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Leicestershire police to trial facial recognition technology

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An UK police force has announced plans to trial a facial recognition software designed to significantly speed up the process of identifying suspects from images capture by CCTV camera systems.



CCTV cameras to protect Chester’s Rows against anti-social behaviour

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Three new cameras have been installed on both sides of Watergate Street in Chester as part of an initiative to protect the historic listed wooden Rows installed in the area against anti-social behaviour, a recent news report in the local media was able to reveal.


CCTV system in Gloucester to undergo major upgrade

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Security cameras in Gloucester are set to undergo a major technological upgrade after playing an essential role in enforcing public safety across the city, which are monitored by the Gloucestershire Police but are paid for and maintained by Gloucester City Council.


Petition to fit CCTV systems onto ferries signed by 96,000 people

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A petition calling for the installation of CCTV systems onto ferries that was started by the parents of a man who disappeared from a P&O ship has already been signed by 96,000 people, a news report in the mainstream media was able to reveal.


London local councils consider spreading the costs of CCTV maintenance

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A local council in London is set enter into a multi-million pound CCTV deal with neighbouring boroughs in order to spread the maintenance costs for their respective surveillance systems, a news report in the local media was able to reveal.



Tiverton camera network could be upgraded, says police

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The Tiverton CCTV camera surveillance network could be enhanced with the addition of two more cameras, with funding for the improvements coming from the Proceeds of Crime Act.



Town Council to contribute towards CCTV system’s maintenance costs

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A town council in Cheshire, England, has decided to start contributing towards the cost of maintaining the CCTV cameras in the town in order to keep the camera properly up and running, a news report in the local media could reveal.