• LEGISLATION & GUIDANCE
  
  
  
• The UK has 1% of the world's population and 20% of the world's CCTV cameras
  
  
  
• The first CCTV camera in the UK was installed at Guy's Hospital, London,
  in 1949
  
  
  
• A year long trial of ANPR technology by 23 police forces resulted in 13,000 arrests - an arrest rate nine times higher than the police national average. £8M worth of drugs and property were seized. The Government has now pledged an additional £15M of funding to develop and roll-out ANPR solutions.
  
  
  
• Croydon has more CCTV cameras than New York
  
  
  
• 67% of burglars would be put off burgling a house that had CCTV installed, yet only 9% of the consumers have CCTV (Micromark survey of 30 burglars and 1,000 homeowners)
  
  
  
• London's Metropolitan Police Force have approximately 200,000 cameras installed around the capital
  
  
  

• The largest CCTV system in the World is in Australia, the New South Wales City Rail system has over 7,000 fully networked cameras!    (unless you know of bigger?)
  
  
  

• Almost every bank cash machine in the country uses CCTV to record you making your transaction - bet you can't see the camera!
  
  
  
• The UK has more CCTV cameras per head of population than ANY other country. About one camera for every 14 people…
  
  
  
• …and about 40 times as many camcorders!
  
  
  
• Home Office guidelines recommend a minimum 120% size image for identification by CCTV to be permissible in court - this means that you should provide a view (of at least) from the head to the knees to outwit the arguments of a sharp barrister.
  
  
  
• So far this year the Government has granted Home Office funding to the tune of £634,000 for CCTV schemes in Kent alone (mostly Town Centre Car Parks).
  
  
  
• The Government has set aside £150M for CCTV scheme funding across the country this year.
  
  
  
• Harrods London store has in excess of 500 CCTV cameras installed.
  
  
  
• £30M of funding for NHS CCTV schemes is soon to be fast tracked following recent unfortunate incidents in NHS hospitals.
  
  
  
• Schools have recently been granted an additional £22M of funding to be spent on security.
  
  
  
• Secure Engineering have been supplying and installing CCTV systems all day every day since 1988.
  
  
  
• It is estimated that there are in excess of 4 million CCTV cameras in the UK, approximately 20% of the World’s total.
  
  
  
• You are likely to be caught on camera 300 times a day.
  

The Information Commissioner’s Office

The Information Commissioner’s website page for CCTV-related information

The Information Commissioner’s Code of Practice for CCTV systems to comply with the Data Protection Act (2000)

The Draft Consultation document for the replacement Code of Practice (2007)

The Information Commissioner’s – CCTV Small User Checklist

The Information Commissioner’s Good Practice Note – when the Act applies



The Home Office Scientific Development Branch

HOSDB / UK Police Requirements for Digital CCTV Systems

HOSDB – CCTV and Imaging Technology

HOSDB – Performance testing CCTV perimeter surveillance systems

HOSDB – CCTV Operational Requirements Manual

HOSDB – Guidance for CCTV procurement at football grounds



The Association of Chief Police Officers

ACPO – Police response to security systems



British Standards

BS7958:2005 CCTV Management and Operation. Code of Practice

BS8418:2003 Installation and remote monitoring of detector activated CCTV systems. Code of Practice

BS EN 50312-7:1996 CCTV Surveillance systems for use in security applications. Application Guidelines - The Operational Requirement

BS5979-2007 Remote centres receiving signals from fire and security systems. Code of Practice

BS EN 11064-1:2001 Ergonomic design of control centres - NB Seven related parts / standards

BS 7858:2006 Security screening of individuals employed in a security environment. Code of Practice