
CCTV Policy
HORSFORTH GOLF CLUB
LTD. CCTV POLICY
Horsforth Golf Club uses closed circuit television (CCTV) images to provide a
safe and secure environment for members, their guests, employees and visitors
to the Club’s business premises, such as clients, customers, contractors and
suppliers, and to protect the Club’s property.
This policy sets out the use and management of the CCTV equipment and images in
compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Information Commissioner’s
Office CCTV Code of Practice.
The Club’s CCTV facility records both images and audio recording.
PURPOSES OF CCTV
The purposes of the Club installing and using CCTV systems include to:
- assist in the prevention or detection of crime or equivalent malpractice
- assist in the identification and prosecution of offenders
- monitor the security of the Club’s business premises
- ensure that health and safety rules and Club procedures are being complied
with
- assist with the identification of unauthorised actions or unsafe working
practices that might result in disciplinary proceedings being instituted
against employees and to help in providing relevant evidence
- promote productivity and efficiency.
LOCATION OF CAMERAS
Cameras are located at strategic points throughout the Club’s business
premises, principally at the entrance, exit points and Club car park. The Club
has positioned the cameras so that they only cover communal or public areas on
the Club’s business premises and they have been sited so that they provide clear
images. No camera focuses, or will focus, on toilets, shower facilities or
private offices. All cameras are also clearly visible.
Appropriate signs are prominently and clearly displayed so that members, their
guests, employees, clients, customers and other visitors are aware they are
entering an area covered by CCTV.
RECORDING AND RETENTION OF IMAGES
Images produced by the CCTV equipment are as clear as possible so that they are
effective for the purposes for which they are intended. Maintenance checks of
the equipment are undertaken on a regular basis to ensure it is working
properly and that the media is producing high quality images.
Images may be recorded either in constant real-time (24 hours a day throughout
the year), or only at certain times, as the needs of the business dictate.
As the recording system records digital images, any CCTV images that are held
on the hard drive of a PC or server are deleted and overwritten on a recycling
basis and, in any event, are not held for more than one month. Once a hard
drive has reached the end of its use, it will be erased prior to disposal.
Images that are stored on, or transferred on to, removable media such as CDs
are erased or destroyed once the purpose of the recording is no longer
relevant. In normal circumstances, this will be a period of one month. However,
where a law enforcement agency is investigating a crime, images may need to be
retained for a longer period.
ACCESS TO AND DISCLOSURE OF IMAGES
Access to, and disclosure of, images recorded on CCTV is restricted. This
ensures that the rights of individuals are retained. Images can only be
disclosed in accordance with the purposes for which they were originally
collected.
The images that are filmed are recorded centrally and held in a secure
location. Access to recorded images is restricted to the operators of the CCTV
system and to those directors and line managers who are authorised to view them in accordance
with the purposes of the system. Viewing of recorded images will take place in
a restricted area to which other employees will not have access when viewing is
occurring. If media on which images are recorded are removed for viewing
purposes, this will be documented.
Disclosure of images to other third parties will only be made in accordance
with the purposes for which the system is used and will be limited to:
- the police and other law enforcement agencies, where the images recorded
could assist in the prevention or detection of a crime or the identification
and prosecution of an offender or the identification of a victim or witness
- prosecution agencies, such as the Crown Prosecution Service
- relevant legal representatives
- line managers involved with Club disciplinary processes
- individuals whose images have been recorded and retained (unless disclosure
would prejudice the prevention or detection of crime or the apprehension or
prosecution of offenders).
The Club Manager or Directors of the golf club are the only people who are
permitted to authorise disclosure of information to external third parties such
as law enforcement agencies.
All requests for disclosure and access to images will be documented, including
the date of the disclosure, to whom the images have been provided and the
reasons why they are required. If disclosure is denied, the reason will be
recorded. A formal request in writing must be made on the form provided by the golf club.
INDIVIDUALS’ ACCESS RIGHTS
Under the Data Protection Act 1998, individuals have the right on request to
receive a copy of the personal data that the Club holds about them, including
CCTV images if they are recognisable from the image.
If you wish to access any of your CCTV images, you must make a written request
to Simon Lax, the Club Manager, and the Club reserves the right to charge you a
fee of up to £10 for the supply of the images requested. Your request must
include the date and time when the images were recorded and the location of the
particular CCTV camera, so that the images can be located and your identity can
be established as the person in the images.
Note: The Club will always check the identity of the person making the request
before processing it.
The Club Manager or directors of the golf club will first determine whether
disclosure of your images will reveal third party information as you have no
right to access CCTV images relating to other people. In this case, the images
of third parties may need to be obscured if it would otherwise involve an
unfair intrusion into their privacy.
If the Club is unable to comply with your request because access could
prejudice the prevention or detection of crime or the apprehension or
prosecution of offenders, you will be advised accordingly.
COVERT RECORDING
The Club will only undertake covert recording with the written authorisation of
the Club Manager (or another senior person acting in their absence) where there
is good cause to suspect that criminal activity or equivalent malpractice is
taking, or is about to take, place and informing the individuals concerned that
the recording is taking place would seriously prejudice its prevention or
detection. Covert monitoring may include both video and audio recording.
Covert monitoring will only take place for a limited and reasonable amount of
time consistent with the objective of assisting in the prevention and detection
of particular suspected criminal activity or equivalent malpractice. Once the
specific investigation has been completed, covert monitoring will cease.
Information obtained through covert monitoring will only be used for the
prevention or detection of criminal activity or equivalent malpractice. All
other information collected in the course of covert monitoring will be deleted
or destroyed unless it reveals information which the Club cannot reasonably be
expected to ignore.
STAFF TRAINING
The Club will ensure that all employees handling CCTV images or recordings are
trained in the operation and administration of the CCTV system and on the
impact of the Data Protection Act 1998 with regard to that system.
IMPLEMENTATION
The Club Manager and the directors of Horsforth Golf Club are responsible for the
implementation of and compliance with this policy and the operation of the CCTV
system and they will conduct an annual review of the Club’s use of CCTV. Any
complaints or enquiries about the operation of the Club’s CCTV system should be
addressed to them.