Decision details
Security Surveillance Strategic Review
Decision Maker: Corporate Director (Place)
Decision status: Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
The Council is undertaking a feasibility and
options appraisal before embarking on upgrading our CCTV system and
ensure it is specified with future proofing for technology changes
and upgrades are compatible with existing equipment, with reduced
camera faults and downtime. In addition, produce a business case
for an aspirational centralised B
Decision:
To fully approve capital amounting to
£70k from the provisional capital programme item CCTV Camera
Replacement
Alternative options considered:
We could do nothing and continue to use the
current system and equipment, however it is aging with increasing
risk of downtime, system failures and security breaches, it needs
to be upgraded. With a growing number of significant capital
projects, including the new multi-million pound Bath City Centre
Security project, Bath Quays and Pixash Lane to name but three, the
current CCTV Hub is too small, cramped, with poor welfare
facilities and does not provide flexibility to expand and growing
pressure on staff to monitor. In addition, there is no provision
for an incident room to be set up, in the event of an incident or
monitoring for a planned event, or a satellite site, should an
incident occur in the City Centre. There is additional growing
demand from Police, Members, partner agencies and the public for
increased surveillance for public safety, as well as emerging
significant new multi-million pound projects and sites requiring
CCTV, across Council Services and public spaces.
Publication date: 03/05/2022
Date of decision: 03/05/2022