Camera has been removed, strangely enough almost as soon as the community officer left!! Spoke to him this morning and confirmed that there was not much the police could do, but he did comment that he was seen as he left my house yesterday "a fair bit of curtain twitching" was his words. So neighbour obviously felt she was doing something wrong.
My nieces did spot the camera when they were in the garden at easter and they did think it was a bit odd, but didn't mention it to us, the youngest (12) did say she felt a bit uncomfortable in the garden, so reason enough to get it sorted.
I quite agree there is no reason to involve the time of a full-time police officer, but these are the sort of things community support are very good at.
As for speaking to the neighbour, I have done in the past, but since she started putting notes through the door, about various 'complaints', none of which make any sense, I've given up.
For anyone who thinks this is ok, wait until it happens to you, and I cannot stress strongly enough that this camera was pointing directly at the centre of our garden and from the angles very little if any of her garden would be in the frame, how would you feel when you have friends and family round and know you are probably being watched. I have no problems with security cameras covering a general area, but what about when they are only pointed at you!