NEW body-worn video cameras are being rolled out to Humberside Police officers.

Over the next year, almost 1,700 officers, PCSOs and staff will be trained to use the new cameras throughout East Yorkshire and Humberside, which feature a front-facing screen, showing the public exactly what is being recorded.

The cameras, designed by Reveal,also have a movable camera head, allowing officers to get different angles without having to unclip the camera and hardware encryption means that footage is safe and secure from the moment it is recorded.

Assistant Chief Constable Chris Noble said: "We are excited to have such new and cutting edge technology to help us serve the communities in our area. The biggest motivation for rolling out this technology is to support victims - especially victims of domestic abuse.

"If just one perpetrator is put before the courts, who otherwise would’ve escaped justice, then the roll out of the cameras will have been worth all of the expense and complexities."

Last month, The Press exclusively revealed North Yorkshire Police officers would be issued with new body-worn cameras for the first time, which allow officers to capture evidence in a way that cannot be replicated in a written statement.

Research has shown video from incidents can lead to an increase in the number of suspects charged, an increase in early guilty pleas when footage from body worn cameras is shown in court, and a reduction in the number of vulnerable victims having to attend and give evidence at trial.

Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner Keith Hunter said: "The benefits of this type of equipment are beginning to be recognised and I hope and anticipate that there will be fewer assaults on officers, that victims will have to attend court less frequently and that more guilty people will be convicted.

"Many forces already have cameras but I’m determined that Humberside Police gets on the front foot and leads rather than follows, so I provided the funds to buy this state of the art equipment, outstripping the capability of most other forces because our officers deserve to have the best tools available to do their job so that communities are best served by them."