CCTV

Using CCTV is necessary for the organisation's legitimate interests. Cameras are installed for the purposes of detecting and preventing crime (or serious misconduct by employees).

CCTV has been installed as the organisation has decided that it is a necessary and proportionate way of dealing with a problem. The organisation will ensure that all cameras are set up in a way that ensures that there is minimal intrusion of staff privacy, and that any intrusion is fully justified.

In areas of surveillance, signs will be displayed prominently to inform employees that CCTV is in use. If workers access the relevant areas, their images will be captured on CCTV.

CCTV will not be operated in toilets, private offices or changing rooms, unless this is necessary for the investigation of a serious crime or there are circumstances in which there is a serious risk to health and safety or to the operation of the employer's business. CCTV will be used in this way only where it is a proportionate means of achieving the aim in the circumstances.

Covert CCTV will only ever be set up for the investigation or detection of crime or serious misconduct. The use of covert CCTV will be justified only in circumstances where the investigator has a reasonable suspicion that the crime or serious misconduct is taking place and where CCTV use is likely to be a proportionate means of securing evidence. Any covert recording will be strictly time limited.

CCTV evidence may be used against an employee in disciplinary proceedings only where such evidence tends to show, in the reasonable belief of the employer, that they have been guilty of serious misconduct. The employee will be given a chance to see and respond to the images in these circumstances.

Images from CCTV footage will be securely stored, only authorised personnel will have access to them. This will normally be the Company Directors. It could also include members of HR, facilities management, H&S, an