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26 Mar 2007
MPs are to launch an inquiry into the government's growing use of surveillance measures such as CCTV cameras, DNA databases and the proposed ID cards scheme.
Jack Straw, Leader of the House, told MPs that the Home Affairs Committee will announce the inquiry on 27 March.
The inquiry was triggered in part by last October's report from the Information Commissioner's Office, which warned that the UK risked "sleep walking into a surveillance society".
Shadow Home Secretary David Davis said in response to Straw's announcement: "Labour should realise that the state exists to serve the citizen and not the other way round."
A separate Home Office review of CCTV is expected next month. The report will recommend that all CCTV recordings can be used as evidence in court.
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cctv
i beleve you should set up a internet website where we the ppl can look at the streetslive and anything the police dont see we may see. as for cctv its ok everyone having it the law has to start useing the evidence and drop the we need time and date thing. if they are on video they are on video so why let them get away with it all becuse of a time and date. i also beleve you should run a tv prog just for crime showing ppl who are wanted and who have done crime. we have the rights to know whos living by us. drop the tv progs about cars and cops and start doing the right things by useing tv and internet to catch pll
Posted by: chantele 29 Jan 2008
Look who isn't watching
All we see on Tv is cops in cars or helicopters chasing cars, when was the last time you saw a burglar, rapist, murderer, caught in the act I haven't,so why not? cars have number plates easy catch, people, well just faces so no-one bothers, chase something with a number plate or catch it on speed camera, easy find easy fine, loads to the coffer in parliament anything else require money out, cars just mean money in, which do you think the Government which ever party is going to be shouting about and which do they keep quiet about,mmmm.
Posted by: Ted Harrison 03 Jan 2008
Typical makework
First of all you create a situation, in this case 'over surveillance' then you organise an enquiry into it using quite probably 'trusted resources' read old school chums on a kwango. This government attempted to destroy our traditional musical culture with the PEL and now they have a Minister for Folk Music? Do you see a pattern here?
Posted by: Davey666 27 Mar 2007