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Local Government (Use of CCTV in Prosecution of Offences) Bill 2021
- Sponsor
- Mark Wall · Labour Party
- Introduced
- 19 Feb 2021
- Last updated
- 30 Jan 2025
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Grants local authorities statutory power to install, operate and use CCTV in public places to prevent, investigate, detect and prosecute offences they are authorised to prosecute.
- Requires Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to issue guidelines on CCTV operation and data processing; local authorities must comply with these guidelines.
- Establishes legal basis for local authorities' processing of personal data (including images of identifiable individuals) captured by CCTV, as required by EU Law Enforcement Directive.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage26th Seanad19 Feb 2021
- Second Stage26th Seanad19 Feb 2021
Debates
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