Surveillance Camera Commissioner

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oversight body public office

The Surveillance Camera Commissioner is an independent UK oversight role responsible for promoting and monitoring compliance with rules governing the use of surveillance camera systems to protect privacy and civil liberties.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner	1
Surveillance Camera Code of Practice	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	oversight body ⓘ public office ⓘ
appointedBy	Secretary of State for the Home Department NERFINISHED ⓘ
appointingAuthority	UK Home Office NERFINISHED ⓘ
collaboratesWith	Biometrics Commissioner ⓘ Information Commissioner’s Office ⓘ local authorities ⓘ police forces in England and Wales ⓘ transport authorities ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
createdIn	2012 ⓘ
firstHolder	Andrew Rennison NERFINISHED ⓘ
focusesOn	accountability of surveillance camera operators ⓘ data protection and privacy safeguards ⓘ necessity and proportionality of surveillance camera use ⓘ
hasDuty	encourage compliance by relevant authorities ⓘ provide annual reports to the Home Secretary ⓘ review operation of the Surveillance Camera Code of Practice ⓘ
issues	advice to ministers on surveillance camera policy ⓘ guidance on surveillance camera use ⓘ
jurisdiction	England and Wales ⓘ Northern Ireland ⓘ surface form: Northern Ireland (limited functions) Scotland ⓘ surface form: Scotland (limited functions)
legalBasis	Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 ⓘ
legalBasisSection	Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 ⓘ surface form: Section 34 Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 Section 35 Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 ⓘ Section 36 Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 ⓘ Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 ⓘ surface form: Section 37 Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 ⓘ surface form: Section 38 Protection of Freedoms Act 2012
monitors	compliance with the Surveillance Camera Code of Practice ⓘ operation of surveillance camera systems ⓘ
notableHolder	Fraser Sampson ⓘ Tony Porter ⓘ
officeType	independent statutory commissioner ⓘ
oversees	use of Automatic Number Plate Recognition systems ⓘ use of CCTV by relevant authorities ⓘ use of body-worn video by public authorities ⓘ
primaryPurpose	encourage lawful and effective use of surveillance camera systems ⓘ promote compliance with the Surveillance Camera Code of Practice ⓘ protect privacy and civil liberties in relation to surveillance cameras ⓘ
promotes	good practice in surveillance camera operation ⓘ public awareness of surveillance camera issues ⓘ transparency in the use of surveillance cameras ⓘ
relatedConcept	surveillance oversight in the United Kingdom ⓘ
relatedDocument	Surveillance Camera Commissioner self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Surveillance Camera Code of Practice
reportsTo	Parliament of the United Kingdom through the Attorney General ⓘ surface form: UK Parliament (via the Home Secretary)
scopeIncludes	local authority surveillance camera systems ⓘ police surveillance camera systems ⓘ public space CCTV ⓘ some private sector systems when operated on behalf of public authorities ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

British Home Department → oversees → Surveillance Camera Commissioner ⓘ

this entity surface form: Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office → oversees → Surveillance Camera Commissioner ⓘ

subject surface form: UK Home Office

Surveillance Camera Commissioner → relatedDocument → Surveillance Camera Commissioner self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Surveillance Camera Code of Practice