South Staffordshire Council’s Villages CCTV scheme became
operational in April 2002 with an initial 22 cameras. A further 10
cameras have since been added to the system including 2 at
Penkridge train station monitored on behalf of Network Rail.
A full schedule of the camera locations is
available.
The scheme accords with Aim 2 of the Council’s Corporate
Strategy:
“To be a healthy and safe District
in which to live, work, and visit”
by contributing to one of its key objectives, namely
“to reduce crime and disorder and
make South Staffordshire safer”.
The CCTV system and its associated equipment are wholly owned,
operated and maintained by the Council. The scheme comes under the
umbrella of the local Crime Reduction Partnership and it has the
authority of the Chief Executive of South Staffordshire Council and
the Chief Constable of Staffordshire Police. It operates in
accordance with the Policy, Procedures & Strategy that have
been agreed by the Staffordshire CCTV Users Group (this is a
partnership between Staffordshire Police and Staffordshire Local
Authorities). Extracts from the document have been used in this
Overview.
Management of the scheme is delegated to the person below, to
whom all relevant enquiries should be addressed in the first
instance.
Data Subject Access
Any request from a member of the public for the disclosure of
information that he/she believes is recorded by virtue of the local
authority CCTV scheme will be directed to Staffordshire Police. The
subject will be issued with a Subject Access Request Form, which
must be completed in full.
A copy of this form can be obtained from the scheme manager
(see below).
A £10 fee is payable in respect of each data subject access
application and a cheque for this amount made payable to
Staffordshire Police must be submitted with the completed form
before the request can be processed. It should be noted that data
will not automatically be released and there are several criteria
that have to be satisfied.
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Steve Poyser
Head of Engineering Services
South Staffordshire Council
Council Offices
Codsall
South Staffordshire
WV8 1PX
Telephone: (01902) 696000