Family & Relationships7 mins ago
Mod Staff Run Up £40,000 Speaking Clock Bill.
24 Answers
http:// www.ind ependen t.co.uk /news/u k/home- news/ti me-for- a-chang e-as-mo d-staff -run-up -40000- speakin g-clock -bill-8 782535. html
Why when the accurate time can so easily be obtained by the click of a mouse button, does the cash strapped MOD need to spend this amount of money dialling up the talking clock?
Why when the accurate time can so easily be obtained by the click of a mouse button, does the cash strapped MOD need to spend this amount of money dialling up the talking clock?
Answers
Best Answer
No best answer has yet been selected by anotheoldgit. Once a best answer has been selected, it will be shown here.
For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.
-- answer removed --
Prudie
/// I knew this would come up. Complete garbage in my opinion, either a fiddle by BT or the DM. ///
I know the Daily Mail boringly get accused on a regular basis on this site, but how can this possibly be a fiddle by that paper, seeing that the link to this story was by the Independent.
I understand now how some MOD workers make mistakes, such as this talking clock fiasco.
/// I knew this would come up. Complete garbage in my opinion, either a fiddle by BT or the DM. ///
I know the Daily Mail boringly get accused on a regular basis on this site, but how can this possibly be a fiddle by that paper, seeing that the link to this story was by the Independent.
I understand now how some MOD workers make mistakes, such as this talking clock fiasco.
I might have misread the article then, O_G.
"The MoD said: "A ban was introduced to our newest telephone network, but due to a technical error with an environmental monitoring system there has been some inadvertent spending on the speaking clock which has now been stopped."
I took that as meaning the "technical error" was some sort of system glitch resulting in the speaking clock being called automatically.
Does seem extraordinarily odd in this day and age for employees to regularly need to phone the speaking clock in order to check the time.
"The MoD said: "A ban was introduced to our newest telephone network, but due to a technical error with an environmental monitoring system there has been some inadvertent spending on the speaking clock which has now been stopped."
I took that as meaning the "technical error" was some sort of system glitch resulting in the speaking clock being called automatically.
Does seem extraordinarily odd in this day and age for employees to regularly need to phone the speaking clock in order to check the time.
Police Services seem very reluctant to provide information on their spending on the speaking clock. Freedom of Information requests often take a long time and the police try to evade giving the information.
https:/ /www.wh atdothe yknow.c om/requ est/cos t_of_di rectory _enquir ies_and
https:/
I can understand the police using the BT-clock Gromit, as it is still considered and accepted as best evidence to confirm any time differences displayed on 3rd party CCTV terminals when that info is crucial and or required by the courts etc.
use the speaking clock as best and accepted evidence to confirm any time difference on 3rd party CCTV terminals, usually only in the more serious investigations when timing
use the speaking clock as best and accepted evidence to confirm any time difference on 3rd party CCTV terminals, usually only in the more serious investigations when timing
Sorry, LG I got side tracked when I started writing etc, hence the mess of my previous post !.
As an example, Police investigating a serious / major crime. CCTV cameras are identified in 20 different locations and 4 detectives are sent out to 5 locations each to download and seize the recordings.
Due to human error and laziness, most cctv terminals do not have the correct time programmed into the system which is usually displayed on the screen of subsequent recordings. To ensure a consistent and accurate way to determine any discrepancies each detective will ring the BT speaking clock and compare it to the cctv terminal they are currently working on then evidence this information in an official witness statement. Furthermore, the cctv footage from the 20 different locations can later be synchronized for accuracy using one trusted method as opposed to each individual detective using their own individual methods (sun-dials etc).
This should phase out soon as more and more officers are being issued with portable computer devices that are all connected to the same operating system.
There are numerous other situations but hopefully this one example helps. I am sure you can appreciate the need for accurate timing as evidence and putting the pieces together in serious crime investigations.
As an example, Police investigating a serious / major crime. CCTV cameras are identified in 20 different locations and 4 detectives are sent out to 5 locations each to download and seize the recordings.
Due to human error and laziness, most cctv terminals do not have the correct time programmed into the system which is usually displayed on the screen of subsequent recordings. To ensure a consistent and accurate way to determine any discrepancies each detective will ring the BT speaking clock and compare it to the cctv terminal they are currently working on then evidence this information in an official witness statement. Furthermore, the cctv footage from the 20 different locations can later be synchronized for accuracy using one trusted method as opposed to each individual detective using their own individual methods (sun-dials etc).
This should phase out soon as more and more officers are being issued with portable computer devices that are all connected to the same operating system.
There are numerous other situations but hopefully this one example helps. I am sure you can appreciate the need for accurate timing as evidence and putting the pieces together in serious crime investigations.
@ OrderLimit I can appreciate the need for accurate timing when looking at evidence, OL. Thank you for the elaboration.
And again, should so I am clear I understand - the detectives investigating the time stamp information for some downloaded footage would be able to apply a correcting factor based around the time the CCTV is currently reporting, and the actual time derived from the speaking clock?
And again, should so I am clear I understand - the detectives investigating the time stamp information for some downloaded footage would be able to apply a correcting factor based around the time the CCTV is currently reporting, and the actual time derived from the speaking clock?
Related Questions
Sorry, we can't find any related questions. Try using the search bar at the top of the page to search for some keywords, or choose a topic and submit your own question.