Security & Policing Home Office Event 2014
Meyertech will be exhibiting its latest video management software technology at the Security & Policing Home Office Event 2014, the largest police, security, and national resilience event in the UK .
Tag: Home Office
Biography: Tony Porter QPM LLB – Surveillance Camera Commissioner
The Surveillance Camera Commissioner’s office has kindly supplied us with this biography of the newly
Crime falls to record low in England and Wales
Crime in England and Wales has fallen by 7 per cent to a record low in the last year, according to the latest official figures. Data in the Crime Survey for England and Wales from the Office for National Statistics showed there were 8.5 million incidents in the year to the end of June.
Failings at UK borders are opening doors to terrorists and criminals
Criminals and terrorists are being allowed to enter Britain due to failings at UK borders. This is according to two separate damning reports published this week.
Scrap dealer laws come into force to target metal theft
New regulations have come into effect in England and Wales to target rogue traders who buy and sell scrap metal. From 1 October all scrap metal dealers have to apply for a licence from their local council.
Surveillance Camera Code of Conduct unveiled
A new Surveillance Camera Code of Practice has been published by the Home Office, setting out guidelines for local authority use of CCTV and Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR).
Opinion: How useful is the Home Office’s i-LIDS video analytics tests now that the technology has improved so much?
The video analytics market has had compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 16 per cent for several years now and was predicted to have a value of over $88m this year (Source: IMS Research).
LATEST: Woolwich killing suspects previously known to MI5
The two suspects in the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby are reported to have been known to MI5 for as long as eight years.
Enhanced security boosts crime drop, claim researchers
Developments in car and domestic security are key factors behind falling crime rates, according to one expert. Andromachi Tseloni, professor of criminology at Nottingham Trent University, told SecurityNewsDesk that security has a profound effect on preventing opportunistic crime compared to that of the criminal justice system.
SIA in search of board member with private security expertise
The Home Office is seeking to appoint a Non-Executive Board Member to the SIA’s Board with private security industry experience.