Government admits that while they are removing Hikvision cameras on security grounds, they have not required public organisations such as Police forces to do the same.

Baroness Neville-Rolfe, the Cabinet Office, has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (HL4):

Question by Lord Alton of Liverpool:
To ask His Majesty’s Government whether the Procurement Act 2023 obliges police forces to remove Chinese-made surveillance equipment from sensitive sites. (HL4)

Tabled on: 07 November 2023

Answer:
Baroness Neville-Rolfe:

The Procurement Act 2023 does not oblige police forces to remove Chinese-made surveillance equipment from their estate. The government has committed to remove from sensitive government sites all surveillance equipment subject to the National Intelligence Law of the People’s Republic of China. This commitment does not extend to the wider public sector. However, public sector organisations, including police forces, may choose to mirror the action and I understand some have already done so.

Date and time of answer: 21 Nov 2023 at 17:35.