CCTV Surveillance Systems

Consultation on the NEW Rushcliffe Borough Council Re-Deployable Surveillance Camera System for Bingham

As part of the Home Office’s Safer Street project Rushcliffe Borough Council are proposing the installation of a re-deployable surveillance camera system within the Bingham Town centre vicinity. The proposed system would include 7 cameras covering this area which includes carparks and public areas. Please see the Notification Document, the Plan of the proposed initial locations and the consultation leaflet being circulated in the Bingham locality.

Rushcliffe Borough will use the CCTV system to:

Reduce and deter crime and disorder at the location
Support the investigation of crimes and disorder, including environmental crime and anti-social behaviour
Ensure the safety of visitors and businesses

The CCTV system will be fully compliant with all relevant legislation and will be operated in the same way as the existing system in West Bridgford described below.

As part of the Privacy Impact Assessment it is important to establish how you feel about the proposal and if you are supportive.

Comments may be made by email to Environmentalhealth@rushcliffe.gov.uk or on our Contact us webpage.

Please ensure your comment states “RBC Community Safety Bingham CCTV consultation response”

Please also see our Rushcliffe Borough Council Privacy Notice

Information on surveillance systems (CCTV) within Rushcliffe

CCTV is owned by Rushcliffe Borough Council to support the police and prevent crime in the West Bridgford area as part of the Safer Streets funding provided by the Government. The location of the cameras are shown in the plan of locations of CCTV.

The Police work collaboratively with the council and are informed direct of any suspicious incidents as they arise and can be directed to the exact location by fully trained operators

The West Bridgford town centre cameras are managed under a shared services Information Processing Agreement with Newark & Sherwood District Council, Ashfield District Council and Broxtowe Borough Council - via a CCTV control room.

The CCTV control room is continuously staffed by two Security Industry Authority (SIA) licensed operators, who monitor the public space cameras throughout the districts. These operators work closely with the police control rooms, helping policing in our area. the cameras will be managed and operated in accordance with RBC Public Space Surveillance policy and Code of Practice 2023

Links with Nottinghamshire Police

The control room has direct links with Nottinghamshire Police via dedicated police radios and a direct telephone link. We can also transmit images directly to the police control room, so that they can monitor live incidents.

More information on how the council collect, store and process the data from the surveillance cameras can be found in the Councils Policy document Link required.

Surveillance Legislation and Guidance

The government's Surveillance Commissioner has set out detailed legislation and guidance for the use of surveillance systems in public areas as detailed below:

We take great care in considering all relevant legislation when carrying out surveillance in relation to public protection and safety; therefore operate in accordance with the following Acts (or regulations within Acts):

For security reasons, the general public are not able to contact the CCTV Control Room direct. However, if you have any questions that the CCTV web page cannot answer, please contact Community Safety at Rushcliffe Borough Council.

Requesting Surveillance Footage

Information on how to request images and videos of yourself recorded using CCTV

You can request images of yourself (subject access request) which have been recorded by the council's surveillance camera systems. However any requests must comply with the Data Protection Act 2018. The Police and third parties can also request images which have been recorded by CCTV.

Request Forms

CCTV subject data request form

CCTV disclosure form - POLICE USE ONLY

If, under the Data Protection Act and Protection of Freedoms Act, we can meet your request but there may be a charge to view the footage. There may be additional charges if we have to obscure images of other people in the film, or for any media supplied such as DVDs.

If you, your car or property have been involved in an incident and you believe this may have been caught on the council's surveillance cameras, you should first report the incident to the Police who should investigate the matter on your behalf.

We cannot provide any footage which is part of an ongoing Police investigation. In this case you or your representative would need to contact the Police Officer dealing with the case for authorisation prior to making the request.

It's not always possible to resolve every issue by the use of surveillance systems and in some cases it may not be appropriate to use surveillance systems to achieve an objective. The council are governed by government policy and guidance, therefore operate is accordance with the Surveillance Commissioners Code of Practice and the recommended 12 Principles of Surveillance.

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