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Fears CCTV cameras used as ‘cheap alternative’ to policing

The number of publicly owned CCTV cameras has reached unprecedented levels – with parts of Scotland the most watched in the UK.

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CAROLYN CHURCHILL

 

Campaigners said the results of a new survey showed the technology is being used as a “cheap alternative to policing”.