Requesting ANPR data
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Random question, if anyone knows the answer...
Can you request a copy of any ANPR data the police may have captured for a vehicle you own yourself?
Reason being, we got broken into and the wife's 6 month old car was nicked.
Can I request or FOI my ANPR data, assuming the t*ssers passed an camera or two?
It's been 24hrs, so the car is long gone I know that, but the police will I am sure, do a customary investigation, then close the book fairly quickly.
I guess I've watched way too much CSI and wonder if I can trace its last movements, as frankly I have nothing to lose.
JC
Can you request a copy of any ANPR data the police may have captured for a vehicle you own yourself?
Reason being, we got broken into and the wife's 6 month old car was nicked.
Can I request or FOI my ANPR data, assuming the t*ssers passed an camera or two?
It's been 24hrs, so the car is long gone I know that, but the police will I am sure, do a customary investigation, then close the book fairly quickly.
I guess I've watched way too much CSI and wonder if I can trace its last movements, as frankly I have nothing to lose.
JC
Edited by JCDenton on Friday 12th October 00:22
Drumroll said:
And nothing to gain. Even if you got the data (which I very much doubt you will) what would/could you do with it?
I know it is a pain when you loose a car, but I don't see what this will achieve, sorry.
Plus, dependent on what type of car it is & what it was stolen for, aren't the chances fairly high that it could have had false plates chucked on it pretty quickly? So even if it did ping any cameras after being stolen it might not be on the original plate anyway.I know it is a pain when you loose a car, but I don't see what this will achieve, sorry.
You can request it but it will be refused release because it is exempt information.
(4)The controller may restrict, wholly or partly, the rights conferred by subsection (1) to the extent that and for so long as the restriction is, having regard to the fundamental rights and legitimate interests of the data subject, a necessary and proportionate measure to—
(a)avoid obstructing an official or legal inquiry, investigation or procedure;
(b)avoid prejudicing the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties;
(c)protect public security;
(d)protect national security;
(e)protect the rights and freedoms of others.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/12/sectio...
(4)The controller may restrict, wholly or partly, the rights conferred by subsection (1) to the extent that and for so long as the restriction is, having regard to the fundamental rights and legitimate interests of the data subject, a necessary and proportionate measure to—
(a)avoid obstructing an official or legal inquiry, investigation or procedure;
(b)avoid prejudicing the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties;
(c)protect public security;
(d)protect national security;
(e)protect the rights and freedoms of others.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/12/sectio...
JCDenton said:
Can you request a copy of any ANPR data the police may have captured for a vehicle you own yourself?
Reason being, we got broken into and the wife's 6 month old car was nicked.
Can I request or FOI my ANPR data, assuming the t*ssers passed an camera or two?
And what will you do with it?Reason being, we got broken into and the wife's 6 month old car was nicked.
Can I request or FOI my ANPR data, assuming the t*ssers passed an camera or two?
JCDenton said:
It's been 24hrs, so the car is long gone I know that, but the police will I am sure, do a customary investigation, then close the book fairly quickly.
Let's say the car's found. Do you really want it back?JCDenton said:
I guess I've watched way too much CSI and wonder if I can trace its last movements, as frankly I have nothing to lose.
Put the insurance claim in, buy a replacement, and get on with life.I can only speak with certainty about my own force, but I'm sure other forces will be the same.
As soon as the control room is notified of a stolen motor vehicle, the control room supervision do a routine ANPR check to see if it has pinged in the time since it was stolen. The plates are then put onto a 'Hotlist' so if it passes any other camera, or car equipped with ANPR, it will flag up to the driver of the Police vehicle AND the control room supervision. If it goes past a static camera the Comms supervision get a notification.
Basically, The Police won't release the data, and any info you might stand to gain from it will already have been investigated and chased up on. Despite the opinions of some people on here, we do actively try to catch real criminals.
As soon as the control room is notified of a stolen motor vehicle, the control room supervision do a routine ANPR check to see if it has pinged in the time since it was stolen. The plates are then put onto a 'Hotlist' so if it passes any other camera, or car equipped with ANPR, it will flag up to the driver of the Police vehicle AND the control room supervision. If it goes past a static camera the Comms supervision get a notification.
Basically, The Police won't release the data, and any info you might stand to gain from it will already have been investigated and chased up on. Despite the opinions of some people on here, we do actively try to catch real criminals.
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