Manage camera images
The police are the data controller for the images from cameras in public spaces (Article 151c of the Municipalities Act). This means that the police determine the purposes for which and the means by which personal data are processed. The mayor has the authority, after obtaining the consent of the municipal council via the General Local Ordinance (APV), to install cameras in her municipality, but only the police can view and use the images. These images fall under the Police Data Act (WPG).
Cameras in public spaces are monitored live during busy nights out or events. The municipality determines where the cameras are placed. The police use the footage for (criminal) investigations. You cannot simply request the camera footage from the police; strict rules apply to this under the Police Data Act (WPG) . The police determine whether you are allowed to view the footage.
Dynamic (inner) city closure
In the city centre there are also cameras at the poles that close off the city centre. These are the poles that ensure that you cannot simply drive into the shopping area with your car. Only vehicles with permission are allowed to enter. Whether a vehicle has permission to drive into the city centre is checked using the license plate. Sometimes the poles have to be operated manually. In that case it is important to be able to see who is there and why they want to enter. The cameras help with that.
In addition, the cameras are used in the event of damage to the poles. These pole installations are expensive and are frequently damaged. The footage can then serve as evidence for insurance purposes. The footage is subject to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) . The municipality is the data controller for this footage.
Privacy
Camera surveillance affects your privacy. That is why there are clear rules:
- Camera images are kept for a maximum of 4 weeks, unless the police need them for an investigation
- The images are only used to maintain public order and to detect criminal offences.
- The Dutch Data Protection Authority checks whether the rules are being properly observed
- You can find more information on the website of the Dutch Data Protection Authority
Request camera images
There are differences between the cameras in the center and the bodycams of enforcement officers (BOAs):
CCTV surveillance of public spaces
- Only the police manage these images
- The camera images can only be requested under strict conditions (see also WPG: Police Data Act)
- More information can be found at police.nl
Bodycams of boas
- The municipality manages these images
- You will only have access if you are in the picture (see also GDPR: General Data Protection Regulation)
- For more information, please visit the web page Privacy statement bodycams
Contact
For questions, please call 14 035.
