Brighton and Hove Civil Enforcement Officers to Wear Body Cams

From 3 July, Civil Enforcement Officers (CEOs) in Brighton & Hove will wear cameras while carrying out their role.

04:19 22 June 2023

Civil Enforcement Officers (CEOs) in Brighton & Hove will be using body-worn video cameras as they carry their tasks starting July 3. 

The officers, more commonly known as traffic wardens, help protect motorists and residents. The cameras that they will use are equipped to capture video and audio evidence to support prosecutions against anyone who is violent or abusive towards officers. 

Denise Payne, Client Account Manager for NSL in Brighton & Hove said: “Civil Enforcement Officers have long experienced unacceptable levels of verbal abuse and violence towards them whilst simply trying to do their job.  

“We hope that the introduction of Body Worn Video Cameras will deter much of this behaviour but also provide us with the evidence we need to pursue prosecution where applicable.”

Councillor Trevor Muten, Chair of the Transport and Sustainability committee said: “The safety of our staff is extremely important and so I’m very pleased we’ll soon see CEOs wearing Body Worn Video Cameras.

“They’ll support them to carry out their vital role in keeping our city moving. They deserve the respect any of us would expect when doing our jobs.

“Violence and abuse towards our CEOs won’t be tolerated and any evidence captured which shows this will be passed onto the police.”