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| Police using discreet car surveillance cameras to be forced to put up signs | Police using discreet car surveillance cameras to be forced to put up signs |
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| Police forces who use discreet car surveillance camera systems will have to put up warning signs on major routes into their areas as a result of moves to regulate the use of CCTV cameras. | Police forces who use discreet car surveillance camera systems will have to put up warning signs on major routes into their areas as a result of moves to regulate the use of CCTV cameras. |
| Home Office ministers are to introduce a code of practice to ensure that police and local authority camera systems comply with 12 guiding principles they call "surveillance by consent". | Home Office ministers are to introduce a code of practice to ensure that police and local authority camera systems comply with 12 guiding principles they call "surveillance by consent". |
| Both Conservatives and Liberal Democrats promised before the 2010 general election to take action to regulate the proliferation of closed circuit television systems and to "roll back the surveillance state". | Both Conservatives and Liberal Democrats promised before the 2010 general election to take action to regulate the proliferation of closed circuit television systems and to "roll back the surveillance state". |
| The draft code published by the crime and security minister, James Brokenshire, on Thursday is designed to ensure that the public is protected from the excessive or irresponsible use of CCTV or automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) systems. | The draft code published by the crime and security minister, James Brokenshire, on Thursday is designed to ensure that the public is protected from the excessive or irresponsible use of CCTV or automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) systems. |
| There is a long-running debate over the number and scale of CCTV systems in use by public authorities in Britain. The Association of Chief Police Officers estimated in March 2011 that there were 1.8m cameras in use. | There is a long-running debate over the number and scale of CCTV systems in use by public authorities in Britain. The Association of Chief Police Officers estimated in March 2011 that there were 1.8m cameras in use. |
| Brokenshire said the government favoured the use of CCTV and ANPR systems as crime fighting and public protection tools: "The public must, however, have confidence that such surveillance is appropriate and proportionate, and that those who operate camera systems, or use the images and information they capture, demonstrate integrity in doing so and can be held to account." | Brokenshire said the government favoured the use of CCTV and ANPR systems as crime fighting and public protection tools: "The public must, however, have confidence that such surveillance is appropriate and proportionate, and that those who operate camera systems, or use the images and information they capture, demonstrate integrity in doing so and can be held to account." |
| He said the draft code would introduce "a philosophy of surveillance by consent" in parallel with the established "policing by consent" approach of British police forces: "This government will ensure that, for the first time, there is a robust framework in place to protect the public from excessive or irresponsible use of CCTV or ANPR." | He said the draft code would introduce "a philosophy of surveillance by consent" in parallel with the established "policing by consent" approach of British police forces: "This government will ensure that, for the first time, there is a robust framework in place to protect the public from excessive or irresponsible use of CCTV or ANPR." |
| The practical implications of the code, which is to come into effect this summer after a period of consultation, will mean the police forces are likely to put up signs on major road routes highlighting their use of ANPR systems, carry out annual reviews of the privacy impact of using the cameras, and ensure they comply with official standards. | The practical implications of the code, which is to come into effect this summer after a period of consultation, will mean the police forces are likely to put up signs on major road routes highlighting their use of ANPR systems, carry out annual reviews of the privacy impact of using the cameras, and ensure they comply with official standards. |
| Forces and local authorities are also expected to publish on their websites detailed explanations about the purpose of the camera systems and contact details for information and complaints. | Forces and local authorities are also expected to publish on their websites detailed explanations about the purpose of the camera systems and contact details for information and complaints. |
| A Home Office impact assessment prepared as part of the consultation exercise puts the net cost of implementing the code at £12.9m with annual running costs of £1.5m. | A Home Office impact assessment prepared as part of the consultation exercise puts the net cost of implementing the code at £12.9m with annual running costs of £1.5m. |
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