Petition · Home Office
Require police to preserve incident-linked body-worn video for 6 months
Open for signatures
39 signatures
What the petition asks
Legislate to require police to retain body-worn video footage linked to recorded police-public interactions for 6 months, with extension where a complaint, subject access request, disclosure request, safeguarding process or investigation arises.
Body-worn video linked to police-public incidents can be deleted before people reasonably know it may be relevant. It may later be needed for complaints, subject access or disclosure requests, safeguarding, investigations or review of police conduct. A 6-month period, set by law or statutory guidance, would reduce premature deletion while still allowing routine, unrelated footage to be deleted sooner.
Timeline
| 30 Jun 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
39
Status
Open for signatures
Department
Home Office
Opened
30 Jun 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.