ICO fines production company ยฃ120,000 for unlawful filming in maternity clinic

A television production company which unfairly and unlawfully filmed patients at a maternity clinic has been fined ยฃ120,000 by the Information Commissionerโ€™s Office (ICO). True Visions Productions (TVP) of London set up CCTV-style cameras and microphones in examination rooms at the clinic at Addenbrookeโ€™s Hospital Cambridge for a Channel 4 documentary on stillbirths. The walk-in clinic is for patients who have concerns about their pregnancy. The ICO investigation found that although TVP had the hospital trustโ€™s permission to be on site, TVP did not provide patients with adequate information about…