HC Deb 08 February 1983 vol 36 c311W
Mr. Warren

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if, in view of the increasing use of video recording in the detection of crime, he will review his Department's guidelines issued in 1977 to ensure that a reasonable balance is maintained between the value of the technology and the rights of the individual.

Mr. Whitelaw

This is one of the matters I am considering as part of my review of the current guidelines on the police use of equipment in surveillance operations, which I announced in February last year.

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