Category: closed circuit television
Landmark ruling for drivers over council spy cars – Daily Telegraph
“Controversial CCTV camera cars that can automatically issue parking fines should not be used if a traffic warden can carry out checks on foot, a tribunal has ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th April 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Three gang members guilty of shooting that left five-year-old girl paralysed – The Guardian
“Three members of a south London street gang have been convicted of carrying out an attack that left a five-year-old girl paralysed.”
The Guardian, 26th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Victoria stabbing: Woman guilty of Sofyen Belamouadden killing – BBC News
“A woman has been found guilty of killing a teenager who was stabbed to death at a London Tube station.”
BBC News, 29th February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Peckham riots shop arsonist jailed for eight years – BBC News
“A 23-year-old man who set fire to a shop and a post office in Peckham in south London during the summer’s riots has been jailed for eight years.”
BBC News, 20th February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Robo-camera’ threatens residents with prosecution – The Guardian
“A council has apologised for installing a ‘robo-camera’ in a housing estate garden which indiscriminately takes pictures of anyone entering, residents included, before warning them they are in a restricted area and face prosecution.”
The Guardian, 6th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government to apologise to Alder family over police cell death – The Guardian
“The government will formally apologise through the European court of human rights (ECHR) to the family of Christopher Alder, a black ex-soldier who choked to death in handcuffs on the floor of a Hull police station 13 years ago.”
The Guardian, 22nd November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Does publishing photos of rioters infringe their human rights? – The Guardian
“In the wake of the recent violence in cities across England, the police have been releasing photographs of individuals in an appeal to the public for assistance in identifying them and bringing them to justice.”
The Guardian, 11th August 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Money launderer gets suspended term – The Independent
“A casino worker was sentenced today for laundering thousands of pounds of drug money with her father, police said.”
The Independent, 1st August 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Gemma Hayter: Three guilty of railway murder – BBC News
“Three people have been found guilty of murdering a woman who was found dead on a disused railway line.”
BBC News, 29th July 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
CCTV footage-watching website must encrypt streams, says ICO – OUT-LAW.com
“A website which allows members of the public to report crime seen on CCTV footage must make significant changes to the way it operates, the UK’s privacy watchdog has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 16th June 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Controversial surveillance cameras to be removed – The Independent
“Controversial surveillance cameras set up in two predominantly Muslim neighbourhoods will start to be removed today, police said.”
The Independent, 9th May 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Youths face life for boy’s murder – The Independent
“Three youths face life sentences after being found guilty today of murdering schoolboy Nicholas Pearton.”
The Independent, 10th March 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Consultation on New Code of Practice on CCTV and Automatic Number Plate Recognition – Home Office
“A consultation on a new code of practice governing the use of CCTV and Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) systems has been launched, Crime Prevention Minister James Brokenshire announced today.”
Home Office, 1st March 2011
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
New camera commissioner could cause confusion, says privacy watchdog – OUT-LAW.com
“The Information Commissioner has warned that new plans for a Surveillance Camera Commissioner could result in confusion and conflicting regulation.”
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd March 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
New code to govern CCTV cameras – The Independent
“Police forces and councils who want to set up CCTV systems will have to be open and clear about what they will be used for and why under Home Office plans.”
The Independent, 1st March 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
How Protection of Freedoms Bill will work – BBC News
“MPs are to debate the government’s Protection of Freedoms bill later, which ministers claim will protect millions of people in England and Wales ‘from unwarranted state intrusion in their private lives’.”
BBC News, 1st March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
People get power to take CCTV abusers to court – Daily Telegraph
“Any member of the public will be able to refer a local authority for judicial review if they can argue their cameras were set up or are being used inappropriately.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
West Midlands police facing judicial review over surveillance project – The Guardian
“The West Midlands police force faces a judicial review over its plans to continue using cameras installed under a discredited scheme to place thousands of Muslims under permanent surveillance.”
The Guardian, 18th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police lied to persuade CCTV staff to monitor drink-drive suspects – The Guardian
“Police were criticised today for inventing intelligence to persuade civilian CCTV operators to snoop on suspected drink-drivers outside pubs.”
The Guardian, 6th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
