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Amend the Data Protection Act to exempt registration of household CCTV systems

Submitted on Friday 19th February 2016

Published on Friday 19th February 2016

Current status: Closed

Closed: Friday 19th August 2016

Signatures: 4,795

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Police ~ UK

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Amend the Data Protection Act to exempt registration of household CCTV systems

Petition Details

Following a ruling by the European Court of Justice, the UK Information Commissioner has ruled that household CCTV systems that film beyond the boundary of the property, such as the street, must now be registered. The ICO has implemented this with an annual fee of £35/year per household.

Additional Information

Details of households that register their CCTV system will appear on a searchable Public Register. See https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/cctv

In one London Ward alone, household CCTV covering the street has been submitted to the Police and has directly led to over 100 arrests for mostly burglary and other serious crimes in the past five years. If householders choose to turn cameras inwards to avoid this unfair charge then burglary rates will rise and detection rates will inevitably fall.


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