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Considering whether further guidance is needed on how long data collected by CCTV should be retained is one of the issues being tackled by proposals announced by crime prevention minister James Brokenshire. He commented that these systems play a vital role in the prevention and detection of crime. He added that it is “important they’re used in a way that does not invade law-abiding people’s privacy or undermine the public’s confidence in them. Your company can have confidence in Tensor’s ability to provide CCTV and other access control solutions as we have a number of certifications and accreditations. For instance, Tensor was welcomed as new members to the BSIA (British Security Industry Association) in November 2003. The British Security Industry Association is the trade association for the British security industry. More than 500 members are responsible for more than 70% of UK security business. All members must be registered to ISO 9000 with a UKAS accredited inspectorate and must comply with relevant British Standards and Codes of Practice.  

A rural insurer says agricultural theft is on the rise, and this is estimated to have cost the UK farming industry £49.7m in 2010. NFU Mutual said ‘agri-crime’ on farms has risen from £41m in 2009, with power tools like chainsaws, electric drills and lawnmowers the most stolen items in 2010. The organisation surveyed its branch offices in rural towns and villages and found that two-thirds of branches had reported an increase in rural crime in their area. Among the varied options for business access control security supplied by Tensor is VMS (Visitor Management System). Simple to operate, and user friendly with WindowsTM style software, it allows reception and gatehouse staff to quickly check the identity or enter the details of visitors, and print their personalised ID pass. On arrival at a site, a full colour photograph is taken and personal details are recorded and digitally stored. Once the details are safely stored within the PC, an inexpensive bar coded pass is then issued containing a photograph, name and validation dates.  

The police force is urging owners of rural properties to be on their guard following a spate of thefts. Farms in west Cumbria are particularly being targeted, and the latest incident saw a quad bike being stolen from a farm in the Loweswater area. Inspector Dennis Kelly urged the public to report suspicious activity immediately. “Always take down the registration details of suspicious vehicles, as this can form a key piece of information for subsequent police investigations,” he commented. Companies that own isolated and/or rural sites can use Tensor’s security devices, including CCTV monitoring, gates and turnstiles, and access and visitor control for protection. A Tensor system allows rapid communication when any delay occurs, such as when unauthorised personnel attempt to access a restricted area. The system can stop vehicles or personnel at the relevant barrier and disallow entry or exit until they identify themselves via their smart card and/or biometric fingerprint. Full control is given over who is allowed access through any controlled point at any time of the day.  

Police confirmed they have put a plan into operation to hunt down a prisoner who has gone on the. Officers think Leon Passmore could have gone to ground around Swansea after he failed to return to a jail in Monmouthshire where he is serving six years for robbery and possession of an imitation firearm. Welsh police cautioned the public not to approach Passmore, who has served almost two years of his sentence. Using our tried and tested Visitor Pass system, Tensor’s Prison Pass allows HM Prison Service officers to quickly check the identity and monitor the movements of visitors. It is a low cost, easy to install, computer based pass system for registering each visitor, both on and off site. Running on a PC using your Windows™ operating system, Prison Pass allows the pre-booking of legal representatives, contractors and inmate visitors with maximum speed and minimum fuss. A photograph taken by a digital or eyeball camera is printed on a bar-coded pass using a high speed printer so each visitor is easily identified.  

Car giant Honda is one of many companies to have been hit by the knock-on effect of the tsunami disaster in its native Japan. Honda has just resumed manufacturing at its Japanese plants, but added that production of component parts and vehicles would only be at 50% of the planned level. This includes the firm’s plant at Swindon. It said its flexible working policy would allow it to make up for the lost production later in the year using 'banked hours'. A world class firm needs a world class clocking recording product. The Tensor T32xx Time and Security Station is simply the best at what it does, and incorporates Smart Card Time & Attendance recording, Access Control and labour hours analysis. It has digital outputs to control door locks, fire alarms, wall clocks, and so on; plus digital inputs for door monitoring, PIR's (passive infra-red detectors) and alarms. Other optional features include: mobile phone SIM card support, MiFare Smart Card technology, GPS automatic location and speaker output.  

Camera surveillance technology is helping police investigate the disappearance of a BBC Bristol and Somerset radio presenter. Peter Rowell was filmed on CCTV walking out of a supermarket car park on Tuesday of last week. Det Ch Insp Ian Norrie said: "We know from CCTV his location up to about 9.45am [on Tuesday]. Since then we've had no confirmed sightings and we are unaware of where he has gone.” Mr Norrie urges anyone who has seen Peter to contact police. Recent advances in technology have revolutionised the security sector and, in particular, the methods available to monitor movement. Not only affordable by big business, a Tensor digital CCTV system works extremely well as a standalone system, and can also be fully integrated with any previously installed Tensor access control or visitor monitoring equipment to provide a surveillance and security network that is second to none. It is a PC based, multi channel video surveillance system that utilises the most advanced compression technologies to bring you the highest picture quality and video performance.  

