It has been controversial since it was set up under Labour, when it was accused of stigmatising Muslims – including a case in which it funded CCTV cameras in a Muslim area of Birmingham.
The information commissioner has issued a code of practice for CCTV operators.
In the past, under the auspices of the information commissioner (we now live in a world overseen by multiple commissioners), the emphasis has been on commercial CCTV.
New guidance is due to be published in March, and it is likely to extend the code of practice that currently covers commercial CCTV use to domestic properties.
He said his company's vaults had seismic and modular sensors that, if tampered with, would alert a 24/7 CCTV security company.
By clarifying European legislation, the judgment could have significant consequences for householders in the UK who use CCTV and keep or try to use the images, according to a legal expert.
CCTV later revealed four offenders using an angle-grinder on the lock of the main gate.
CCTV footage shows a large, unmarked, mobile crane backing up at the direction of some disguised individuals.
