If you have been a regular reader of my blog you will know that I’ve been working on a National Surveillance Camera Strategy for England and Wales. You’ll know that I started work on it back in January, have enlisted …
Hey there, it’s Alastair Thomas here. My first guest blog as project manager for development of a new National Surveillance Camera Strategy was posted back in July. So as the evenings draw in, and autumn sees the leaves beginning to …
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 …
Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) is a fixture on our roads and motorways. The police use it to combat organised crime and counter terrorism – to keep the citizens of the UK safe.
Hey there, it’s Alastair Thomas here. Once of the Home Office, which I left in December 2015. Tony Porter has hired me to project manage the development of the new National Surveillance Camera Strategy. Tony also invited me to write …
Hi I’m Alan Gardner – the Public Safety Centre Manager for Enfield Council and run their public CCTV system and Alarm Receiving Centre – I’ve been a CCTV Manager for over 20 years in London, and also in Hertfordshire. I’m …
Hello all – I am Alex Carmichael and I'm the Commissioner’s thematic lead on the standards and certification strand of the National Surveillance Camera Strategy. I’ve commandeered Tony’s blog to tell you a bit about myself and what we’re doing …
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 …
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!