Cctv

JDW vows to continue CCTV use in toilets

10-Mar-2020 By Alice Leader

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has apologised for making a female customer feel “uncomfortable” after she noticed CCTV in the pub’s toilets, but the pubco defends its right to have them for the prevention of crime and disorder.

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Out for a drink? Someone is likely watching you – or they soon will be

25-Nov-2019 By Poppleston Allen

Police enthusiasm for CCTV coverage of licensed premises remains undampened.

Security in pubs: my camera never lies

16-Nov-2018 By Fred A'Court

Safety issues are not only vital in keeping your customers out of harm’s way, they must be controlled so you retain your licence and stay out of legal trouble. Here, we look at how CCTV is crucial in general, and also at countering drugs and terrorism...

Legal checklist: Guidelines for operating CCTV

08-Feb-2013 By Poppleston Allen

Increasingly, we are being called to give advice about the licensee’s responsibilities regarding CCTV. Police and other regulatory agencies will want to have conditions on your premises licence that require you:

Make sure your CCTV is legally registered

03-Feb-2012 By Michael Kheng

I am pleased to say the ridiculous review Lincolnshire Police applied for against one of my bars was recently thrown out by East Lindsey District Council in Lincolnshire. The review centred around CCTV.

Police admit CCTV not effective

25-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney

It takes 1,000 CCTV cameras to detect just one crime, the Met Police has admitted. The news takes on extra relevance for pubs after reports of...

Liverpool cops call for CCTV in all pubs

05-Mar-2009 By John Harrington

Merseyside Police are asking all pubs and clubs in hot-spots to have CCTV as a licence condition, even inside venues. Police in a growing number of...

Fear over blanket CCTV at pubs

18-Feb-2009 By John Harrington

The UK's privacy watchdog fears police moves to force all pubs to install CCTV risk data protection and privacy breaches.