Judgment Approved by the court for handing down. R (Bridges) -v- CC South Wales & ors (8) Principle 8 is that personal data shall not be transferred outside the European Economic Area unless the country ensures an adequate level of protection. 5. Schedule 2 included the following conditions: “1. The data subject has given his consent to the processing. … 5. The processing is necessary— (a) for the administration of justice, (b) for the exercise of any functions conferred on any person by or under any enactment, (c) for the exercise of any functions of the Crown, a Minister of the Crown or a government department, or (d) for the exercise of any other functions of a public nature exercised in the public interest by any person.” 6. The DPA 1998 did not contain any definition of biometric data; nor was such data included within the definition of sensitive personal data within section 2 of the DPA 1998. Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 ("PFA 2012") 7. Chapter I of Part 2 of the PFA 2012 makes provision for the “Regulation of CCTV and Other Surveillance Camera Technology”. The relevant provisions of the PFA 2012 relate to the overt use of “surveillance camera systems” in public places by “relevant authorities” in England and Wales. 8. Section 29(1) mandates the Secretary of State to prepare a code of practice containing guidance about surveillance camera systems. Section 29(5) requires consultation with the National Police Chief's Council, the Information Commissioner, the Investigatory Powers Commissioner, the Surveillance Camera Commissioner, the Welsh Ministers and other persons the Secretary of State considers appropriate. 9. Section 29(6) provides that a surveillance camera system means: “(a) closed circuit television or automatic number plate recognition systems, (b) any other systems for recording or viewing visual images for surveillance purposes, (c) any systems for storing, receiving, transmitting, processing or checking images or information obtained by systems falling within paragraph (a) or (b), or

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