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Date: April 29, 2024 Mon
Time: 10:03 pm
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Results for closed-circuit television (cctv) (u.k.)
1 results foundAuthor: Great Britain. Local Government Association Title: Metal Theft Survey 2012 Summary: In February 2012 councils in England and Wales were invited to take part in a survey which asked whether they had been affected by metal theft since April 2009, what the consequences were if they had been and for their opinions on how to tackle the problem. The survey found seven out of ten (71 per cent) of councils had suffered metal thefts over the period and only 12 per cent had not had any thefts. The most commonly stolen items were gully/drainage/manhole covers which were taken from one third of respondents (32 per cent), followed by roofing material which were stolen from a quarter (24 per cent). These thefts cost councils up to £117,500 in 2009/10, although this figure was slightly lower at £100,000 in 2010/11. The median amount of costs incurred by councils was £11,125 in 2009/10, this increased by 26 per cent in 2010/11 to £14,000. Six per cent of councils have been sued as a result of metal theft and major consequences included a member of the public falling down a gully and the closure of a main road. Four in ten councils (39 per cent) have prosecuted thieves and/or scrap metal dealers over the past three years. In three quarters of cases (76 per cent) they were prosecuted for metal theft and in just under half (48 per cent) the legal action was brought for handling stolen goods. Councils are taking steps to tackle the problem by using non-metallic alternatives and by using anti-theft measures such as CCTV and the use of smart water marking. Over half of the survey respondents thought that they should be given powers to deal with unscrupulous scrap metal dealers, including closure of illegally trading sites, the introduction of a cashless payment system and a requirement for better record keeping. There was also strong support for dealers to be licensed by councils and three quarters (75 per cent) of those in favour felt that councils should be able to set the license fees based on a full cost recovery basis. Details: London: Local Government Association, 2012. 31p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed August 21, 2012 at http://www.local.gov.uk/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=2065cc75-537d-400f-a4b4-26d65b3c8a32&groupId=10171 Year: 2012 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.local.gov.uk/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=2065cc75-537d-400f-a4b4-26d65b3c8a32&groupId=10171 Shelf Number: 126072 Keywords: Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) (U.K.)Metal Theft (U.K.)Stolen Property (U.K.)Theft Offenses (U.K.) |