A council pamphlet has outraged union bosses who are demanding an immediate apology over what they say are completely unfounded claims. The Southampton Council ‘City News’ pamphlet alleges many “militant” union members who protested at a meeting to debate the council’s plans to balance the books had come from outside Southampton “to cause trouble”. The Unison union is threatening legal action over council plans to axe 250 jobs and cut workers’ pay by between two and 5.5 per cent. Tensor can help you select the right time and attendance system for your organisation’s specific needs enabling your business to run more efficiently. The WinTA systems not only automate and reduce the costs of employee attendance but the software reduces the administrative work of managing paper clock cards or time slips and removes the associated clerical inaccuracies and errors. All-in-one job booking, job costing and user-definable working patterns or rosters is included. There is also an Export to Payroll function linking to Sage, Pegasus and other major payroll systems.  

An official at a leading union said it would stick up for disabled workers at a UK-wide firm. Phil Davies, GMB National Secretary responsible for Remploy members at 54 factories, said: “It is unbelievable that… able bodied bosses [are rewarded] for their failure to provide sufficient work for the factory that is leading to the closure threat.” Staff have received a pay rise offer of £250 while bosses’ bonuses took off. The union claims top Remploy managers’ bonuses average £5,230. All-in-one Time and Attendance recording and payroll systems are available from Tensor that include comprehensive user-definable working patterns, bonus payments, overtime and shifts. With the WinTA software you gain an at-a-glance summary of time and attendance details, showing individuals or groups of employees. In the Employee screens an index tab system is used to hold different categories of information. Some of these are user definable fields, including user definable tables and arrays. This makes available information that could normally take days to produce with older manual card based systems.  

A warden at a church said continued thefts were “morale sapping”, and the high price of scrap metal means more churches are being hit. Christopher Luke, warden of St Paul's Church in Spennymoor, added: "We only discovered the latest theft during our All Souls service because of torrential rain pouring through the exposed part of the roof.” He added: "We did not have much lead on the roof, but what we did have was stripped away and caused extensive damage." If your site is also falling victim to theft, a Tensor Digital CCTV system works extremely well as a standalone system, and can also be fully integrated with any previously installed Tensor access control or visitor monitoring equipment to provide a surveillance and security network that is second to none. Digital CCTV is a multi channel video surveillance system that uses the most advanced compression technologies to bring you the highest picture quality and video performance. Compared to analogue CCTV, many more CCTV cameras can be connected to your network and viewed, all through a single PC monitor.  

"We are currently treating the fire as deliberately set and inquiries are ongoing,” said a Gwent Police spokeswoman on a blaze at four industrial units. The fierce fire required two days to tackle at the site in Torfaen, south Wales at the beginning of the weekend. Firefighters were still at the scene on Monday morning when a gas leak was reported and a nearby factory had to be evacuated. The fire service said two units were severely damaged. Tensor's smart card time and attendance and security products can be integrated with fire roll call software that will automatically generate a report if a fire or other emergency occurs – a must for any safety-conscious employer. The advantage of this system is this function is executed directly from the clocking stations and does not rely on the controlling PC or computer infrastructure. Your employees use their smart cards or key fobs to record their presence. If employees have not brought their cards with them, they can be checked off manually using the generated reports.  

The chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), which is 83%-owned by the UK government, has been awarded a pay package worth £7.7m for 2010. Stephen Hester’s remuneration includes £6.5 million worth of shares that will not be available for three years, and 66 per cent of these are pegged to meeting management targets. The package includes his £1.2m salary, which has stayed the same since he replaced Sir Fred Goodwin in 2008. WinTA Net is Tensor's world-class web enabled Time & Attendance and integrated security management system which handles all major hours calculation methods. From simple determination of overtime by the number of daily hours worked to the more complex payment of overtime hours adjusted when periodic targets are not met, WinTAnet can supply working rules to calculate the correct result. The payroll software contains special rules to accommodate the formal flexitime contracts worked by many public sector employees. Workers paid on an annual contract basis can be handled by the annualised hours procedures and reports within WinTAnet.  

Regional organiser of the public sector union Unison, Phil Thompson, said Londoners and those coming to the 2012 Olympics will be put at risk by the London Ambulance Service seeking to cut 890 jobs over the next five years to reduce costs. Mr Thompson said: "These cuts are so deep they may not heal. If allowed to be carried out they will put at risk the many Londoners who rely on the LAS every day." A Tensor advanced time and attendance clocking recording system handles all major hours calculation methods and include features such as inserting unpaid breaks if employees do not clock them. Manning levels in our WinTA systems are based upon employee skills required during the working week. Any shortfalls to the expected requirement, due to absenteeism for example, can trigger a system email or SMS alerts. A separate module is available for rostering and manpower scheduling. Our online self service module allows employees to view or change their personal information via an Internet browser.