HC Deb 29 November 1994 vol 250 cc553-4W
Mr. Etherington

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what guidance is issued to(a) local authorities and (b) police authorities regarding responsibility to display signs warning of the existence of camera surveillance when it is used to monitor on-street activity in city or town centres;

(2) what guidance is issued to (a) local authorities and (b) police authorities regarding the preservation of privacy for domestic and office premises within CCTV field of vision, where closed circuit television is used to monitor on-street activities in city or town centres.

Mr. Maclean

The Government issued good practice guidelines to local authorities and police authorities on the use of closed circuit television in public places earlier this month. Where cameras are not place prominently the guide recommends that there should be clear signs indicating that a CCTV system is in operation. The guide also recommends the development of local codes of practice for each scheme so that due attention is given to issues of privacy.