CCTV Consultation –CASTLE DONINGTON

Overview

CCTV Consultation –CASTLE DONINGTON

As part of the Home office’s Safer Streets project, Leicestershire’s Police and Crime Commissioner has supported North West Leistershire District Council in identifying funding to introduce Public Space CCTV in Castle Donington. As part of the Privacy Impact Assessment it is important to establish how people in Castle Donington feel about the proposal and if they are supportive.

Background

North West Leistershire District Council’s Public Space CCTV has been in operation for around 20 years and is monitored at our control room located in the Coalville Council offices. The proposed system will include 8 cameras, covering the center of the town. These cameras will not be monitor car parking, but the car parks will be covered.

North West Leicestershire District council uses CCTV systems to:

• Reduce Crime and Disorder across the district
• Support the investigation of crimes and disorder, including environmental crime and anti-social behaviour
• To support the enforcement of parking regulations (Parking attendants with head cameras ONLY)
• Ensure the safety of residents, customers and visitors to our properties
• Reduce complaints about our services and staff
• Protect unstaffed areas of council property

While not all of these apply in Castle Donnington, we will not uses cameras for other uses anywhere in the district.

Why your views matter

Why we are consulting

As part of the Privacy Impact Assessment it is important to establish how people in Castle Donington feel about the proposal and if they are supportive.Therefore, we invite members of the public, organisations, business and visitors to complete a short survey about the proposal to introduce Public Space CCTV in Castle Donington.

Your views matter and we thank you for taking time to complete this consultation