CCTV

The College is fully committed to operating a safe environment, it therefore has in place a closed circuit television (“CCTV”) system to assist in providing a safe and secure environment for students, staff and visitors, as well as protect college property. Aquinas College will only process personal data obtained by the CCTV system in a manner which ensures compliance with the legislation.

Recorded images will be retained for no longer than 31 days from the date of recording, unless required for evidential purposes or the investigation of crime or otherwise required and retained as a download with the requisite approval form.

All images on electronic storage will be erased by automated system overwriting. All downloads, still photographs and hard copy prints will be securely disposed of as confidential waste. The date and method of destruction will be recorded on the bottom of the original approval to copy held by the Facilities Manager.

Permission to view CCTV data will depend on the subject of the potential investigation.

Where this is be released to the Police this will only be released to the Police on receipt of a completed Data Release Form and sight of their warrant card.

The Facilities Manager is authorised to review CCTV recordings to ascertain the circumstances relating to potential incidents involving students, visitors / and public incidents. If in the course of that initial investigation it is suspected that the incident may involve a member of staff the review will be halted and the HR Manager will be notified.

The Facilities Manager may authorise members of staff to view the CCTV images with him/her relating to a potential student incident that it may be appropriate to see the footage.

Warning signs, as required by the Code of Practice of the Information Commissioner have been placed at access routes and areas covered by the college CCTV System.

The CCTV system is registered with the Information Commissioner under the terms of the Data Protection Act 1998 and will seek to comply with the requirements both of the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Commissioner’s Code of Practice.