10 Community Safety and CCTV Review PDF 235 KB
A report by the Director of Leisure and Community.
Additional documents:
Decision:
RESOLVED that the Executive agrees that:
(a) 30 of the lower performing, and out of date, public facing CCTV cameras are decommissioned;
(b) 13 high quality CCTV cameras be positioned in the most effective areas within Fareham town centre, and procured at a cost of £40,000;
(c) a £10,000 annual budget be established to fund re-deployable CCTV camera hire;
(d) live monitoring of CCTV be replaced by a system based on accessible but securely stored recorded footage;
(e) Gosport Borough Council be given notice of the Council’s intention to dissolve the CCTV Monitoring Partnership;
(f) “Access All Areas” be treated as a leisure initiative and that a charge of £10 per person be introduced for those wishing to attend; and
(g) two additional Enforcement Officers be employed at an annual cost of £53,264.
Minutes:
The comments of the Health and Public Protection Scrutiny Panel were taken into account in considering this item.
At the invitation of the Executive Leader, Councillors R H Price,JP and L Keeble addressed the Executive on this item.
RESOLVED that the Executive agrees that:
(a) 30 of the lower performing, and out of date, public facing CCTV cameras are decommissioned;
(b) 13 high quality CCTV cameras be positioned in the most effective areas within Fareham town centre, and procured at a cost of £40,000;
(c) a £10,000 annual budget be established to fund re-deployable CCTV camera hire;
(d) live monitoring of CCTV be replaced by a system based on accessible but securely stored recorded footage;
(e) Gosport Borough Council be given notice of the Council’s intention to dissolve the CCTV Monitoring Partnership;
(f) “Access All Areas” be treated as a leisure initiative and that a charge of £10 per person be introduced for those wishing to attend; and
(g) two additional Enforcement Officers be employed at an annual cost of £53,264.