Use of Body Worn Video
Dear Greenwich Borough 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?
I would like the above information to be provided to me via email.
If this request is too wide or unclear, I would be grateful if you
could contact me as I understand that under the Act, you are
required to advise and assist requesters. If any of this
information is already in the public domain, please can you direct
me to it, with page references and URLs if necessary.
If the release of any of this information is prohibited on the
grounds of breach of confidence, I ask that you supply me with
copies of the confidentiality agreement and remind you that
information should not be treated as confidential if such an
agreement has not been signed.
I understand that you are required to respond to my request within
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,
Linda McCarthy
Dear Ms McCarthy
Freedom of Information/Environmental Information Regulations request: FOI-10055
Thank you for your request dated 07 December 2017
Your request will be answered by 09 January 2018
If you have any queries about this request, please contact me, quoting the reference number above.
Yours sincerely,
Jackie Jago
Head of Corporate Services
Corporate Services
Directorate of Central Services
Royal Borough of Greenwich
020 8921 5044
Room 20 Basement The Town Hall, Wellington Street, London SE18 6PW
www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk
Dear Ms McCarthy
Freedom of Information/Environmental Information Regulations request: FOI-10055 GM
Thank you for your request dated 07 December 2017
Our response is as follows:
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?
Yes, Town Centre Wardens
If yes, please detail:
Who provides the body cameras and footage/evidence management used by your organisation?
Reveal Media
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?
18 Town Centre Wardens (direct employees) use body cameras.
We currently own 12 Body Worn Cameras.
We usually have enough cameras for 1 per person due to the Wardens’ rest days. The wardens normally work in two’s so if all members of staff are in, they have one camera between two.
Were the cameras bought as a one off purchase and if so, how much did they cost your organisation?
The cameras were purchased as a one off and cost £527.00 per unit
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?
Not applicable.
Where is the data recorded stored – on premises locally or on cloud?
Data is encrypted via evidential software and stored on the premises.
Who is the point of contact for your body camera programme?
Ray Seabrook, Assistant Director Community Safety and Enforcement.
If you have any queries about this correspondence, please contact me, quoting the reference number above.
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Yours sincerely,
Jackie Jago
Head of Corporate Services
Corporate Services
Directorate of Central Services
Royal Borough of Greenwich
020 8921 5044
Room 20 Basement The Town Hall, Wellington Street, London SE18 6PW
www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk
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