The public realm CCTV upgrade project was jointly funded by us and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) programme known as ‘Scotland’s 8th City – the Smart City'.
As part of the Digital and Smart City Strategy 2020-2023, the Council has replaced its Public Realm CCTV system. Upgrading our CCTV system has allowed us to improve our proactive monitoring and response to events in the city. Operators are able to alert the emergency services to incidents and provide real time information to help them.
As well as helping keep people safe, the new intelligent system shows us how people interact with the environment – whether that’s travelling on foot, by bike or in a vehicle.
You can find all our camera locations on our CCTV locations map.
Face recognition is not used on the CCTV cameras.
Privacy
The following legislation is relevant to the Council’s operation of CCTV:
- General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
- Data Protection Act 2018
- Human Rights Act 1998
- Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995
- Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
- Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act 2000
Only fully trained Council staff have access to control and view the system for the performance of tasks carried out in the public interest.
Our new system has robust inbuilt access controls and audit capabilities.
All images not used for evidential purposes are automatically deleted after 14 days.
The Council’s CCTV Scheme is operated in accordance with an agreed CCTV Code of Practice.
