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…
The Surveillance Code Of Practice It was interesting to hear Tony Porter the new Surveillance camera commissioner give a webinar on the 12 guiding principles of the surveillance camera code practice. Appointed just last March, he was addressing the use of CCTV on University and college campuses but much of what he said stood…
Protect your business… Theft in retail remains the number one problem for shop owners compared to other types of crime. So is your retail security up to the job? In the last year on average 78% of retailers1 experienced some kind of theft. It is estimated that the total annual cost of shop theft is £44…