Do the Police give grants to people to have CCTV installed at home?

PhillyDee said:
Why would you need ANPR on a home CCTV system?
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Indeed, I can't possibly see what use it would have for a residential system.

estebanrey said:
How do Google street view get around it then? I know it's more of a photo than a live feed but it's still capturing people's houses, front windows etc and then it's uploaded to the internet for all to see (unlike a CCTV feed which a least is only available top the person who has it).
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I imagine Streeview is classed as photography in a public place, whereas CCTV is covered by separate law specific to cameras that are used for monitoring.
 
TheVoice said:
Indeed, I can't possibly see what use it would have for a residential system.




I imagine Streeview is classed as photography in a public place, whereas CCTV is covered by separate law specific to cameras that are used for monitoring.
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and all faces/numbers etc are blurred so that supposedly no one can be recognised where as home cctv wont be
 
You're trolling right ?

majnu said:
We've got a decent CCTV system at our house with ANPR (Number Plate Recognition System)

Now for some reason the Police know of our home CCTV and visited today to view it's recording as a local guy was murdered and they suspected the car drove past our street.

They managed to find the suspected car from the recordings; get the number plate and save the recording to their USB stick which is all good, but I somewhat feel that if we are going to be harassed by them in the future that there should at least be some kind of Government grant to help fund homeowners and to help the local Police.

Is there such a scheme in place?
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TheVoice said:
Indeed, I can't possibly see what use it would have for a residential system.
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Well unless the burglars come equipped with a wheelbarrow they will possibly turn up in a van or have a driver waiting for them, so it's handy to have a record of number plates.
In this case APNR only refers to the type of camera used, one that is capable of picking out a reflective plate against a background of headlights. Normal CCTV wouldn't see anything useful.
 
majnu said:
wouldn't it be helpful if there was a scheme to help fund people who cannot afford such equipment?
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If they cannot afford such equipment then they shouldn't have it in the first place in which case the police won't come knocking asking to view the footage. I don't think I know anyone who has private CCTV.

Private CCTV is pretty hardcore and I don't think it should be top of the list of things for public money to be spent on, surely if we were desperate to spend money on CCTV we'd be better off which an expansion of public sector CCTV as at least that way the police would have direct access without relying on private individuals.
 
HangTime said:
If they cannot afford such equipment then they shouldn't have it in the first place in which case the police won't come knocking asking to view the footage. I don't think I know anyone who has private CCTV.

Private CCTV is pretty hardcore and I don't think it should be top of the list of things for public money to be spent on, surely if we were desperate to spend money on CCTV we'd be better off which an expansion of public sector CCTV as at least that way the police would have direct access without relying on private individuals.
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Exactly, why would the police pay for CCTV for private use, when they can just put it straight onto public CCTV they control themselves. Why put in a middle man?
 
I think everyone else should pay all the costs of running my car. I'll give a stranger a lift somewhere at some unspecified time in the future. Oh and I think it should be one of the best cars you can get.
 
Moses said:
I think the police should pay me £105/day. I mean, I am a potential eye witness for at least 15 hours a day (probably more, but I'm willing to take the hit, being the gent I am). My services should be rewarded.
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"Yes officer, I witnessed this murder with my own eyes, every detail is embedded in my mind, how could I forget such a horrific moment. I dearly hope you manage to catch and bring this vile criminal to justice. Oh...you want me to share this case changing information with you? Well I think £10,000 sounds about right, look forward to hearing from you, now kindly get off my property, im in the middle of watching Dancing on Ice."
 
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Tobes said:
I skipped a couple of pages but here's what I don't get why people are hating on the OP.

So you can get a grant to fit solar panels on your roof for your own personal gain (heating water), but if we had CCTV fitted and that helped catch a murderer and ask for a bit of cash to cover the costs all of a sudden that's ridiculous?
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Yes, it's ridiculous. And if you can't see the difference then so are you.
 
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Moses said:
I think the police should pay me £105/day. I mean, I am a potential eye witness for at least 15 hours a day (probably more, but I'm willing to take the hit, being the gent I am). My services should be rewarded.
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This is exactly what I thought too. 'I am usually in my house and whenever there's a murder on my street the police come round and ask me what I saw. Is there any way I can get a grant for my information.'
 
Robbie G said:
Yes, it's ridiculous. And if you can't see the difference then so are you.
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There's a difference between asking 'is there a government grant scheme to help promote personal cctv ownership? As uptake may be beneficial to the police.'

And 'I've got cctv which the police recently used to gather evidence for a murder. Is there any way I can get some cash for them using my cctv?

Which is how the op came across.
 
I work for one of the top retailers in the country as a customer service manager, I get calls from customers all the time asking for rewards and gestures of good will for reporting people who they catch stealing. Whilst it's nice of them to report these issues, it was there decision to report what happened. In no way do we have signage anywhere saying you will get paid for reporting any theft that happens.
 
div0 said:
This is exactly what I thought too. 'I am usually in my house and whenever there's a murder on my street the police come round and ask me what I saw. Is there any way I can get a grant for my information.'
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What makes you and Poses so sure that you're credible witnesses, or won't be intimidated and change your statement? Video evidence is factual, witness statements at times are not.

@AshD93 - I made inquiries to the Police how they knew we had a camera system and indeed they said "they were just walking past houses looking if residents had cctv."
 
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