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              ‘Super wardens’ go on patrol
Monday, June 4th, 2007 Alan Salter PRIVATELY-employed `super wardens’ are to go on patrol in Greater Manchester wearing head-mounted video cameras. The 20 parking attendants, who work for NCP Services, will be the first in the country to be issued with the equipment. Their main role is to issue parking tickets but under legislation brought in last year they will also have powers to give on-the-spot fines for anti-social behaviour. Salford council has asked the wardens to issue penalties up to £80 for offences which include littering, flyposting and allowing dogs to foul the pavement. NCP will use the film as evidence to back up their wardens if any fine is challenged and also in the event of any attack or abuse. In some cases the footage could be handed to police and used in court. The first wardens fitted with the RoboCop style cameras will go on patrol in Salford from the NCP HQ in Eccles next month. The use of head-mounted cameras was piloted by British Transport Police in Manchester last year and Greater Manchester Police followed suit seven months ago in Little Hulton, Salford, when two officers began using them on the beat. Local authorities were given greater powers to tackle anti social behaviour under the 2006 Clean Neighbourhoods Act and Salford is one of the first to take advantage of the legislation. Coun Derek Antrobus said: “We have 20 parking attendants walking around the city and we decided that they might as well look at more than just cars. One of the biggest issues on people’s minds is the disrespect that some are showing to our environment. The police have not got the resources when they are chasing criminals so this makes a lot of sense. “We will be monitoring it very carefully and hopefully the residents of Salford will notice the difference.” NCP’s James Pritchard said: “Salford council is very keen to do this and we told them that we were happy for our parking attendants to get involved but they would need a better way of getting evidence. “The cameras will give a much better standard of evidence in case of disputes or assaults on the attendants. “We are more than happy to work with the police and pass on any evidence we gather. It can only help them to have people out on the streets with a camera all the time. “Our attendants do a very good job but they are not police officers and they have very specific powers. It makes the job more interesting.” Have Your Say: ‘Super wardens’ go on patrol Please read our posting guidelines before posting. Alternatively you can discuss this report here. Related News
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