Tony Porter

Tony Porter was appointed Surveillance Camera Commissioner in March 2014. He has a combination of business and law enforcement expertise. He is an intelligence specialist (most recently within the financial sector) and retired senior police leader. His experience spans community and business engagement, international counter terrorism and serious and organised crime.

When can you expect to see the SCC’s Buyers Toolkit?

Tony Porter, 1 May 2018 - CCTV, National surveillance camera strategy, National surveillance camera stratgey, Surveillance cameras, Uncategorized

Alastair Thomas here! I am the project manager responsible for delivery of the Buyers Toolkit (BTK). This work is being progressed as part of the Surveillance Camera Commissioner’s National Surveillance Camera Strategy. It is being provided to assist small and …

Standards Strand: National Surveillance Camera Strategy (England and Wales)

Tony Porter, 24 April 2018 - CCTV, National surveillance camera strategy, Surveillance cameras

Hello, this is Alex Carmichael again (Chief Executive, SSAIB) reporting from the Commissioner’s Standard Strand. Before I get into this update blog I would like to thank all those representatives who attend the Standard Strand meeting and the organisations that …

Relevant Authorities – If you are operating Surveillance Camera Systems in public in England and Wales. Are you assured as to your legal responsibilities?

Tony Porter, 21 March 2018 - ANPR, Body worn video, CCTV, Drones, Local authorities, Policing, Surveillance camera code of practice, Surveillance cameras, Uncategorized

As an operator of a surveillance camera system you are faced with a framework of legal and regulatory requirements and industry standards, some of which place statutory responsibilities upon you in connection with the use of those systems depending upon …

Positive Progress with the Parking Industry

Tony Porter, 14 March 2018 - ANPR, CCTV, Surveillance camera code of practice, Surveillance cameras

As part of my National Surveillance Camera Strategy we have a ‘voluntary adopters’ strand. The aim is to harvest those organisations whom, under the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012, are encouraged to comply with the Surveillance Camera Code of Practice …

The Future of Surveillance Cameras - A Question Time Event

Tony Porter, 22 February 2018 - Policing, Privacy, Surveillance camera code of practice, Surveillance cameras, Uncategorized

You never really know if an idea will work. Professor William Webster (Centre for Research Information Surveillance and Privacy) thought that if he "built it people would come". And they did – lots of people! Delivering a commitment made as …

The ANPR Independent Advisory Group is now in being!!

Tony Porter, 15 February 2018 - ANPR, CCTV, Local authorities, National surveillance camera strategy, National surveillance camera stratgey, Policing, Privacy, Surveillance camera code of practice, Surveillance cameras

Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras (ANPR) fall within my statutory regulatory remit. ANPR is a defined surveillance camera system, by virtue of Section 29(6)(a) of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. The system is operated by police forces who are …

Less than seven days to go!

Tony Porter, 14 February 2018 - National surveillance camera strategy, National surveillance camera stratgey, Policing, Privacy, Surveillance camera code of practice, Surveillance cameras

In conjunction with CRISP (Centre for Research into Information, Surveillance and Privacy) and my office we are holding a Question Time style event at London School of Economics set for a 6.00pm start and 8.00 pm finish on Wednesday 21st …

Well - almost a year on from the launch of the National Surveillance Camera Strategy (England and Wales) and much to report.

Tony Porter, 13 February 2018 - CCTV, National surveillance camera strategy, National surveillance camera stratgey, Privacy, Surveillance camera code of practice, Surveillance cameras, Training

Last week all the strand leaders with responsibility for delivery of the National Surveillance Camera Strategy, hunkered down together to outline their successes, obstacles and proposed plans for the next reporting year. When I first set out my plans for …

My advisory council provides advice

Tony Porter, 20 November 2017 - National surveillance camera strategy

Well - no surprises there then! But what is the Council? What do we discuss and how does it inform me in my role as Surveillance Camera Commissioner? 

Proportionate surveillance

Tony Porter, 13 October 2017 - National surveillance camera stratgey

Maarten Inghels, a Dutch poet and artist decided to do a piece of research - is it possible to cross from one side of Antwerp to another without being captured by video surveillance cameras?

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