The main question is should we, or even are we permitted to work alone? Yes I know we all have done it, but if something you are working on breaks, and becomes dangerous, we could need to both go for spares or turn off a supply, and guard the dangerous item so no one is injured.
The idea that if you are injured the home occupant can call for help, is all well and good when it is the home occupant who has called you out, however when the occupant is not of sound mind, below 18 years old, infirm etc, then one can't really use them as your safety fall back. I know with my mother she could answer door and let tradesmen in, but she was not really able to phone for help, she had a call button but even with that she would not use it she would simply forget it was there.
So if landlord calls one out, question one is if there is a responsible person on site to let you in and act as safety line. i.e. can use a phone to call for help if required. If the answer is yes, then if that person is not old enough, or not of sound mind, or disabled in a way where they can't call for help, then either the landlord or their agent needs to meet you there, or you need to take some one with you.
I know the council would send female carers on their own to see my mother, but any male worker always had some one with them, and all the carers had to have the police vetting done.
As to cameras in the house, no way. I wanted to put a pet cam in house to ensure mother was OK, I had to declare before it was fitted to all the carers that it was there, and it's position was carefully selected to ensure unlikely to take any inappropriate images.
As to how hard it is to get a licence I don't know, I think they cost £220 for 3 years and
To get your licence you:
- must be at least 18 years of age
- must pass an identity check
- must pass a criminal record check
For front line roles you must also hold the appropriate SIA-approved qualification.
It seems my dash cam is illegal as it has a screen on the back showing what it is recording, also no part of the camera can intrude more than 4 cm into windscreen wiper arc.
Helmet cams worn by cyclists also have restrictions, you can't film on private property or persistently film one person, that's considered as harassment. I know drones have very strict rules, to use a drone to take a photo of a house which you want to sell, the drone operator has to have a licence, has to complete loads of paperwork, and ask permission from any property which it is likely to capture. Long stick with camera at top is far cheaper, and legal.
Even when it is your property it can cause
court cases I don't know how much it cost Trump to fight the court case, but I know I would not want to pay it.
