Support Our Work Mailing list About / Contact

UK: The Expansion of CCTV

01 September 1996

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

Over the summer the government announced the "crime busting winners" of a £17 million closed circuit television competition. Nearly 800 local authorities and other organisations submitted bids for part-funding of schemes. The government approved 258 bids, with 81, or nearly one third, going to London and the South East. Merseyside was the least successful region receiving approval for only 2 schemes. The Home Secretary estimated that there will now be around 3,300 new CCTV cameras around England and Wales as a result of the competition. The government, however, wants to see at least 10,000 cameras on the streets of Britain. This is the second competition it has sponsored and is planning a third. In total it plans to spend £45 million and hopes that this will draw in a further £50 million bringing the total expenditure on CCTV schemes in a three year period to over £90 million. The final decisions on the bids were made by Home Office Ministers, but they were "advised by a judging panel" which included technical experts, business and academic consultants. Home Office press release, 21.6.96.

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

 Previous article

NI: N Ireland: MOD Records

Next article 

UK: Stoke Newington police station

 

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