Whether you are a homeowner that has a CCTV system installed to prevent burglaries or you are a business owner that has CCTV installed as a crime prevention measure as well as recording any coronial activity, you may at times be asked to supply CCTV footage to the police.
Police may request CCTV footage for a variety of reasons that may not be at all to do with you or your property. If your CCTV for example looks out into the street they may use it to look for evidence of a suspect’s movements before or following a crime or they may use it to try and track down a missing person.
Initially you will be asked to supply your CCTV evidence. However, if you refuse the police do have various options to get the footage should they so wish such as getting a search warrant. Thankfully this is very rare as the vast majority of people are happy to cooperate.
