Support Our Work Mailing list About / Contact

UK: Mayor on track to roll-out police body cameras across the Met

24 November 2015

Support our work: become a Friend of Statewatch from as little as £1/€1 per month.

"The Mayor of London and Commissioner of the Metropolitan police today confirmed that plans to introduce police body worn video to all frontline police officers are moving ahead, as a new report finds strong public support for the cameras.

"A three year contract to provide 22,000 body worn video devices across the Met has now been awarded, with the first deliveries due early next year. The move follows the world’s largest trial of the cameras, across ten London boroughs over 12 months. In a new report by the Mayor’s Office for Policing And Crime and the College of Policing, the use of the cameras has been welcomed by Londoners and found to reduce some types of complaints and allegations against police officers."

See: Mayor on track to roll-out police body cameras across the Met (College of Policing, link)

Also see the full report: Police, Camera, Evidence: London’s cluster randomised controlled trial of Body Worn Video (pdf)

And see: Bouncers and council officials with body cams 'posing privacy risk' (Wired, link), and: Cameras worn by Met's armed police are 'blocked whenever they aim their guns' (Evening Standard, link)

Our work is only possible with your support.
Become a Friend of Statewatch from as little as £1/€1 per month.

 Previous article

Refugee crisis: latest news from across Europe (14 news stories and documents: 23.11.15)

Next article 

News Digest (20 stories, 24.11.15)

 

Spotted an error? If you've spotted a problem with this page, just click once to let us know.

Report error

Statewatch does not have a corporate view, nor does it seek to create one, the views expressed are those of the author. Statewatch is not responsible for the content of external websites and inclusion of a link does not constitute an endorsement. Registered UK charity number: 1154784. Registered UK company number: 08480724. Registered company name: The Libertarian Research & Education Trust. Registered office: MayDay Rooms, 88 Fleet Street, London EC4Y 1DH. © Statewatch ISSN 1756-851X. Personal usage as private individuals "fair dealing" is allowed. We also welcome links to material on our site. Usage by those working for organisations is allowed only if the organisation holds an appropriate licence from the relevant reprographic rights organisation (eg: Copyright Licensing Agency in the UK) with such usage being subject to the terms and conditions of that licence and to local copyright law.

About | Contact | Privacy Policy