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Body camera trial for Denbighshire parking officers | Body camera trial for Denbighshire parking officers |
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Body-worn cameras are being trialled to help improve the personal safety of parking inspectors in Denbighshire. | Body-worn cameras are being trialled to help improve the personal safety of parking inspectors in Denbighshire. |
The cameras are no bigger than a mobile phone and securely attached to the officer's clothing. | The cameras are no bigger than a mobile phone and securely attached to the officer's clothing. |
It is hoped the trial by Denbighshire council, running until mid-November, will make the jobs of parking officers easier. | |
The use of body worn cameras has increased in parking enforcement in recent years. | The use of body worn cameras has increased in parking enforcement in recent years. |
The police have increased their use of the cameras following the "plebgate" row in 2013. | |
The move by the College of Policing came after concern that the scandal involving London police and conservative MP Andrew Mitchell had dented public confidence. | |
Gwent Police were one of six UK police forces to begin trialling the technology in January this year. |
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