Tony Porter, the Surveillance Camera Commissioner (SCC), is among the speakers at the final Security TWENTY 18 event of the year, ST18 Heathrow on Wednesday, November 7, at the Park Inn over the road from the airport.
The SCC has published dual branded in-house monitoring guidance with the National Association of Surveillance Camera Managers (NASCAM).
This 11-page guidance is for in-house monitoring centres that monitor their own surveillance camera systems only, and do not have contracts to monitor third party surveillance camera systems. It sets out the minimum requirements that in-house monitoring centres should consider to secure, manage and operate a public space CCTV scheme. It will also aid in-house monitoring centres meet the Surveillance Camera Code of Practice, and gives higher requirements for in-house monitoring centres that wish to meet standards that are applicable to third party monitoring centres.
Tony Porter said: “The launch of this guidance is a significant step in the delivery of my National Surveillance Camera Strategy and aims to drive up standards across the CCTV industry. This useful document will enable in-house monitoring centres to understand and execute best practice in respect of their CCTV systems and adhere to legal requirements. I’m grateful to Ilker Dervish (CCTV User Group and NASCAM) and Alex Carmichael (SSAIB) for all their hard work and involvement in the development of this guidance.”
You can download the document at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/recommended-standards-for-the-cctv-industry#guidance-for-in-house-monitoring-centres.
It covers what’s mandatory, and what’s desirable, in terms of control room layout, location and physical security, and personnel vetting; camera operation, equipment, communications and policies, including web links to further guidance.
The conference part of the ST event begins at 10am and runs until lunch. The exhibition part opens at 8.30am and finishes before 4pm. It’s free to attend, whether you’re an installer, end user or consultant or specifier; organisers Professional Security Magazine ask that you register beforehand, just to help gauge the numbers for catering. The event includes bacon butties for early arrivers; mid-morning tea and biscuits; and a hot buffet lunch.
To register and for the ST19 dates and venues, visit https://professionalsecurity.co.uk/security-events-and-conferences/security-twenty-home/.
