Date of Request
April 23
Request
Hi,
Please could you answer the following.
1. Which departments in your Fire Brigade/Service use Body Worn Cameras/Videos (BWC/BWV) and is this part of a pilot programme or has this been adopted on a permanent basis?
2. How many BWC/BWV has your Fire Service/Brigade purchased over the last 3 years?
3. Who is the portfolio lead for the purchase, deployment and maintenance of BWC/BWV in your Fire Brigade/Service?
4. If you do not currently have BWC/BWV, does your Fire Brigade/Service propose to introduce BWC/BWV, and if so who would be responsible for this?
5. What is the process for procuring your BWC/BWV?
Response
Dear X
Thank you for your request for incident information which has been received by Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (the Service) and considered under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.
The Service can confirm the requested incident information is held. Please find the requested information below:
- Which departments in your Fire Brigade/Service use Body Worn Cameras/Videos (BWC/BWV) and is this part of a pilot programme or has this been adopted on a permanent basis?
We trialled BWC’s in 2019 for our Protection department as part of a pilot scheme with Shropshire FRS. It has since been shelved to be revisited later this year. There is the potential to roll this out into the Fire Investigation team also.
- How many BWC/BWV has your Fire Service/Brigade purchased over the last 3 years?
We have not purchased any BWC’s in the last 3 years.
- Who is the portfolio lead for the purchase, deployment and maintenance of BWC/BWV in your Fire Brigade/Service?
An Area Commander.
- If you do not currently have BWC/BWV, does your Fire Brigade/Service propose to introduce BWC/BWV, and if so who would be responsible for this?
This project is due to be revisited later this year. An Area Commander will be appointed in due course.
- What is the process for procuring your BWC/BWV?
This will be done via our procurement contract process, details of which can be found at . Procurement | Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (hwfire.org.uk)
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