United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 52084
CCTV: Privacy
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13 May 2025
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22 May 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of further regulation of domestic CCTV usage where cameras overlook neighbouring properties.
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13 May 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of further regulation of domestic CCTV usage where cameras overlook neighbouring properties.
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22 May 2025
Answer
If domestic CCTV captures someone else's property or communal space, the UK’s data protection legislation applies, as the images and voices of other people will be captured and this is classified as personal information.The Information Commissioner's Offi...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-13/52084
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1802516
- uk · wq-1802516 · source updated 22 May 2025