specialize in CCTV and video surveillance installations. For more information, please contact our staff today.

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