CCTV and ANPR cameras (FOI)

​Request

I am writing to enquire about the details of CCTV and ANPR cameras currently in your district. It would be very helpful for us to find out:
1. The current total number of council owned public space CCTV and ANPR cameras in your district.
2. The names of the streets covered by both CCTV and ANPR cameras (i.e. camera locations and where possible what view they have).
3. How many days a year CCTV and ANPR cameras are actively monitored.
4. How many hours a day CCTV and ANPR cameras are actively monitored and at what specific times.
5. How many days/hours a year these CCTV and ANPR cameras are recording footage for.

I would be very grateful if you could provide answers to these questions via email and also confirm in writing that you have received this request as soon as possible.

Response

The States of Jersey Police replied to this question in 2015. The response is available below. 

Use of street CCTV cameras (FOI)

In addition, three new cameras have been added and details of these and the consultation process can be viewed below:

Police CCTV on States of Jersey Police website 

Other agencies that operate CCTV cameras in Jersey include the Customs and Immigration Department. 

An ANPR camera at the harbour in St Helier is used to check all vehicles that enter the Island from the UK mainland and France.

The Department for Infrastructure operate a number of cameras and have provided the responses below.

1. The current total number of council owned public space CCTV and ANPR cameras in your district.

• car parks:  199 CCTV cameras and 4 ANPR cameras
• parks and gardens:  24 CCTV cameras

2. The names of streets covered by both CCTV and ANPR cameras (ie camera locations and where possible what view they have).

• car parks: Sand Street, Patriotic Street, Minden Place, Green Street, Pier Road and First Tower multi-storey car parks and Snow Hill, the Esplanade and Les Jardins open air car parks at all entrances, exits and on most floors
• parks and gardens: within Howard Davis Park and Millennium Town Park and partial coverage of sections of Robin Place, Bath Street, Gas Place and L'Avenue et Dolmen

3. How many days a year CCTV and ANPR cameras are actively monitored

• car parks: 6 days per week
• parks and gardens: none

4. How many hours a day CCTV and ANPR cameras are actively monitored and at what specific times

• car parks: average of 2 hours per day
• parks and gardens: N / A

5. How many days / hours a year these CCTV and ANPR cameras are recording footage for

• car parks: cameras run 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• parks and gardens: cameras run 24 hours a day, 365 days a year

In 2014, the States of Jersey government completed a review of CCTV use in the Island, following extensive consultation.

The results can be viewed below. 

Camera surveillance in Jersey report on the Scrutiny website