The market for CCTV and video surveillance equipment in Russia and Eastern Europe is set to reach an impressive $1.26 billion by 2017, up from $581.4 million in 2012, a recent market research report from IMS Research has revealed.
A team of volunteers is set to take part in a multi-agency scheme to monitor CCTV cameras located across Truro, Falmouth and Penryn, as a part of a scheme touted as being the first of its kind of this size in Devon and Cornwall.
Four new CCTV cameras have been installed and commissioned in Stanwell, Surrey, by the Spelthorne Borough Council, following a campaign by the community to make the village safer.
Stockport Council’s decision to have CCTV cameras installed in the borough’s swimming pools has been met with hostility, quite a large number of concerned parents expressing their deep concerns regarding this initiative.
A £400,000 community safety fund designed to help with the implementation of various crime prevention schemes will be set up in Humberside, the region’s Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), Matthew Grove, has recently announced.
CCTV cameras might soon double as a Wi-Fi hotspot, as a part of the Government’s £150 million DCMS Urban Broadband Fund plan, whose ultimate target is to bring 80Mbps or faster internet connections to UK cities.
Business owners in the village of Eccleshill, West Yorkshire, are pleading for the installation of a public CCTV surveillance system, following a steep increase in armed robberies, break-ins, vandalism, vehicle crime and drug-dealing over the past few years.
A recent survey carried out by the British Security Industry Association (BSIA) estimated that there are between 4.9 and 5.9 million closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance cameras installed and operational across the UK, which translates into a camera for every 11-14 people.Liverpool’s CCTV operation is touted as being the best in Europe, despite gradual funding cut-backs over the next couple of years, a news report in the local media reveals.
A recent report released by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) revealed that, while significant effort has been made in recent years to improve efficiency in both the custody and criminal justice process, there are still a number of