big bro Press release No 1

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Wednesday 24th May 2005

big.bro is a newly formed group calling for a re-examination of the installation of a CCTV remotely controlled CCTV camera on Edenfield Road, Norden.
The procedures mandated by the Information Commissioner in the CCTV “Code of Practice” published by her under powers Section 51(3) b Data Protection Act 1998) have not been followed.

It appears that the intention of installing the camera was in response to problems and residents and traders complaints about youthful vandalism in the locality.
We therefore call for removal of the camera and associated talking lamp post and a full consultation with residents, traders and interested parties by the Councillors calling for a public meeting at Shawfield School and for them to ask for attendance by all the appropriate and interested Council / Government parties, Police / Fire / Social Services.

If the Councillors, who represent everyone in the area, do not do so, we will convene a meeting to allow full, fair, frank, open discussion of the problem that youths cause in the area. We also want to consider how we can utilise for the benefit of youth in the area the use of the soon to be redundant library building in Norden.
We feel that the installation of the cameras, was hasty, ill conceived, maladroit, failed to conform to the legally required procedures and was not based upon adequate local consultation, on the problems the system is supposed to address.

We have taken this matter up with Councillor Hobhouse, Wera van Reden, Jane Gartside and James Gartside and have not received to date any substantive response.

ENDS

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