Use of Body Worn Video
Dear Stockton on Tees 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,
Lucy Johnson
Dear Lucy Johnson
Freedom of Information Act 2000 / Environmental Information Regulations
2004 – Ref: 1503/1718
Thank you for your correspondence received on 08 January 2018
Your request is being considered under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
or the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (whichever is most
appropriate). You will receive the information requested within the
statutory timescale of 20 working days.
However, please note the Acts define a number of exemptions that may
prevent release of the requested information. There will therefore be an
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information requested. If the information cannot be released, or only
released in part you will be informed of the reasons why, together with
any rights of appeal.
If the information requested refers to a third party, they may be
consulted before deciding whether it can be released.
Yours sincerely,
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Municipal Buildings, Church Road, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 1LD
(01642) 527455
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Dear Lucy Johnson
Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Ref: 1503/1718
Thank you for your correspondence received on 08 January 2018. In
response to your request I can now provide the following information.
Please send me:
The details of your use of body cameras in your organisation –
Q1. Does anyone (staff or contractors) in your organisation use/wear body
cameras or body worn video recording devices while performing their
duties?
A1. Yes
If yes, please detail:
Q2. Who provides the body cameras and footage/evidence management used by
your organisation?
A2. Reveal Media, Endevour II, Becketts Wharf, Lower Teddington Road,
Hampton Wick KT1 4ER.
Q3. How many staff members use body cameras and what capacities/teams do
they work in?
A3. 24 – Civic Enforcement Service – The team undertake all front line
regulatory duties on behalf of the Local Authority including environmental
enforcement, car parking and anti-social behaviour.
Q4. Are they staff or contractors (for e.g. outsourced security personnel)
A4. Staff employed by Stockton on Tees Borough Council
Q5. How many body cameras in all are currently owned and/or used by your
organisation?
A5. 12
Q6. Were the cameras bought as a one off purchase and if so, how much did
they cost your organisation?
A6. One off purchase, to the value of £7,334.00
Q7. 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?
A7. N/A
Q8. Where is the data recorded stored – on premises locally or on cloud?
A8. Locally
Q9. Who is the point of contact for your body camera programme?
A9. CFYA Operations Manager, The Security Centre, The Square, Stockton on
Tees, TS18 1TE.
If you have any queries or concerns please contact me in the first
instance.
However, if you are unhappy with the way your request for information has
been handled, you can submit a complaint to
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If, after your complaint has been determined, you remain dissatisfied with
the handling of your request or complaint, you have a right to appeal to
the Information Commissioner at:
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Telephone: 0303 123 1113 Website:
www.ico.org.uk.
The ICO does not make a charge for an appeal.
Yours sincerely,
Alison Croymans
Information Governance Team
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Municipal Buildings, Church Road, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 1LD
(01642) 527455
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