CCTV cameras in Hart

We use our cameras to:

• help reduce crime and promote public safety
• help the police and our officers respond to risks and incidents of crime and antisocial behaviour, and, where possible, prevent them from escalating
• provide evidence to help prosecute offenders
• help protect people and places
• provide reassurance to town centre visitors
• support local businesses to tackle crime and antisocial behaviour through the Pub Watch scheme

They are operated by a strict CCTV code of practice.

Requesting new cameras

Before any new CCTV is put in place, we need to ensure there is a legitimate reason for it, which is proportionate, effective and complies with relevant legal obligations.  To achieve this, the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner requests a self-assessment-tool is completed to ensure the surveillance camera code of practice is met.

Once the tool has been completed, please send to communitysafety@hart.gov.uk for review and consideration before any installation is arranged. Please also be aware, dependent upon the impact of privacy, a public consultation may also be required.