The government will publish a code of conduct on the use of CCTV and automated plate recognition technology, The Register reports. It will also remove CCTV regulation from the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) powers and establish a new surveillance camera commissioner. A public consultation on the code was published Tuesday, stating that the government will require anyone wanting to use CCTV to conduct a checklist demonstrating a need, a cost/benefit analysis and consultation with the appropriate authorities. The code will need to comply with the Data Protection Act and cannot conflict with the ICO, the report states. The crime prevention minister said the two technologies help crime fighting, but can't "invade law-abiding people's privacy."
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