Assurance for citizens

An online survey, which opened for three weeks from February 1 2021, asked members of the public for their opinions on the deployment of BWV in Scottish policing for the future. There was a high uptake to this survey, with 8,835 people responding. The survey results showed strong support for the use of BWV in policing, with 72% saying they would feel much or slightly safer with officers using BWV, and 90% saying that BWV should be used often or in all situations.

These views provided support for the decision by Police Scotland and the SPA to go ahead with rolling out BWV.