All frontline police officers and custody staff in Edinburgh, and Lothians and Scottish Borders are being issued with body worn video.
The devices are worn attached to the officers’ uniform, usually on their chest.
As Halloween and Bonfire Night approaches the devices will help as a deterrent to those considering engaging in criminal activity, and to aid any investigations and bring to justice those responsible for attacks and other offences.
When you come into contact with an officer and when they attend an incident they will set the camera to record what happens.
Body worn video (BWV) cameras are the small devices our officers wear, usually on their chest, to capture both audio and visual evidence when they attend all types of incidents or are executing any police powers.
Police staff in custody suites also wear the cameras and switch them on when interacting with persons in custody.
You can find out more about how Police Scotland will use body worn video by watching this short video:
Easy read versions:
- Easy read information on body worn video (word document)
- Easy read information on body worn video (PDF document)
The body worn video Standard Operating Procedure and the Equality and Human Rights Impact Assessment summary of results documents are available in our SOPs and Policies section.
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