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12/09/2012
Schools Using CCTV In Toilets And Changing Rooms
Research carried out by anti-surveillance campaigners has found that more than 200 schools across Britain are using CCTV cameras in pupils' toilets or changing rooms, raising concerns about the privacy of schoolchildren.
A total of 825 cameras were located in the toilets or changing rooms of 207 schools across England, Scotland and Wales, according to data provided by more than 2,000 schools.
Campaign group Big Brother Watch have based the figures on freedom of information requests lodged. Its director, Nick Pickles, said the full extent of school surveillance was far higher than the group had expected, adding: "Schools need to come clean about why they are using these cameras and what is happening to the footage.
"Local authorities also need to be doing far more to rein in excessive surveillance in their areas and ensuring resources are not being diverted from more effective alternatives."
The Radclyffe School in Oldham topped the list of schools with 20 cameras in toilets or changing rooms.
Responses from 2,107 secondary schools and academies showed they used 47,806 cameras overall, including 26,887 inside school buildings.
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A total of 825 cameras were located in the toilets or changing rooms of 207 schools across England, Scotland and Wales, according to data provided by more than 2,000 schools.
Campaign group Big Brother Watch have based the figures on freedom of information requests lodged. Its director, Nick Pickles, said the full extent of school surveillance was far higher than the group had expected, adding: "Schools need to come clean about why they are using these cameras and what is happening to the footage.
"Local authorities also need to be doing far more to rein in excessive surveillance in their areas and ensuring resources are not being diverted from more effective alternatives."
The Radclyffe School in Oldham topped the list of schools with 20 cameras in toilets or changing rooms.
Responses from 2,107 secondary schools and academies showed they used 47,806 cameras overall, including 26,887 inside school buildings.
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