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Please advise me: how long are CCTV videos captured within Police Stations kept for?
include CCTV audio and video in police station lobbies.
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Please advise me: how long are CCTV videos captured within Police Stations kept for?
CCTV imagery recorded within police stations (including public front counter areas) is retained for a minimum of 31 days. Audio is not recorded.
include CCTV audio and video in police station lobbies.
Within Custody Environments (which are located in some, but not all police stations), both CCTV images and audio are recorded. These are retained for 366 days and then deleted.