CCTV Policy
Introduction
The purpose of this Policy is to regulate the management, operation, and use of the closed-circuit television (CCTV) system at WR&FC (the “Club”).
Images from our CCTV will be managed in compliance with our data protection policy and the Data Protection Act 2018.
The system comprises of cameras located both internally and externally around the Club. All cameras may be monitored and are only available for use by approved members of staff.
Objectives of the CCTV System
The objectives of the CCTV system are:
- To protect the Club buildings and its assets to ensure they are kept free from intrusion, vandalism, damage, or disruption;
- To increase the personal safety of employees, members, and visitors;
- To support the police in a bid to deter and detect crime;
- To assist in identifying, apprehending, and prosecuting offenders of crimes within the Club;
- To deter and act as evidence of breaking policy rules with the club;
- To protect private property;
- To assist in the usage and management of the Club building on a day-to-day basis.
Principles of operation
Cameras will be used to monitor activities within the Club buildings, the car parks, and other areas. Staff have been instructed to ensure that static cameras do not focus on private homes, gardens and other areas of private property.
Unless an immediate response to events is required, staff must not direct cameras at an individual, their property or a specific group of individuals, without an authorization from the Manager.
Materials or knowledge secured because of the CCTV system will not be used for any commercial purpose. The recorded images are not available to members to view, and its purpose is not to find lost property or resolve personal disputes.
The design of the CCTV system has endeavoured to ensure that it gives maximum coverage, but it is not possible to guarantee that it will cover or detect every single incident taking place in the areas of coverage.
Warning signs, as required by the Code of Practice of the Information Commissioner, have been placed at all access routes to areas covered by the Club CCTV.