I am beginning the process of gathering the latest information from all police forces under my jurisdiction on their use of overt surveillance camera systems.
Hello – I’m Gordon Tyerman and I’m taking over the Commissioner’s blog for this post. Why? I’m working with Tony on the National Surveillance Camera Strategy leading the strand looking at training. I’m a former police officer and had responsibility for town …
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 …
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 …
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.
Welcome to my brand new blog – I’m Tony Porter and this is my first ever blog post in my role as Surveillance Camera Commissioner, my first blog ever actually!