The draft code of practice for CCTV systems has been issued by the Surveillance Camera Commissioner, Andrew Rennison. We have details on the consultation around the code as well as an interview with the Commissioner who talks candidly about the need to balance security and privacy.
We also continue our series of features, Rooms with a View, which take an inside look at CCTV systems and control rooms around the UK and, in this issue, overseas too.
We also look ahead to the coming year, asking what issues will preoccupy our conversations and debates this year. And we have a star interview – the former White House security chief John Gill talking about VIP protection, CCTV and PSIM.
And there’s more… see the full list of contents below.
| Welcome & News by Peter Fry | 5 |
| News | |
| Draft CCTV code of practice released | 6 |
| York consolidates CCTV centres | 8 |
| Interview: Andrew Rennison, CCTV commissioner | 10 |
| CCTV Center launches new distribution arm | 12 |
| Rail CCTV conference tackles surveillance on the move | 14 |
| Rooms with a View | |
| A tour of Wales (part one) with User Group director Peter Fry | 17 |
| Portugal’s Millennium Bank | 22 |
| Features | |
| Interview: Former White House security chief on why he loves PSIM | 24 |
| Security in 2013: What issues will we be talking about this year? | 26 |
| Plus | |
| Industry news | 30 |
| Directory of companies | 32 |
