CCTV
Overview
The Council is committed to complying with the Code of Practice and the Data Protection Act 2018, ensuring that the public is kept informed and consulted on future developments of the system.
South Tyneside Council is registered with the Data Protection Commissioner for its Central Control Unit CCTV operations and will abide by the constraints laid down within the Data Protection Act 2018.
Other associated information can be found in the following documents:
- South Tyneside Council CCTV Unit - Code of Practice for the Operation and Management
- South Tyneside Council CCTV Unit - Privacy Impact Assessment
- South Tyneside Council CCTV Unit - Self Assessment (Dec 18)
- South Tyneside Council CCTV Unit - Annual Review (2015)
- South Tyneside Council CCTV Unit - Annual Review (2016)
- South Tyneside Council CCTV Unit - Annual Review (2017)
- South Tyneside Council CCTV Unit - Certificate of Compliance
- South Tyneside Council Community Wardens Body Cam CCTV - Code of Practice for the Operation and Management
- South Tyneside Council Community Wardens Body Cam CCTV - Privacy Impact Assessment
CCTV in South Tyneside
The Council manages CCTV in its town centres, high streets, heavily congested roads, accident black spots, housing estates and some small shopping parades.
Nexus has ownership of the Metro system cameras.
The systems are active 365 days a year 24 hours a day.