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…
A recent CO-OP insurance survey interviewed 2,000 people in the UK and found that 28% took no measures to protect their property. From those surveyed, half slept with open windows at night, over 80 left the door unlocked whilst they were in and 12% left their garden gates open, things we’re probably all guilt of…
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…
Rural Theft – £44 Million According to the NFU Mutual’s Rural Crime Survey 2014, farms and rural properties are increasingly becoming the targets of criminals. They estimated that in the UK the cost of rural theft in 2013 was over £44 million, that’s an increase of more than 5% from 2012. The most commonly targeted items were tools,…