HC Deb 08 March 1995 vol 256 cc182-3W
Mr. Etherington

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will place in the Library a copy of the good practice guidelines to local authorities and police authorities on the use of closed circuit television in public places.

Mr. Maclean

A copy of the Home Office publication "CCTV—Looking Out for You" has been placed in the Library.

Mr. Etherington

To ask the Secretary of State for the home Department if he will list(a) all local authorities and (b) all police authorities, indicating joint ventures, operating closed circuit television schemes in public places and give the total capital cost per scheme and annual operating cost per scheme.

Mr. Maclean

This information is not collected centrally. A list of some towns believed to be operating

Research Project/Publication Institution/Research body/Author Cost Date of completion
The Impact of Closed Circuit Television on Crime in the London Underground—Home Office Research Study No. 49 Home Office; Research and Planning Unit Not available 1978
Close Circuit Television in Public Places—Crime Prevention Unit Paper No. 35 T. Honess and E. Charman of Michael and Associates, Cardiff, for the Home Office Police Research Group £48,376 Summer 1992
Before and after research into the effectiveness of CCTV within Birmingham city centre T. Honess and E. Charman of Michael and Associates, Cardiff, for the Home Office Police Research Group £20,536 results to be published Summer 1995
Understanding public car parks, crime and CCTV: evaluation lessons from Safer Cities— Crime Prevention Unit Paper No. 42 Nick Tilley of Nottingham University, consultant to the Home Office Crime Prevention Unit £12,000 1993
Town centre CCTV schemes: four case studies Home Office Police Research Group £ 10,000 Summer 1995
Effectiveness of CCTV security systems Home Office Police Scientific Development Branch £200,000 over 5 years April 1997