Im fucked, need serious advice

[Preme]

Turn the S*** around on them. Get a lawyer and sue the F****** company for slander and causing you emotional grief. Your a kid with no record and there's no tape (there ain't right) or proof that says you did it. Being named as a suspect has caused you severe stress. I guarantee you they'll back off.

Bang on... they can not accuse you of taking money if they do not have 100% proof you could get a tidy sum for this if you turned the tables on them...

also im 99% sure photographic evidence does not stand up in court or never used to

so they can do F*** all if you took it or not... which im betting you did you theiving B******

anyhoooo dont worry they cant do F*** all except make you so S*** scared that you wont do it again which is what it sounds like they are doing

All good advice so far.

With regards the CCTV footage - the systems for the Co-Op are/where originally installed by ADT and are now maintained by Initial Security after winning the co-ops UK security tender.

As far as i am aware their recording equipment is not stored in a locked cabinet and the tapes used are not in a secured storage facility.

Combined with the fact that they are a commercial premises, they will be bound by the data protection act.

Basically, if the employer is using the system as a tool to monitor staff activity - and not record incidents to assist police, then they are infringing on your rights.

I'm pretty sure that the Co-Op systems DONT comply with the requirements of DPA and thus would be ruled out in any prosecution (recordings not stored in compliance with DPA in a locked cabinet by a registered indivual - i.e. the Data Controller as they are refered to by the DPA)

Furthermore, if they are using the footage to 'spy' & 'monitor your behaviour' without your consent then they are on sticky ground themselves.

Refer to section 3 of the following:-

http://www.ico.gov.uk/upload/documen...ct_applies.pdf

they are stred on a hardrive in store.