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Statement re: media story claiming safety camera operator has been suspended
You may have been reading a story this
week in the media that one of the Partnership's camera operators
has been suspended. The Partnership would like to reiterate
- as it has done to the media - that the suspension is due to
the way our equipment may have been used by one officer and
has absolutely nothing to do with the camera equipment itself
being at fault. In response to the media story Kent Police
have issued the following statement:
"We've suspended
a member of police staff (not a police officer) on a procedural
matter pending an internal investigation. This is standard practice
while an inquiry is conducted.
Kent Police is investigating
the way in which speed camera equipment was used on a particular
occasion. We cannot go into detail nor name the individual until
enquiries have been completed. Speed enforcement by the Kent
and Medway Safety Camera Partnership continues as normal.
Speed enforcement has an important
role in keeping our roads safe for all users and Kent Police
continues to enforce the law on the county's roads.
Staff are trained to follow
the manufacturers guidelines, policy and training so this area
of enforcement is delivered consistently and to the professional
standard the travelling public expect and deserve.
This investigation surrounds a procedural
issue relating to the use of the equipment.
The equipment cannot be 'fixed' to
read a higher speed.
We have discontinued 120 cases as
a precaution while we investigate."
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