Surveillance camera code of practice
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 …
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 …
Getting a fully operational surveillance camera system up and running takes a number of steps. Considering why you want a system, buying that system, having it installed, operating it, storing data, extracting data when required and maintaining the system so …
Only a few years ago facial recognition technology seemed like science fiction but now it’s very much a reality. I mentioned in a recent blog a conference I went to about three years ago where the facial recognition technology I …
Are you certain that your surveillance camera system is working as well as it was when it was first installed? Working as well as it was one, two or three years ago? Working at all? In Principle 10 of the …
Do you know who’s watching you? I’ve said in a previous blog that surveillance cameras are everywhere and they are – there’s no getting away from it. They help protect our communities but if they are used inappropriately they can …
Principle one of the Surveillance Camera Code of Practice talks about surveillance cameras being used for a legitimate aim to meet a pressing need.
CCTV is everywhere in the UK – up to 6 million CCTV cameras according to a British Security Industry Association report in 2013.
