CCTV Hammersmith

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Dear Transport for London,

I live in a property whose garden is overlooked by one of your CCTV towers on the Hammersmith control centre. In addition to the unsightly view of the tower, i have concerns about the central 360 degree camera and it’s invasion of my privacy.

Please respond with detail of the scope of the camera and whether an alternative arrangement can be found.

Yours faithfully,
Jonathan Hand

FOI, Transport for London

Dear Mr Hand

 

TfL Ref: FOI-3276-1819

 

Thank you for your email received by Transport for London (TfL) on 27
February 2019.

 

Your request will be processed in accordance with the requirements of the
Freedom of Information Act and TfL’s information access policy. 

 

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Yours sincerely

 

Eva Hextall

FOI Case Officer

 

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

 

 

 

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Dear Mr Hand

 

TfL Ref: FOI-3276-1819

 

Thank you again for your email .

 

In order to answer your request appropriately, it would be helpful if you
could provide us with your postal address so that we can confirm if the
coverage reaches as far as your property. Please note that it is common
practice to mask zones of a footage where there is a potential privacy
issue, so that privacy can be maintained.

 

Please email your address directly to [1][email address]. Our email address
can also be found on our website at
[2]https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/transparenc...

 

Please note that the 20 working day deadline for responding to your
request will depend on when we receive satisfactory additional
information to help clarify your request. If we hear nothing further from
you by 27 March 2019 your response will be treated as a new request.

 

In the meantime, if you would like to discuss this matter further, please
do not hesitate to contact me.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Eva Hextall

FOI Case Officer

 

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

 

 

 

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Dear FOI,

I have forwarded my address to the email address as requested. Let me know if you don't receive.

Yours sincerely,

Jonathan Hand

FOI, Transport for London

Dear Mr Hand

 

Thank you for your email. I can confirm we have received your address and
will process your request in accordance with the requirements of the
Freedom of Information Act and TfL’s information access policy. 

 

A response will be sent to you by 17 April 2019.

 

Your sincerely

 

Eva Hextall

FOI Case Officer

 

 

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FOI, Transport for London

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Dear Mr Hand

 

TfL Ref: FOI-3276-1819

 

Thank you for your email received by Transport for London (TfL) on 27
February 2019.

 

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of
the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy.  I can
confirm we do hold the information you require. You asked:

 

I live in a property whose garden is overlooked by one of your CCTV towers
on the Hammersmith control centre. In addition to the unsightly view of
the tower, i have concerns about the central 360 degree camera and it’s
invasion of my privacy. Please respond with detail of the scope of the
camera and whether an alternative arrangement can be found.

 

We have viewed the CCTV camera in question, and can confirm that it has a
built in ‘privacy masking’ which means that the camera view only shows
that of the control centre fence line and inner compound of the control
centre. Where a part of the view could show a view of the neighbouring
gardens, the privacy masking obscures this part of the view with a solid
grey box. There is also considerable foliage, trees and bushes behind the
fence so there cannot be any invasion of privacy.

 

The camera overlooking this area is a moveable camera, however, as the
camera moves so does the privacy mask to ensure that privacy is
maintained. You may also be interested to know that the camera’s purpose
is to record images of the compound and does not record images of
neighbouring properties.

 

In response to your request, the above is the scope of the camera in
question.

 

If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable
to access it for some reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.

 

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to
appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would
like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.

 

 

Yours sincerely

 

Eva Hextall

FOI Case Officer

 

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

 

 

 

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Lewis Western left an annotation ()

I'm sure they have better things to do than look in to your property :P

Jonathan Hand left an annotation ()

As should you for for sticking your nose in 🤣