Body cams for police as officers receive new gear

Hundreds of Ayrshire cops handed equipment during roll-out

- STUART WILSON

Caught on camera The equipment will allow police officers to capture incidents, which bosses say will improve safety

Police in Ayrshire have begun using body-worn cameras as part of a national roll-out.

Around 600 officers - including road policing officers, dog handlers and custody staff - will be provided with devices over the coming weeks.

Bosses say the equipment can help to deescalate incidents, improve public trust in policing and reduce complaints, as well as support officer and staff safety, and bring wider benefits to the criminal justice system.

Since its introduction in March 2025, over 400,000 recordings have been captured by the devices with almost 91,000 hours of footage uploaded of which over 27,000 media files have been exported to Police Scotland digital evidence sharing system, DESC.