Cllr Gene Plews, Rutland County Councillor, Badgering the Chief Constable, When will this Councillors Harassment Cease
Last year I published images of two Rutland County Council employees on this
site.
Since then my ex Tory Councillor has been attempting to have me arrested by Leicestershire Police.
My home CCTV does not breach any laws and does not over look any neighbouring home
unlike some in the councillors ward. One of his own friends in Woodland view has small
camera which do and are so small they are only visible at night due to the Blue LED IF.
These emails are show as an example of what most Rutland County Councillor do to serve
there community.
Recent email he sent the Chief Constable Simon Cole
Please note the quick response time not something enjoyed by the public
From: Gene Plews
Sent: Saturday, 17 January 2015 15:11
To: 'martinjbrookes@outlook.com'; Cole Simon; Professional Standards; Franklin Paul
Cc: 'alan.duncan.mp@parliament.uk'; Councillors
Dear Chief Constable Cole,
I wrote to you a while ago by email pointing out that Mr Brookes has a personal camera system placed externally on his house wall and near to the front door.
Whilst it may not be a crime to install a personal home camera system, I do question the legality of a picture posted onto his now infamous blog site of 2 senior Rutland County Council Officers (both females) who visited his house last year on Council business who's images and pictures had clearly been frozen sometime beforehand by the camera system facility and subsequent data of such images kept somewhere on site allowing him to then re-post pictures of the 2 women directly onto his blog site with accompanying wording? I believe he may have broken public data protection storage rules involving members of the public and there own personal image rights by installing such a facility for such uses, and the storage of such frozen material used for other alternate image posting purposes directly into the Public domain without the person/s permission? Your clarifications would be welcome in respect of both Public data protection rights, including national data protection storage rules and regulations, Public confidentially and privacy rights being adhered to by the operator (Mr Brookes) and by owner of the camera system, and if the law is being broken in any way? Could I please therefore also ask that as a reassurance to myself and the local community whom I also represent, that a Police visit to Mr Brookes home address is made sooner than later to check all is above board with the systems operation and usage before it reaches a wider concerned Rutland Public and audience please.
This is also a Ward concern involving many other affected members of the Public living locally who I also represent. Many thanks, Cllr Gene Plews (Oakham South East Ward)
The Reply from Simon Cole Leicestershire Chief Constable
From: Cole Simon [mailto:Simon.Cole@leicestershire.pnn.police.uk]
Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2015 03:24 PM
To: Gene Plews; 'martinjbrookes@outlook.com'; Professional Standards ; Franklin Paul
Cc: 'alan.duncan.mp@parliament.uk'; Councillors; Cole Simon
Gene
Thanks for this. Can you please clarify what crime you are seeking to report to the police?
Alleged data protection breaches are the responsibility of the information Commissioner not the police. Your concerns may be best brought to their attention.
Simon Cole QPM
Chief Constable
Leicestershire Police
01162482005
@CCLeicsPolice
Even if home CCTV was covered by laws, I could argue the published image was not a CCTV
image because I took it with my personal camera pointing it at the monitor.
Last year I published images of two Rutland County Council employees on this
site.
Since then my ex Tory Councillor has been attempting to have me arrested by Leicestershire Police.
My home CCTV does not breach any laws and does not over look any neighbouring home
unlike some in the councillors ward. One of his own friends in Woodland view has small
camera which do and are so small they are only visible at night due to the Blue LED IF.
These emails are show as an example of what most Rutland County Councillor do to serve
there community.
Recent email he sent the Chief Constable Simon Cole
Please note the quick response time not something enjoyed by the public
From: Gene Plews
Sent: Saturday, 17 January 2015 15:11
To: 'martinjbrookes@outlook.com'; Cole Simon; Professional Standards; Franklin Paul
Cc: 'alan.duncan.mp@parliament.uk'; Councillors
Dear Chief Constable Cole,
I wrote to you a while ago by email pointing out that Mr Brookes has a personal camera system placed externally on his house wall and near to the front door.
Whilst it may not be a crime to install a personal home camera system, I do question the legality of a picture posted onto his now infamous blog site of 2 senior Rutland County Council Officers (both females) who visited his house last year on Council business who's images and pictures had clearly been frozen sometime beforehand by the camera system facility and subsequent data of such images kept somewhere on site allowing him to then re-post pictures of the 2 women directly onto his blog site with accompanying wording? I believe he may have broken public data protection storage rules involving members of the public and there own personal image rights by installing such a facility for such uses, and the storage of such frozen material used for other alternate image posting purposes directly into the Public domain without the person/s permission? Your clarifications would be welcome in respect of both Public data protection rights, including national data protection storage rules and regulations, Public confidentially and privacy rights being adhered to by the operator (Mr Brookes) and by owner of the camera system, and if the law is being broken in any way? Could I please therefore also ask that as a reassurance to myself and the local community whom I also represent, that a Police visit to Mr Brookes home address is made sooner than later to check all is above board with the systems operation and usage before it reaches a wider concerned Rutland Public and audience please.
This is also a Ward concern involving many other affected members of the Public living locally who I also represent. Many thanks, Cllr Gene Plews (Oakham South East Ward)
The Reply from Simon Cole Leicestershire Chief Constable
From: Cole Simon [mailto:Simon.Cole@leicestershire.pnn.police.uk]
Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2015 03:24 PM
To: Gene Plews; 'martinjbrookes@outlook.com'
Cc: 'alan.duncan.mp@parliament.uk'
Gene
Thanks for this. Can you please clarify what crime you are seeking to report to the police?
Alleged data protection breaches are the responsibility of the information Commissioner not the police. Your concerns may be best brought to their attention.
Simon Cole QPM
Chief Constable
Leicestershire Police
01162482005
@CCLeicsPolice
Even if home CCTV was covered by laws, I could argue the published image was not a CCTV
image because I took it with my personal camera pointing it at the monitor.
