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Please note that, if you operate a recording device in a public place, you may have obligations under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). It is in your interest to familiarise yourself, and comply with, any such obligations that apply to you. If you are in any doubt as to your obligations, please obtain independent legal advice to ensure you do not put yourself at risk of prosecution. In submitting your footage you acknowledge you have read and understood the above notice before proceeding.
Further guidance can be found here: Domestic CCTV systems | ICO and Guidance on the use of domestic CCTV - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
The legal policing purpose for the use and collection of video/CCTV includes (but not limited to):
Please read the list of frequently asked questions before submitting your footage.
Yes, as part of the Criminal Justice process, and in order to allow the officers to deal with the offender in an appropriate manner, you will be required to provide a statement.
By making a statement, you understand that you may be required to attend court in order to confirm the information given in your statement.
If, on the rare occasion the offence which you report does require a court appearance, then you will be fully supported through the process.
Please remove the footage from social media. Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) advice is that your footage should not be in the public domain as this may adversely affect any subsequent proceedings. You could also be in breach of UK GDPR in relation to Data Subjects Rights.
No, the device you use to record the offence will not be taken from you.
It is your responsibility to ensure you are up to date with the guidance and rules in relation to the storage of video/CCTV recordings.
No. The police do not replace memory cards or devices with like items in any circumstances.
Ideally the date and time should be correct. The video footage is used to support your written witness testimony. You must account for any discrepancies in date/time within your witness evidence presented to us. Your witness statement must clearly state what time/date the incident occurred.
We need your statement; we need to fully understand the situation and people have a right to have matters heard in a court of law. We will be in touch if you are required to attend court and support you through the process.
The evidence which you provide to us by way of the submission of digital media footage and a statement will be reviewed by an experienced officer to firstly establish if an offence has been committed and to identify the specific offence.
The offender will not be provided with your details. However, on the rare occasion that the offence which you have reported results in a court appearance, then at this stage the offender will become aware of your name but not your address or any other personal details.
The footage which you submit along with your statement will be stored securely on a cloud server.
All footage and statements associated with an offence or prosecution will be retained in line with the police forces retention policies. If your submission is not progressed the original copy of your statement and associated files will be deleted.
Derbyshire Constabulary processes personal data in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and other associated legislation.
For further information please see the Privacy Notice on the Derbyshire Constabulary website.