Small shop workers could soon be given body cameras to wear by police in the fight against shoplifting in Midlothian. The county’s Chief Inspector Kirsty McArthur-Kerr this week told councillors that the video equipment was being considered to support businesses who could not afford to install CCTV systems in their stores. He was told that while licensing boards could encourage premises to use the additional security measure it was not something which could be required. The chief inspector said officers were currently working to try and reduce the number of thefts from shops through a special operation aimed at tackling the reasons why people stole. She said: “We have acquired additional funding and have tried to take a preventative approach by trying to engage with perpetrators of lower level shoplifting.