Hidden cameras in parts of Birmingham 'will be removed'
source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/birmingham/10505574.stm
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"This isn't Project Champion any more trust me, this is Project Humble Pie." said Shami Chakrabarti from Liberty. The discussion between residents and police took place on Sunday, where the issue was raised about the 218 cameras and 72 hidden cameras used by the police in areas the BBC says have a large Muslim population.
"Residents said they were not consulted about it. Sharon Rowe, Assistant Chief Constable of West Midlands Police, apologised and said "mistakes had been made"."-BBC
It sounds like from the article, the money for the project was said to be for a 'Safer Birmingham Project', but it was later shown the money came from Counter Terrorism funding.
"The SBP said although the counter-terrorism unit secured the funding, the camera sites were chosen on the basis of general crime data - not just counter-terrorism intelligence."-BBC
"Residents said they were not consulted about it. Sharon Rowe, Assistant Chief Constable of West Midlands Police, apologised and said "mistakes had been made"."-BBC
It sounds like from the article, the money for the project was said to be for a 'Safer Birmingham Project', but it was later shown the money came from Counter Terrorism funding.
"The SBP said although the counter-terrorism unit secured the funding, the camera sites were chosen on the basis of general crime data - not just counter-terrorism intelligence."-BBC
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