Police chief slams 'Orwellian' CCTV

A senior police officer has warned that the proliferation of CCTV cameras risks creating an "Orwellian" society.

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Ian Readhead, Deputy Chief Constable of Hampshire Police, said he did not want to live in a country with surveillance on every street corner.

He questioned whether the expansion was justified in areas where there were relatively-low crime levels.

The Hampshire force area includes the small town of Stockbridge, where parish councillors have spent £10,000 installing CCTV.

"I'm really concerned about what happens to the product of these cameras, and what comes next," he told BBC One's Politics Show.