What isn't Anti-social Behaviour?
Some examples of behaviours which are NOT generally considered as anti-social behaviour include:
- Young people playing in parks and gardens (with no associated anti-social behaviour)
- Disagreements between members of individual households. For further information, please click here.
- Inconsiderate parking - for further information, please click here.
- Disputes over property and boundaries (you can get advice from the Citizens Advice Bureau or consult a solicitor)
- Business activities associated with either commercial or private premises
- Private use of CCTV and Smart Doorbells e.g. Ring Doorbell
Home CCTV and Smart Doorbells
If you are installing CCTV or a Smart Doorbell (e.g. Ring Doorbell) on your property, you need to ensure you are following the regulations and respecting the privacy of your neighbours.
The cameras should only record within the boundaries of your home and garden. If your record images outside of the curtilage of your property, the CCTV laws and regulations will apply to you.
Data protection laws means that if you have installed CCTV that films beyond your property, then those that are being filmed need to be informed of this and are entitled to ask for the footage in which they are identifiable, and to ask for personal information to be deleted.
If you don’t comply with the regulations and someone makes a complaint, you could be faced with a formal letter from the Information Commissioners Office, who are the regulatory body for this, as a means to resolve the matter.
The City of Lincoln Council and Police do don’t deal with general complaints in respect of home CCTV systems, and breaches of the regulations. The Police can be contacted, but only when your neighbour is breaking the law by being violent or harassing you.