Politico Claims UK Government "Sensitive Sites" Ban Gave "Green Light" For Municipal Hikvision/Dahua Use

In November 2022, the UK government banned procurement of companies subject to the PRC National Intelligence Law, including Dahua and Hikvision, as we covered then: Bans Roll Across Scotland And UK Against Dahua and Hikvision

The government never said local councils/authorities - which make their own procurement decisions - were covered. This was further clarified in the definition of "sensitive sites" published in September 2023 and explicitly confirmed a month later by Cabinet Minister Baroness Neville-Rolfe.

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