DWP advertising a £2m contract for vehicle-based covert ‘live’ surveillance cameras to spy on benefit claimants

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has quietly started looking for suppliers to provide covert surveillance cameras for its vehicles to spy on benefit claimants. An early engagement notice on the government’s Find a Tender service reveals the DWP’s plans to deploy this technology to monitor welfare claimants in real-time. And naturally, it plans […] By Hannah Sharland