Policy Statement

  1. The British Council School uses a Close Circuit Television (“CCTV”) system within its premises. The purpose of this policy is to set out the position of the British Council School as to the management, operation and use of the CCTV at its premises in c/ Solano (Pozuelo) and c/ Alfonso Rodriguez Santamaría (El Viso).
  2. This policy applies to pupils, our employees, contractors, visitors to the British Council School premises and all other persons whose images may be captured by the CCTV system.
  3. This policy takes account all applicable legislation and guidance, including:
  • Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, also referred to as General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).
  • Ley Orgánica 3/2018, de 5 de diciembre, de Protección de Datos Personales y garantía de los derechos digitales (Spanish Data Protection Act) (en adelante la “LOPD”).
  • Instrucción 1/2006 de la Agencia Española de Protección de Datos sobre el tratamiento de datos personales con fines de vigilancia a través de sistemas de cámaras o videocámaras (Spanish Commissioner Instruction on the processing of personal data for videosurveillance purposes by videocameras), (together, the “Data Protection Legislation”).
  • CCTV Code of Practice produced by the UK Information Commissioner (“ICO”)
  • Guidance on the use of CCTV for Security and other purposes, produced by the Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (“AEPD”)

Purpose of CCTV

  • The British Council School uses CCTV for the following specific, explicit and legitimate purposes and will not use CCTV footage for further processing.
  1. To provide a safe and secure environment for pupils, staff, contractors and visitors.
  2. For investigation of child protection related incidents.
  3. To prevent the loss of or damage to the British Council School buildings and/or assets.
  4. To assist in the prevention or investigation of any criminal activity and assist law enforcement authorities in apprehending offenders.
  5. To assist in the supervision of compliance with H&S at work and the prevention of occupational hazards legal requirements.
  6. To prevent violence, racism, xenophobia and intolerance in sports activities that take place at the British Council School.

Lawful basis

  • The lawful basis for the processing of CCTV images, for the purposes outlined in section 2 above, is to carry out these purposes in the public interest, as laid down by the following Spanish laws:
  1. Ley 5/2014, de 4 de abril, de Seguridad Privada (Law on Private Security);
  2. Ley Orgánica 1/1996, de 15 de enero, de Protección Jurídica del Menor, de modificación parcial del Código Civil y de la Ley de Enjuiciamiento Civil (Law on the Protection of Minors);
  3. Ley 31/1995, de 8 de noviembre, de prevención de Riesgos Laborales (Law on Occupational Risk Prevention), y
  4. Ley 19/2007, de 11 de julio, contra la violencia, el racismo, la xenofobia y la intolerancia en el deporte (Law against violence, racism, xenophobia and intolerance in sport).
  5. Ley Orgánica 8/2021, de 4 de junio, de protección integral a la infancia y la adolescencia frente a la violencia (Law on comprehensive protection of children and adolescents against violence)

Transparency

  • Signs will be erected in places with sufficient visibility, to inform individuals that they are in an area within which CCTV is in operation.
  • Transparent information about CCTV processing will be made available to individuals on request in the form of a written Privacy Notice in all Security lodges.

Reviewed on July 2022

School families and staff can read the full policy on the School Community Site.

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