Mr John Gilchrist
Freedom of Information Officer
15 May 2018
The Burroughs
Hendon
Ref: FOI/April 2018/ Jay Rouf
London
NW4 4BT
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United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)20 8411 4061
e-mail:
x.xxxxxxxxx@xxx.xx.xx
www.mdx.ac.uk
Dear Mr Rouf
Your request for information received on 30 April 2018 has been dealt with under the provisions of
the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
You asked:
Under the freedom of Information Act – I was hoping to obtain the following information:
1. Name(s) of person telephone number and email address of person responsible for
managing CCTV and the Data. Who is responsible for purchasing CCTV and Data Storage
of CCTV.
I also seek answers to the following questions:
2. How many cameras do you manage today? Is that growing?
3. How do you store and manage your video today? (Network Video Recorders? Enterprise
Storage?) Has your company ever lost video, or experienced poor-quality playback of video
files?
4. How critical is video to your company? What is the impact of not being able to access video
or record video?
5. When was the last time you refreshed your surveillance storage hardware?
6. Do you have an upgrade/refresh date? If so when?
7. What is your budget for the refresh?
University Response
1. Jamie Steed. 0208 411 4329.
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2. 310. It isn't currently growing.
3. Footage is stored on local DVRs for 30 days. There have been rare occasions when a DVR
fails and footage is lost.
4. Fairly critical. Impact is reduced effectiveness for security, however additional measures
can be implemented.
5. DVRs are replaced/updated as and when needed. Annual maintenance is also carried out.
Money is set aside for repairs/maintenance etc.
6. No
7. n/a
I trust this satisfies your request sufficiently. Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, you have
the right to complain about the University’s response to your request for information. If you have
such a complaint, you may contact Mrs Teresa Kelly, Clerk to the Board of Governors, Middlesex
University, Hendon campus, London NW4 4BT, tel: 020 8411 6018
, x.xxxxx@xxx.xx.xx within 40
days of the date of this letter for a review of the University’s decision. If you remain unsatisfied with
the outcome of that complaint, you may seek further recourse by lodging an appeal with the
Information Commissioner.
Yours sincerely
John Gilchrist
Freedom of Information Officer