CCTV controlled by Council

Re FOI request - Ref FI/08/0167

I wish to aknowledge receipt of you request for information

I have asked the relevant officers of the council to commence enquiries
immediately to find all applicable information relating to your request
under the FOI Act and to supply any which is found to me.

Your request has to be processed within a maximum of 20 working days,
which means the Council must provide you with the information it has
(assuming no exemptions are claimed) by15August 2008. If it is possible to
provide you with the information within a shorter timescale then that will
be done.

Should you have any queries about this matter please don’t hesitate to
contact me.

Kind regards
Sue Bridges
Deputy for Regulatory & Research Officer
01642 444092

David Ellis
<[FOI #1215 email]> To: FOI requests at Redcar &
Cleveland Council
18/07/2008 07:44 <[Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council request email]>
cc:
Subject: [Possible SPAM]
Freedom of Information request - CCTV
controlled by Council

Dear Sir or Madam,

Please provide the following information : 1) The location of each
camera controlled by the Council. 2) The location of all CCTV
warning signs posted by the Council. 3) The date of installation of
each of the CCTV cameras controlled by the Council. 4) The
retention period for data recorded by each camera. 5) For each year
since its installation, the number of Subject Access requests under
the Data Protection Act 1998 received for data from each camera. 6)
For each year since its installation, the number of times data from
each camera has been passed to the Police. 7) For each year since
its installation, the number of times data from each camera has
been used as evidence in Court proceedings.

Yours faithfully, D. Ellis

Yours faithfully,

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Ref : FI/08/0167

Further to my acknowledgement of your request, I have now received some
information from the relevant officers of the Authority. I can confirm we
do not hold all of the information requested.

You asked:
1) The location of each camera controlled by the Council.

I can confirm that we do hold the information requested, however, we
believe this information is exempt under section 31 (a) and (b) (Law
enforcement) of the FOI Act which relates to information where disclosure
would, or is likely to, prejudice:

a) The prevention and detection of crime.

b) The apprehension and prosecution of offenders.

and Section 38 (a) and (b) (Health and Safety) of the FOI Act which
relates to information where disclosure would, or is likely to:

a) endanger the physical or mental health of any individual

b) endanger the safety of any individual.
These exemptions are qualified exemptions, which means the public interest
test has to be applied. This has been done and the attachment below shows
our deliberation. On balance it is felt that it is in the public interest
to withhold this information.

2) The location of all CCTV warning signs posted by the Council.
I can confirm that we do not hold a register of this information although
I can confirm that the Borough fully complies with the legal requirements
for CCTV signage.

3) The date of installation of each of the CCTV cameras controlled by the
Council.

I can confirm that we do not hold a register with this information.

4) The retention period for data recorded by each camera.
30 Days

5) For each year since its installation, the number of Subject Access
requests under the Data Protection Act 1998 received for data from each
camera.
I can confirm that we do not hold this information.

6) For each year since its installation, the number of times data from
each camera has been passed to the Police.
I can confirm that we do not hold this information.

7) For each year since its installation, the number of times data from
each camera has been used as evidence in Court proceedings.
I can confirm that we do not hold this information.

In order to be helpful and to assist, the answers to questions 6 and 7 may
be held by Cleveland police. In order to collate information relating to
question 2 and 3 from individual manual records of CCTV installations,
would exceed the **450 (18 hour) appropriate limit set by the Freedom of
Information Act 2000, therefore this part of your request would be
refused.

I hope that this satisfies your request for information. If you are not
satisfied with how your request has been dealt with then you are free to
make a complaint either to the Council or to the Information Commissioner.
You will find details of the complaints procedure on the Council's Website
at
http://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/YrCou...
(alternatively by using the A-Z Index from the home page). The Information
Commissioner is an independent person who has responsibility for
overseeing the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Freedom of Information Act
2000. More details can be obtained from the Information Commissioner***s
website at [1]www.ico.gov.uk .

Should you have any queries about this matter please don***t hesitate to
contact me.

Sue Bridges
Constitution Manager

David Ellis
<[FOI #1215 email]> To: FOI requests at Redcar &
Cleveland Council
18/07/2008 07:44 <[Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council request email]>
cc:
Subject: [Possible SPAM]
Freedom of Information request - CCTV
controlled by Council

Dear Sir or Madam,

Please provide the following information : 1) The location of each
camera controlled by the Council. 2) The location of all CCTV
warning signs posted by the Council. 3) The date of installation of
each of the CCTV cameras controlled by the Council. 4) The
retention period for data recorded by each camera. 5) For each year
since its installation, the number of Subject Access requests under
the Data Protection Act 1998 received for data from each camera. 6)
For each year since its installation, the number of times data from
each camera has been passed to the Police. 7) For each year since
its installation, the number of times data from each camera has
been used as evidence in Court proceedings.

Yours faithfully, D. Ellis

Yours faithfully,

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References

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1. http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk/

I wish to acknowledge receipt of your request for an internal review. I
can confirm this will be done as per our complaints procedure and you will
be informed of the outcome in due course.
Kind regards
Sue Bridges
Constitution Manager

David Ellis
<[FOI #1215 email]> To: FOI requests at Redcar &
Cleveland Council
12/08/2008 12:51 <[Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council request email]>
cc:
Subject: Freedom of Information
request - CCTV controlled by Council

Dear Sir or Madam,

Thank you for your response. With regards to your answer to
question 1 (the location of each camera) I wish to request an
Internal Review under the terms of the FOI Act 2000.

Yours sincerely, D. Ellis.

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Dear Mr Ellis,
Further to your request below, I can confirm an internal review has been
undertaken. Please find the Council's response attached.
Kind regards
Sue Bridges
Constitution Manager

David Ellis
<[FOI #1215 email]> To: FOI requests at Redcar &
Cleveland Council
12/08/2008 12:51 <[Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council request email]>
cc:
Subject: Freedom of Information
request - CCTV controlled by Council

Dear Sir or Madam,

Thank you for your response. With regards to your answer to
question 1 (the location of each camera) I wish to request an
Internal Review under the terms of the FOI Act 2000.

Yours sincerely, D. Ellis.

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