Use of Body Worn Video

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Dear West Lancashire District Council,

I am writing to make an open government request for all the
information to which I am entitled under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000.

Please send me:

The details of your use of body cameras in your organisation –

Does anyone (staff or contractors) in your organisation use/wear body cameras or body worn video recording devices while performing their duties?
If yes, please detail:
Who provides the body cameras and footage/evidence management used by your organisation?
How many staff members use body cameras and what capacities/teams do they work in? Are they staff or contractors (for e.g. outsourced security personnel)
How many body cameras in all are currently owned and/or used by your organisation?
Were the cameras bought as a one off purchase and if so, how much did they cost your organisation?
If they are part of an ongoing contract - what is the current contract term (how long is it and when does it expire) and what is the value of said contract?
Where is the data recorded stored – on premises locally or on cloud?
Who is the point of contact for your body camera programme?

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the 20 working days after you receive this letter.

I would be grateful if you could confirm that you have received
this request, preferably via email.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully,

Lucy Johnson

Freedom Of Information, West Lancashire Borough Council

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Wilson, Steven, West Lancashire Borough Council

Good afternoon Lucy

Thank you for your FOI request.

Please find the answers to your enquiries below:

Does anyone (staff or contractors) in your organisation use/wear body cameras or body worn video recording devices while performing their duties?

Yes

If yes, please detail:

The Council has a parking enforcement contract with a third party operator, NSL Limited, and their Civil Enforcement Officers (Parking Attendants) use them.

Who provides the body cameras and footage/evidence management used by your organisation?

NSL Limited who are part of the Marston Group

How many staff members use body cameras and what capacities/teams do they work in? Are they staff or contractors (for e.g. outsourced security personnel)

Two Civil Enforcement Officers contracted from NSL Limited to carry out off-street parking enforcement.

How many body cameras in all are currently owned and/or used by your organisation?

The Council owns three body cameras but only two are currently used daily.

Were the cameras bought as a one off purchase and if so, how much did they cost your organisation?

Yes, £4,800

If they are part of an ongoing contract - what is the current contract term (how long is it and when does it expire) and what is the value of said contract?

n/a

Where is the data recorded stored - on premises locally or on cloud?

On a server accessible by NSL Limited

Who is the point of contact for your body camera programme?

Steven Wilson, Markets & Parking Officer, West Lancashire Borough Council

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John R Harrison DipEnvP, MRTPI
Director of Development and Regeneration PO Box 16
52 Derby Street
Ormskirk
West Lancashire
L39 2DF

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Regards

Steven Wilson
Markets & Parking Officer
West Lancashire Borough Council
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Tel: 01695 577177 ext 5105
Fax: 01695 585105
West Lancashire Borough Council,
52 Derby Street, Ormskirk, L39 2DF

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