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Essex mental health trust admits implied consent to bedroom camera monitoring was wrong

October 14, 2026
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust has told the Lampard Inquiry that its approach to patient consent for the Oxevision camera monitoring system was wrong, after the inquiry heard that the system ran automatically on admission to certain wards and that requests from patients to switch it off could take up to 72 hours to consider.

Scottish Biometrics Commissioner urges ministers to replace 2011 CCTV strategy as consultation backs wider oversight remit

September 09, 2026
Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Dr Brian Plastow has called on Scottish ministers to replace the 2011 National Strategy for Public Space CCTV in Scotland, that the framework predates the modern digital era and that the government's current review of his remit, alongside the opportunity to introduce a Scottish surveillance camera code of practice, represents a once in a generation chance to act.