Issue - meetings

Key Decision

Portfolio Holder

Councillor Helen-Ann Smith – Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Community Safety and Crime Reduction

RESOLVED that

a)    the work that has been undertaken and which is ongoing to ensure lawful compliance and good governance in the operation and use of the Council’s surveillance systems, be received and noted;

b)    the Council’s Policy and associated governance arrangements for CCTV and surveillance equipment, be approved;

c)    a one-off budget of £4,000 to replace signage for CCTV across the District, be authorised.

Cabinet reviewed the Council’s new Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) and Surveillance Policy which supported the control and management of CCTV, Body Worn Video (BWV) and Noise Monitoring Equipment used by the Council.

Members considered the alternative option of declining to approve the policy but acknowledged that this would lead to the Council not fulfilling its legal

obligations in relation to CCTV, surveillance and associated codes of practice.

RESOLVED that

a)    the work that has been undertaken and which is ongoing to ensure lawful compliance and good governance in the operation and use of the Council’s surveillance systems, be received and noted;

b)    the Council’s Policy and associated governance arrangements for CCTV and surveillance equipment, be approved;

c)    a one-off budget of £4,000 to replace signage for CCTV across the District, be authorised.

Reason:

To authorise the policy and associated documentation to ensure that the Council is exercising its duties and functions in accordance with the law and associated codes of practice set out by the Surveillance Camera Commissioner.