Club invests in bodycams for football stewards

The body-worn cameras will be worn by stewards inside and outside the Amex Stadium on matchdays

Brighton & Hove Albion said it has invested in a "significant number" of additional body-worn cameras for its stewards in time for the new Premier League season.

The cameras will be worn by staff inside and outside the Amex Stadium at Falmer on matchdays.

A club spokesperson said they "form part of the our wider approach to monitoring crowd safety and security, alongside the club's panoramic CCTV system".

The body cameras are "proven to significantly cut instances of anti-social behaviour within crowds, whilst increasing the safety of our matchday stewarding and operations staff", the spokesperson said.

The club said it had a "zero tolerance approach to all forms of anti-social behaviour, whether physical or verbal", and would "work to ensure any such behaviour is met with appropriate disciplinary action by the club and police".

Adrian Morris, head of safety and security, said: "We continue to strive to make the Amex as welcoming for all supporters as possible.

"Nevertheless, we still have a small number of anti-social incidents.

"The body-worn cameras have been proven to cut the number of these incidents, acting as a significant deterrent."

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