CCTV

Introduction

Peterborough City Council operates a Public Space Surveillance System, often referred to as CCTV (closed circuit television). We have over 160 cameras covering the city centre and other public spaces and they are monitored 24 hours a day, every day of the year.

All our CCTV operators are trained in the use of the system and adhere to the relevant CCTV Code of Practice and Operating Procedures. They are all licensed by the Security Industry Authority to operate and record images using the CCTV system.

If you are considering making a request for footage, camera locations can be found using our interactive system called ESRi.

CCTV request for insurance or legal

Peterborough City Council cannot release CCTV footage following a subject access request where third party individuals can be identified unless those parties have consented to the disclosure.

We may also refuse to provide footage to you whereby doing so would be likely to prejudice:

• The prevention and detection of crime
• Apprehension and prosecution of offenders

If no data is held with regard to your request, or the data falls into a category exempted from disclosure, you will be notified in writing of this.

If you have:

• Been the victim of a crime
• Been involved in a road traffic collision or
• Are an insurance company or legal representative

We are unable to accept subject access requests in these instances because we will only be able to provide you with images of yourself and not third parties.

If you have been the victim of a crime, or it is a crime-related incident, you should report the matter to the police by calling either 999 in an emergency or 101 in a non-emergency. The police can make a request direct to us to view our footage and, if held, it will be provided to the investigating officer.

If you have been involved in a road traffic collision, your insurance company can request footage under Schedule 2 Part 1 (5) of the Data Protection Act 2018. These requests are subject to a £100 + VAT charge and the relevant footage, if held, will then be sent to them. Payment is only available online and can be completed via the green button below.

Once you have completed payment, please proceed to the online application form below to submit your CCTV request.

Further help

If you require assistance with your application or have any queries then please contact the CCTV team on 01733 747474 or email CCTVpayments@peterborough.gov.uk.

CCTV request for individuals

You have the right to request CCTV footage of yourself under Article 15 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). You have a right to be provided with images of yourself, if we hold them, but not of any third parties.

If you require CCTV footage of yourself that you believe may have been captured by cameras owned by the council, please complete the CCTV footage request form. To help us to identify the footage you require, please ensure you provide the following identifying information, where applicable:

• The date and time of the requested footage
• The precise location of the requested footage
• The make, model, colour and registration number of your vehicle (if required footage involves your vehicle)
• A description of yourself to aid the CCTV operators to locate footage of you
• Any further descriptive details you feel are relevant to your application

Please be aware that while some of our cameras are fixed to a specific view, many of our cameras automatically rotate. This means that we may not have captured footage of an incident because the camera may be rotating to focus on a different area.