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The best in parking management, innovation and design will be celebrated at the British Parking Awards 2013. The British Parking Association will be presenting the Lifetime Achievement Award – a special award recognising a parking professional who has made an outstanding contribution to the profession. The candidates will be based on nominations from within the parking sector and announced at the awards ceremony. Last year’s recipient of the award was
BPA SCRUTINISES SURVEILLANCE CODE
The BPA will be responding to a draft surveillance camera code of practice consultation on behalf of its members. The consultation has been running since
7 February and lasts until 21 March, and will be examining the impact of the code upon parking operators. For a legal perspective on the code of practice, see Matthew Orme’s article on p30. The historical background to the code of practice dates back to 1987, when the first town centre closed circuit television (CCTV) system was installed in King’s Lynn. Since then there has been a proliferation in the use of CCTV and automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) systems operated in public places in England and Wales by both public and private bodies. The argument for the surveillance system is based around security and safety, but there are also concerns regarding an individual’s privacy.
These days the systems are deployed for a range of purposes, and are generally welcomed as a reassuring presence and for keeping the public safe. Technological developments have increased the capability of surveillance camera systems. This has in turn increased the capability of system operators, the police and the criminal
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justice system to protect people and property, investigate incidents and bring crimes to justice. It has also increased the risk of interference with a citizen’s right to privacy and that is why the government has committed to regulation of CCTV usage. This has been enacted through the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. The public must have confidence that
surveillance measures are appropriate and proportionate, and that those who operate the camera systems, or use the images and information they capture, demonstrate integrity in doing and can be properly held to account.
This legislation provides a regulatory framework which is intended to complement and be coherent with existing legislation, such as the Data Protection Act 1998, the Human Rights Act 1998 and the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000. Technological and professional innovation does not stand still, so it must ensure that any new regulation is appropriate both now and in the future. Following engagement and consultation with a wide range of interested parties and the public, a draft code of practice has now been prepared for publication alongside this consultation document.
the BPA’s Jane Hack (pictured below with comedian Alexander Armstrong). The event is organised and run by Landor and Parking Review Magazine, and will take place on Friday 8 March at the Royal Lancashire Hotel, London. The award categories include:
■ Best New Car Park ■ Best Car Park Refurbishment ■ The Parking Technology Award ■ Parking and the Environment Award ■ The Overall Winner Award
Alexander Armstrong with Jane Hack
CORRECTION Peter Lowe, chair of the Wales Group of the BPA was misquoted in the article ‘Everyone has something to say’ (Parking News, February 2013). Rather than talking about the length of stay in a Blue Badge space, Lowe was explaining the Welsh government’s five-year action plan to introduce a national blue badge parking policy guide covering all aspects of parking provision for people with impairments. The article also quotes Lowe as saying he was ‘blowing my own trumpet’. In fact he said ‘The Wales group can blow its own trumpet because of the effort it has made and the progress it has made.’
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