Are Signs Needed?

[madkad]

Daft question sorry, but if I have my cameras around my house am I meant to have signs up saying "CCTV something"

Is it a law?

If not

Would you? Does it help stop problems with vandals etc?

[Chorlton]

No, domestic is exempt AFAIK.

Have a look at the previous topics on this matter using the search bar at the top right of the screen for further clarification.

Helping prevent vandals is debatable TBH depending on your location (Bronx v Mayfair) etc

more cameras per sq ft = less awarness and/or fear of them IMO

[madkad]

Thanks

I did have a look, but I am still unsure, I should have said this in my first post sorry:

my house has 3 sides,

front of house, bigish garden with a public path then another garden no road, I will be filming garden and path.

side of house, is a fence and a path so will be filming any one that walks past

back is the same as the side really but with my car at the back fence.

my thoughts are that because people are walking past all the time, will that matter?

[Chorlton]

I'm far from an expert never mind CCTV expert but IMO only commercial systems need to be registered & display signs.

AFAIK filming/photographing of anything in a public place is fine hence why the paps get shots of Paris and Britneys womens bits legally, lol.

If your cams we're pointing towards a neighbours window I think it would be a different story.

C.

[james.wilson]

domesics are excempt. You may want a sign for detterent value etc.

[ilkie]

domesics are excempt. You may want a sign for detterent value etc.

Agreed.

The requirement for CCTV warning signage arises from regulations detailed in the Data Protection Act 1998.

Appropriately worded signage should be installed at the boundary of the surveillance area

However, as Redbull says, CCTV installed for domestic purposes is specifically exempt from this Act. Where the camera is pointing makes no difference.

But pointing a camera at a neighbour's property could be considered in law as a nuisance.

Hope this helps

Ilkie

[madkad]

Ok thats great thank you.

I just wanted to mainly know incase any of my videos needed to be used as avidence in a court of law, I didnt want some one to turn round and say that there no good becuase there was no signs saying the vandal or robber was being filmed while he was braking the law.

you know what its like these days lots of this and ends up just

[Doktor Jon]

madkad

As the guys have correctly suggested, residential CCTV is exempt under S.36 of the Data Protection Act, so you are not required to comply, and you don't need any signs.

Generally speaking, I would rarely if ever suggest that a homeowner puts up warning signs, as in certain situations it can actually create more problems than it solves. In most situations, it's perhaps best to keep the CCTV install as discreet as possible, and only use visible equipment as a deterrent in certain specific circumstances.

[ilkie]

Ok thats great thank you.

I just wanted to mainly know incase any of my videos needed to be used as avidence in a court of law, I didnt want some one to turn round and say that there no good becuase there was no signs saying the vandal or robber was being filmed while he was braking the law.

you know what its like these days lots of this and ends up just

Let me just clarify this point.

In the UK there no such thing as video that is not admissible in court as evidence.

All evidence is admissible, it is up to the judge to decide what weight the evidence has in relation to the case in hand.

Of course not meeting the requirements of the DPA is still a criminal offence so signage should be installed as required by the Act.

(However, to be clear domestic CCTV is exempt from the requirements of the DPA)..

[madkad]

thanks you lot that was a big help