Police guidelines for CCTV security systems ignored

Despite having CCTV footage of break-ins, many companies in UK are not able to prosecute thieves, vandals and intruders. The reason is that, UK police requirements for digital CCTV footage of break-ins are not adhered. The companies are unaware of the new guidelines for updating their equipment and confusion over this is taking toll. CCTV users are running systems that are inadequate, as footage would not be sufficient for use by police in any criminal investigation. The objective of the guidelines is to make gathering CCTV evidence easier and ensure that it is more reliable in court. Under the revised requirements, CCTV users must ensure that their system is capable of storing at least 31 days worth of recorded footage in a secure environment. And be capable of exporting both video and stills to a removable storage medium at original quality and the time and date should be accurately available for each picture.