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Surveillance Camera Commissioner Annual Report published January 2018 Covering the period of 1st April 16 until 31 March 17, the recently published Annual Report from the Surveillance Camera Commissioner (SCC) has been presented to Parliament. In the report the Commissioner, Antony Porter, states that his accomplishments over the year include publishing the 3 year strategy for the…
The ZIP IP range consists of a complementary range of cameras and NVRs (Network video recorders) that work seamlessly together. You literally plug them in and they work! Some ZIP NVRs feature “Power over Ethernet” (PoE) so they actually also power the cameras directly removing the need for your CCTV cameras to have a…
Tuesday 14th March sees the Surveillance Camera Commissioner Mr Tony Porter launch a new strategy to maintain people’s right to privacy and keep them safe in public places. Designed to give useful guidance to CCTV scheme operators to better understand their legal obligations (Data Protection Act) and what constitutes best practice, the Commissioner’s vision is to make…
As Tony Porter, the Surveillance Camera Commissioner launched a third party certification scheme last November; we asked our in-house CCTV expert what it’s all about…. An example of the logo for those organisations who have reached full compliance. In his role to encourage CCTV scheme operators to comply with the CCTV code of practice, Tony…
In the latest Surveillance Camera Commissioner’s case study published on 30 September 2015, the CCTV News Desk has learnt how….. Huntingdonshire District Council and Cambridge City Council have introduced a single point of contact (SPOC) for all CCTV issues. Martin Beaumont, CCTV manager of a shared service for Huntingdonshire District Council and Cambridge City Council…
The latest crime statistics published earlier in the month show a 7% fall in crime in England & Wales over the past year which is great news for the general public and great to improve the overall well-being of the Nation. A good result but what does that actually mean to us the general…