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You know when you are buying petrol and so on, the subject (lets call him the data subject) is often on video. How can you get hold of a copy of the video? Is the law the data protection act or some other act? whch section, how long do they have to respond and what is the cost?
I am putting the questions here, as there are obviously some lawyers a few questions down discussing the extension to the similar evidence rule.
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erm, yes it wasnt a petrol station (but it could have been!) and yes the events (with me on it) were noteworthy) and yes I applied and gave notice within 24hrs - its just that nothing has happened after three weeks, and I did wonder if a policy of scrubbing within a few days absolved them of a duty to keep and produce -and I actually thought on reflection that the answer was no.Nonetheless in pointing out that a body is in breach of the data protection act, erm one has to know which bits of the act they are in breach of. So all contributions are very welcome. many thanks one and all - I could not have come this far withoutja.
Try going to www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk
These are the people who will enforce the data protection act
I don't think the company will have to give you details of cctv footage, as there is an exception "to enable the prevention and detection of crime" which I reckon CCTV would cover.
If you can be bothered to plough through its all here:
http://www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1998/19980029.htm
One of my favourtie comedians - Mark Thomas - did a stint on CCTV coverage - check out his web page. At the time he encouraged people to act out little films/plays and then pay the 10 quid to get a copy from a CCTV camera covering them - therfore, creating a film for 10 quid <g>
http://www.mtcp.co.uk/campaigns.php?id=5
Okay, as I said before the Information Commissioner is responsible for upholding the Data Protection Act. There has been a test case re CCTV - follow this link
http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk/eventual.aspx?id=5739
And all will be revealed - it is not a simple yes or no answer, but depends on a lot of things, like how many cameras are in the system, are they movable