Police may have to reveal ANPR camera locations!
on May 11th, 2011 at 11:20 pmThe location of every police car-tracking camera in Britain could be revealed following a landmark legal ruling today. More than 10,000 covert Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras photograph and record the registration numbers of 14 million motorists in the UK every day. The information is used against a national database to track criminals and has proved vital in tackling criminals. But police forces across the country could be forced to reveal their locations following a Freedom of Information Act request by a member of the public. In a test case, Devon and Cornwall Police refused to disclose the data but was overruled by the Information Rights Tribunal. Police chiefs have vowed to fight the ruling in the Court of Appeal but fear every force in Britain will be forced to comply if they lose the case. A senior officer with the Devon and Cornwall force said: ‘ANPR has been a fantastic weapon in our fight against crime. It has been a huge success, particularly in taking millions of pounds worth of drugs off the streets. More
