Is a peephole camera legal in England?

Edwardia

I put up a dummy camera and signs first and it was like waving a red flag to a bull. Best to get an actual camera rather than suffer property damage and have no evidence.

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I was watching Neighbourhood Watched on the beeb a couple of weeks ago and a woman in dispute with her neighbours had put up a peephole camera. The voice-over pointed out that it wasn't allowed by the council (was a council house iirc).

Barneysmom

southcoastrgi wrote: »

i tried that but the woman in the next room just keeps lifting her top up, oh well back to my padded cell.

I thought you liked it! :rotfl:

antrobus

maninthestreet wrote: »

Please, there are no laws that make it a criminal offence to film in public.

Apart from s67 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 that is.

vaio

but also see s68

martinsurrey

antrobus wrote: »

Apart from s67 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 that is.

That only applies if you film them doing a private act, as in not in public.

"For the purposes of section 67, a person is doing a private act if the person is in a place which, in the circumstances, would reasonably be expected to provide privacy..."

I have always understood that if you film ONLY public areas, your okay, but if the door camera can also see into any window of a private property then you could end up in a spot of bother.

Leif

When I was harassed by local 'children' - by which I mean thugs in training - the local police advised that I install a CCTV camera, or a dummy unit, in the window inset, pointing outwards to survey the area in front of the house. There are no problems filming someone, even children under 16, on public land, or your own property. There are problems if they are on private land belonging to someone else, though I think that only applies to children.

ic

If yale can make them, then it must be legal.

http://www.yale.co.uk/en/yale/couk/ProductsDB/?groupId=4290&productId=59012