CCTV
Closed Circuit Television
Alastair Thomas here! As project manager, I want to use this guest blog to tell you more about the Buyers Toolkit currently being prepared for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that are thinking about buying surveillance camera systems. The toolkit …
Section 35(1)(a) of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (PoFA) requires that I prepare a report about the exercise of my functions, give a copy to the Secretary of State and publish the report. Section 35(2) PoFA requires the Secretary …
Many of you who follow my blogs are aware that in March this year I launched the National Surveillance Camera Strategy for England and Wales. At the heart of my approach is the desire to drive up standards across the …
Those of you who were at the recent IFSEC Global conference may have noticed that I was included in the list of the top 50 influencers in security and fire in the UK for 2017 under the security management and …
I have frequently said that technology advances at the speed of light – 0 to 60 in a flash! Well it seems like regulation is doing the same! We are now less than 12 months from the introduction of the General …
Recent events in the UK have shown us that we live in a time where personal and national security is under threat. What these events do is serve to underline is the importance of vigilance in keeping our communities safe. …
Principle one of the Surveillance Camera Code of Practice talks about surveillance cameras being used for a legitimate aim to meet a pressing need.
Technology changes constantly and quickly – it moves forward at amazing speed, 0 – 60 in the blink of an eye. We’ve seen the use of body worn video spread across virtually all police forces and some are now using …
There’s been quite a lot in the press recently about local authorities turning off their CCTV schemes. Westminster Council is turning off their scheme as they can’t afford to run it and it’s the same in Newbury and Havant. Austerity …
