Council approves sound-recording CCTV to tackle antisocial behaviour
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A borough council has passed a policy that will allow it to install security cameras that can record sound in a bid to tackle antisocial behavior. The move by Uttlesford District Council in Essex could see audio surveillance introduced to CCTV on council-owned or managed residential buildings and gardens, as well as offices and vehicles. The council should do more to protect residents’ right to privacy and rethink these intrusive plans.” The council’s newly-implemented CCTV policy states that audio surveillance would not be used for general observation. He added: “For what this is, I think it is fit for purpose.” The council states within its CCTV policy: “Our intention is to balance the privacy rights of individuals with our responsibilities to prevent and detect crime and/or anti-social behaviour.
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