The Independent Police Complaints Authority can demand CCTV footage be handed over
Official title (in Danish): Lov om ændring af retsplejeloven (Den Uafhængige Politiklagemyndigheds adgang til tv-overvågningsmateriale)
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The Independent Police Complaints Authority can demand to receive CCTV footage when it handles complaints about conduct.
- Legal persons and sole traders must hand over the footage when the authority asks for it.
- However, they have no duty to do so if the material could expose the legal person to punishment.
- Violations are punished with a fine.
- Who: The rules apply to legal persons and sole traders who have CCTV footage.
- When: The Act entered into force on 1 July 2025.
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The case at the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)
Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)
Lovforslaget drejer sig om, at Den Uafhængige Politiklagemyndighed i forbindelse med behandlingen af adfærdsklager skal kunne kræve at få udleveret tv-overvågningsmateriale fra juridiske personer og enkeltmandsvirksomheder til brug for sagsbehandlingen. Juridiske personer og enkeltmandsvirksomheder vil dog ikke have pligt til at stille tv-overvågningsmateriale til rådighed, såfremt der derved vil fremkomme oplysninger om forhold, som vil udsætte den juridiske person for straf. Det foreslås, at loven træder i kraft den 1. juli 2025.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 25 April 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
- Passed · 11 June 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: 3.beh./Vedtaget
- Stadfæstet · 20 June 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- In force · 1 July 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet