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  1. BS 7958:2015 standard undergoes revision

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    BSI, the business standards company, has recently carried out an important revision of BS 7958:2015 Closed circuit television (CCTV) – Management and operation – Code of practice in order to incorporate the changes required following the introduction of the CCTV Code of Practice issued by the Surveillance Camera Commissioner (SCC) as required by the Freedoms of Information Act 2012.

    Closed circuit television (CCTV) schemes provide the public with added reassurance that the environment in which they have the ‘right to visit’ is safe and protected. However it is crucial for them to have confidence that surveillance cameras are being used to protect and support them, rather than spy on them. The government considers that wherever overt surveillance in public places is used it shall be in pursuit of a legitimate aim and meets a pressing need.

    CCTV schemes that process personal data are obliged to conform to certain legislation such as the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA), the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA), the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 and the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000. BS 7958 is designed to supplement this legislation and aims to ensure fairness, purpose and responsibility.

    The BS 7958 provides a set of a code of practice for public space CCTV systems, taking due regard of the 12 principles of the Surveillance Camera Code of Practice and gives recommendations for the management and operation of CCTV within a controlled environment, where data that might be offered as evidence is received, stored, reviewed or analysed.

    The standard also offers advice on best practice to assist owners in obtaining reliable information that can be used as evidence. It applies to the monitoring and management of public spaces, including automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) and traffic enforcement cameras and also includes the operation and management of body worn cameras.

    Some of the organisations that have been involved in the collaborative consensus-based development process include: British Security Industry Association, Home Office Science, IQ Verify, ITS UK Security and Resilience Interest Group, National Security Inspectorate, SSAIB, Security Industry Authority, Security Monitoring Centres Ltd and Scottish CCTV & Executive.

  2. Security cameras could help tackle the rise in rural crime across Ireland

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    A number of Irish TDs have argued that deploying CCTV surveillance systems in areas located in the close proximity of motorways could help reduce rural crime, a recent news report in the local media has been able to find.

    This comes as Nenagh in Co Tipperary recently began using a state-of-the-art CCTV system which already helped reduce crime levels in the area.

    The security cameras have been installed in cooperation with local businesses and funded by the local authority. District Administrator of Nenagh Municipal District, Rosemary Joyce, said: “The total cost was in the region of €75 thousand and we feel it was very cost-effective.

    “The fact that it took a number of years to actually complete worked in our favour because the prices went down and the quality of the equipment went up.”

    There are 16 new CCTV cameras dotted around Nenagh and there have already been a number of prosecutions for people for criminal activity.

    CCTV Surveillance is the go-to company for complete and comprehensive CCTV solutions that adhere to the highest security standards and don’t break the bank in terms of budgets. In fact, all of our surveillance products are fully compliant with the UK Police Requirements.

    The CCTV software enables “live” footage to be viewed remotely from any or all connected CCTV cameras as events happen and without degradation of video quality, allowing you to monitor your premises when offsite.

    Furthermore, we make the most to customize your systems in order to deliver the best value for money, all within the limits of a pre-set budget.

    If you want to find out more about our high-end surveillance and security solutions, our dedicated team is ready to answer all of your questions.

  3. Residents call for CCTV cameras to be installed around Leicester’s Rushey Fields Park

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    More than 600 residents have signed a petition calling on Leicester City Council to install surveillance CCTV cameras in Leicester’s Rushey Fields Park following a spate of crimes, a recent news report in the local media has been able to reveal.

    The Rushey Fields Residents Association called a crisis meeting where they put their concerns about violent crime and antisocial behaviour to police, councillors and Leicester West MP Keith Vaz.

    Shanjeev Sharma, chairman of the residents association, said: “There is so much crime in the area, we feel the only solution is for the city council to install CCTV cameras. People living in the area have had enough. They should feel safe when using the park or local shops but they are afraid, especially after dark.

    “That’s why we need CCTV. It would not only reassure people but would deter criminals, and provide evidence for the police if crime or antisocial behaviour is committed.”

    CCTV Surveillance is the go-to company for complete and comprehensive CCTV solutions that adhere to the highest security standards and don’t break the bank in terms of budgets. In fact, all of our surveillance products are fully compliant with the UK Police Requirements.

    The CCTV software enables “live” footage to be viewed remotely from any or all connected CCTV cameras as events happen and without degradation of video quality, allowing you to monitor your premises when offsite.

    Furthermore, we make the most to customize your systems in order to deliver the best value for money, all within the limits of a pre-set budget.

    If you want to find out more about our high-end surveillance and security solutions, our dedicated team is ready to answer all of your questions.

  4. Middle East Video Surveillance Market set to Reach $1.8 Billion by 2021

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    The Middle East Video Surveillance Market is set to grow with relatively higher CAGR from 2015 to 2021, reaching $1.8 Billion by the end of the forecast time-frame, a new market research report by Research and Markets has been able to find.

    The “Middle East Video Surveillance Market (2015-2021)” report suggests that the local video surveillance market growth is buoyed by several factors such as growing construction market, rising security concerns over increasing crime rates & terrorist threats, surging security & IT spending.

    In this particular market, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar held majority of the revenues and are the leading countries to adopt IP technology based surveillance systems.

    Adoption of IP video surveillance systems is witnessed on account of government regulations, declining prices, growing consumer awareness, remote accessibility and video analytics.

    In the Middle-East video surveillance market, IP video surveillance segment recorded aggressive growth over analog video surveillance segment. Amongst all verticals, government & transportation sector acquired highest market revenues in the over video surveillance market in Middle-East. Over the next six years, verticals primarily, government & transportation and commercial offices are anticipated to grow with relatively higher CAGR from 2015 to 2021.

    CCTV Surveillance is the go-to company for complete and comprehensive CCTV solutions that adhere to the highest security standards and don’t break the bank in terms of budgets. In fact, all of our surveillance products are fully compliant with the UK Police Requirements.

    The CCTV software enables “live” footage to be viewed remotely from any or all connected CCTV cameras as events happen and without degradation of video quality, allowing you to monitor your premises when offsite.

    Furthermore, we make the most to customize your systems in order to deliver the best value for money, all within the limits of a pre-set budget.

    If you want to find out more about our high-end surveillance and security solutions, our dedicated team is ready to answer all of your questions.

  5. CCTV surveillance to be stepped up at Liverpool’s Birkenhead Park following vandalism

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    CCTV surveillance will be stepped up at Liverpool’s Birkenhead Park, accompanied by more police patrols, following a spate of vandalism and break-ins, a recent news report in the local media has been able to find.

    The park has been targeted twice in the last week, with break-ins at Birkenhead Park visitor centre and Birkenhead St Mary’s Cricket Club.

    In September vandals set fire to the park’s 168-year-old Swiss Bridge, causing £20,000 of damage. The bridge requires significant reconstruction and consolidation work before it can be used again.

    Property inside the visitor centre will now be marked with a unique code and a spray will be installed which marks anyone inside the building when the intruder alarm is activated.

    There will also be extra CCTV cameras with increased resolution and new external sensors linked to audible warnings and spotlights to illuminate intruders.

    Community Patrol Officers have been tasked to focus extra attention to the park and its boundary and police are increasing their patrols, targeting times of day and locations at higher risk of crime.

    CCTV Surveillance is the go-to company for complete and comprehensive CCTV solutions that adhere to the highest security standards and don’t break the bank in terms of budgets. In fact, all of our surveillance products are fully compliant with the UK Police Requirements.

    The CCTV software enables “live” footage to be viewed remotely from any or all connected CCTV cameras as events happen and without degradation of video quality, allowing you to monitor your premises when offsite.

    Furthermore, we make the most to customize your systems in order to deliver the best value for money, all within the limits of a pre-set budget.

    If you want to find out more about our high-end surveillance and security solutions, our dedicated team is ready to answer all of your questions.

  6. New CCTV cameras to be deployed across East Grinstead in crime-cutting bid

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    Multiple new CCTC surveillance cameras could be installed in East Grinstead as part of an ambitious initiative to drive drown the high levels of crime in the area, a news source suggests.

    There are currently 12 CCTV cameras in East Grinstead, which are monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week by Sussex Police.

    If the scheme is given the go-ahead, the new cameras would be installed when MSDC replaces the existing cameras, which need to be upgraded, throughout the district.

    Councillor Norman Webster, cabinet member for health and community at MSDC said: “We’ve worked in partnership with Sussex Police to review where crime and antisocial behaviour has taken place in our towns over the past few years.

    “We’ve used this information to suggest the most appropriate, necessary and effective locations for CCTV cameras.

    “With our current town centre CCTV cameras coming to the end of their working life and in need of replacement, now is the perfect time to review their location and make sure they are being as effective as they can be.”

    CCTV Surveillance is the go-to company for complete and comprehensive CCTV solutions that adhere to the highest security standards and don’t break the bank in terms of budgets. In fact, all of our surveillance products are fully compliant with the UK Police Requirements.

    The CCTV software enables “live” footage to be viewed remotely from any or all connected CCTV cameras as events happen and without degradation of video quality, allowing you to monitor your premises when offsite.

    Furthermore, we make the most to customize your systems in order to deliver the best value for money, all within the limits of a pre-set budget.

    If you want to find out more about our high-end surveillance and security solutions, our dedicated team is ready to answer all of your questions.

  7. Bristol to spend £8m on new surveillance monitoring centre

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    Despite having more surveillance cameras than Manchester and Liverpool combined, Bristol is set to invest a further £8.2 into its systems in order to bring them up to date and provide a more comprehensive approach to security, a recent news report has been able to find.

    Under the new plans, the city’s three existing 24-hour CCTV surveillance centres brought together under one roof.

    The decision has been pitched as forming part of an over-arching citywide plan to reduce the number of buildings the council uses.

    The move into one new upgraded central hub, at the council’s offices at 100 Temple Street, would also see core systems replaced safeguarding against systems crashing, which would potentially cost the council as much as £4.7million.

    A report explains that if there is extra investment over and above the cost of re-siting the three centres, then the income generated by the move could be as much as £8.4million over a decade.

    CCTV Surveillance has a very comprehensive level of expertise in the field of security installations, delivering high-quality, bespoke installations, designed to perfectly match the customers’ needs.

    One of the main features of our CCTV systems is that they are integrated to work with a standard PC monitor via sophisticated CCTV software that allows individual users to set their own criteria for viewing selected footage from particular CCTV cameras within the network. Password and security features limit the viewing of certain cameras to specific groups of people, enabling you to securely manage who is able to see particular areas of activity.

    The CCTV software enables “live” footage to be viewed remotely from any or all connected CCTV cameras as events happen and without degradation of video quality, allowing you to monitor your premises when offsite.

    Its site tree facility allows servers and individual cameras to be accessed quickly, and the inclusion of the multi-site viewing facility makes the management of sites more efficient and responses to events even quicker.

    Remote management of your CCTV network via LAN, WAN, or the internet is also possible through the CCTV software. Historical footage can be viewed remotely, and DVR setup parameters can be configured.

    If you want to find out more about our high-end surveillance and security solutions, our dedicated product team is ready to answer all of your questions.

  8. New CCTV surveillance camera to prevent vandalism in Boston shopping street

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    It is hoped that a new CCTV surveillance camera will curb a spate of anti-social behaviour and vandalism that has recently affected a busy shopping street in the centre of Boston, a recent news report in the local media has been able to find.

    Businesses in Emery Lane have had windows repeatedly smashed this year, alongside a number of other incidents where the lane joins West Street.

    At a meeting of Boston Town Area Committee (BTAC) last week, Boston’s Borough Council’s community safety manager Peter Hunn outlined the need for a grant to pay for the new camera.

    Cameras currently cover half of the lane and the entrance to it from West Street. The central one was previously decommissioned but left up to act as a deterrent. The cost of installing a new camera would be £5,368, Mr Hunn explained, which would help to prevent anti-social behaviour-related crime, which happens mostly at night and at weekends.

    CCTV Surveillance is the go-to company for complete and comprehensive CCTV solutions that adhere to the highest security standards and don’t break the bank in terms of budgets. In fact, all of our surveillance products are fully compliant with the UK Police Requirements.

    The CCTV software enables “live” footage to be viewed remotely from any or all connected CCTV cameras as events happen and without degradation of video quality, allowing you to monitor your premises when offsite.

    Furthermore, we make the most to customize your systems in order to deliver the best value for money, all within the limits of a pre-set budget.

    If you want to find out more about our high-end surveillance and security solutions, our dedicated team is ready to answer all of your questions.

  9. New CCTV control room will control 300 surveillance cameras in Plymouth

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    Plymouth’s 300 security cameras will now be monitored from a brand new control room located in a formerly disused room beneath the Council House, a recent news report in the local media has been able to reveal.

    The new and modern control room will enable users to call up footage from almost 300 cameras located across the city – from the city centre pedestrian areas, district shopping centres, car parks to paths to parks.

    As well as monitoring public safety and general surveillance, the system is also linked into retailers who are members of Plymouth Against Retail Crime. The team also monitors the radio channels used by the parking operations team, police radio as well as Nite Net – a radio used by local pubs and clubs.

    The new centre will also mean the Council House will have 24-hour security as there will be permanent presence of staff in the building. The intention is for the centre to be accessible to the police, to help better team up the other organisations who help keep the city safe.

    CCTV Surveillance has a very comprehensive level of expertise in the field of security installations, delivering high-quality, bespoke installations, designed to perfectly match the customers’ needs.

    One of the main features of our CCTV systems is that they are integrated to work with a standard PC monitor via sophisticated CCTV software that allows individual users to set their own criteria for viewing selected footage from particular CCTV cameras within the network. Password and security features limit the viewing of certain cameras to specific groups of people, enabling you to securely manage who is able to see particular areas of activity.

    The CCTV software enables “live” footage to be viewed remotely from any or all connected CCTV cameras as events happen and without degradation of video quality, allowing you to monitor your premises when offsite.

    Its site tree facility allows servers and individual cameras to be accessed quickly, and the inclusion of the multi-site viewing facility makes the management of sites more efficient and responses to events even quicker.

    Remote management of your CCTV network via LAN, WAN, or the internet is also possible through the CCTV software. Historical footage can be viewed remotely, and DVR setup parameters can be configured.

    If you want to find out more about our high-end surveillance and security solutions, our dedicated product team is ready to answer all of your questions.

  10. New 12m CCTV pole put up in Oakham playing field

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    A local council has installed a 12m CCTV pole on a local playing field in a bid to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour in the area, a news report has revealed.

    Rutland County Council has put up the pole in Royce Recreation Ground last month as part of an ongoing programme to improve CCTV coverage across the county. The cameras record high-res images, even in low light, and link into Leicestershire Police’s control room.

    Council leader Roger Begy said: “The addition and size of the new column on Princess Avenue is needed enable images to be sent back to the recording hub at the fire station. This will enable the police to react to calls to the 999 centre at Enderby – allowing them to instantly assess a situation and allocate resources if necessary.

    “This is a new area of Oakham for CCTV based on an in-depth review of reported incidents. We need to address residents’ concerns and are looking to arrange a demonstration of the system to alleviate any anxieties around issues such as intrusion.”

    CCTV Surveillance has an extensive experience in designing and installing advanced CCTV security systems that are perfectly suited for their intended location.

    One of your speciality products for remote locations in the Rapid Deployment Asset Protection System (RDAPS), the UK’s first and only Secured by Design accredited self-sustained security surveillance system designed to prevent crime in remote sites, where access to utilities can be a problem.

    The RDAPS includes a high-definition camera system of evidential quality and a self-contained high-definition NVR platform with full video analytics capabilities, fully integrated 2-way audio and alarms, capable of delivering extensive remote location, building site and major events security.

    Featuring a rugged, weather and vandal-proof design, RDAPS has been designed to protect assets located in vulnerable or remote locations, where current constraints exist due to a lack of power and/or communications. The system is equipped with a Solar/Wind Turbine charged battery system, as well as multiple wireless communication platforms (Wi-Fi, 3G/4G, etc.).

    The Rapid Deployment Asset Protection System is totally transportable and can be re-deployed as frequently as required on multiple sites – in under 40 minutes. Our unique purpose built tower provides a platform which transports the system from site to site and when in ‘deployed-mode’ forms a self-contained secure working platform, functioning as a fully integrated remote video system.