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Full steam ahead on the strategy

Posted by: Tony Porter, Posted on: 24 March 2016 - Categories: National surveillance camera stratgey
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Since my last blog about the National Surveillance Camera Strategy not much time has passed but quite a lot has happened. The working group that I have set up to drive the strategy forward has now met to discuss how …

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What's your pressing need

Posted by: Tony Porter, Posted on: 11 March 2016 - Categories: Surveillance camera code of practice
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Principle one of the Surveillance Camera Code of Practice talks about surveillance cameras being used for a legitimate aim to meet a pressing need.

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Right to privacy

Posted by: Tony Porter, Posted on: 11 March 2016 - Categories: Surveillance camera code of practice
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CCTV is everywhere in the UK – up to 6 million CCTV cameras according to a British Security Industry Association report in 2013.

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