Most of the CCTV cameras are not monitored by the police. They are in fact monitored by the local councils (authorities).

I'm not saying that the information that is viewed by these cameras is never passed to the police, it is sometimes, but this scenario is not particular to the UK, but in fact is pretty standard in most developed countries.

As for human rights issues, there are many countries with a far worse record than Britain. Doesn't mean I'm defending breaches of Human Rights, but people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones

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