Bailiff and TV Crew: Requirement to Erase

If bailiffs attended with a TV crew intending to broadcast the recordings, you have a right to have the recordings of you erased by withdrawing your consent.^[1][2]

You have a right to object to your data being processed and stop its broadcast,^[3] and have your data erased.^[4]

You may apply to the court to enforce your right for your data to be erased,^[5] or ask a regulator to give a remedy.^[6]

If you appear in a TV show without your consent, you may claim damages.^[7][8]

Making a TV show for entertainment does not meet the criteria to be a matter in the public interest, including journalism,^[2][9] or any other exempt purpose.^[10]

Ofcom has a complaints page.^[11]

Give a notice of a requirement to erase.

Template Notice.^[5]

Send the notice to the TV Production company addressed to the director and get a certificate of posting from the post office.

Give a copy of the letter to the bailiff company by email and make a screenshot of the sent email capturing the time you gave it.

Send a copy of the letter by text message to the bailiff to his mobile and make a screenshot of the sent text message to record the time you gave it.

Keep all screenshots for your file.

^{[1] Section 2(a) of the Data Protection Act 2018
[2] Article 6(1) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation
[3] Article 21 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation
[4] Article 17 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation
[5] Section 167 of the Data Protection Act 2018
[6] Article 79(1) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation
[7] Section 168 of the Data Protection Act 2018
[8] Article 82 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation
[9] Section 8 of the Data Protection Act 2018
[10] Section 15 of the Data Protection Act 2018
[11] Ofcom Article}