Lawful basis for processing your data
Wyre Council have installed closed circuit television (CCTV) in town centres across the borough and also in some of our council premises. The processing of the personal data collected by these systems is necessary for the council to perform a task in the public interest in accordance with Article 6(1)(e) of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). In addition, any personal information containing special category data will be processed under Article 9(2) of the GDPR. Wyre Council (the Data Controller) will only process and share the personal information collected through its CCTV systems for the purposes of public and staff safety and the prevention and detection of crime and victim welfare as permitted under Section 163 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 and the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, under which the council and Lancashire Police consider CCTV a necessary initiative.
Other examples of legislation under which the unit has responsibilities include, but is not limited to:
- Surveillance Camera Code of Practice 2013
- Information Commissioners Code of Practice for CCTV
- Anti-Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014
- Human Rights Act 1998
- Serious Organised Crime and Policing Act 2014
- The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012
- Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) 2000
- Freedom of Information Act 2000
The unit also processes criminal offence data under Article 10 of the GDPR. It does so in its official capacity assisting the wider council and Lancashire Police in their enforcement and regulatory duties.