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Apologies for absence Minutes: An apology for absence was received from Councillor Kim Snape. |
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To confirm the minutes of the Overview and Scrutiny Task Group – CCTV Provision meeting held on 8 April 2014 (enclosed) Minutes: RESOLVED – That the minutes of the Overview and Scrutiny Task Group – CCTV Provision meeting held on 8 April 2014 be held as a correct record for signing by the Chair. |
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Declarations of Any Interests Members are reminded of their responsibility to declare any pecuniary interest in respect of matters contained in this agenda.
If you have a pecuniary interest you must withdraw from the meeting. Normally you should leave the room before the business starts to be discussed. You do, however, have the same right to speak as a member of the public and may remain in the room to enable you to exercise that right and then leave immediately. In either case you must not seek to improperly influence a decision on the matter. Minutes: There were no declarations of interest. |
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CCTV Provision and Infrastructure Report of the Director of People and Places (enclosed) Additional documents:
Minutes: The Group considered a report of the Director of People and Places that presented information on the consultation undertaken with the Parish Councils and the draft final report of the review.
The feedback from Parish Council had been supportive of the CCTV service and had provided many examples of anecdotal evidence to support the case for maintaining its presence, although many of the parishes felt the service could be extended to the outlying areas of the borough.
The Chair, Councillor Robert Finnamore presented the draft final report of the review, which had been undertaken under Overview and Scrutiny’s requirement to scrutinise crime and disorder matters.
Members also raised the public perception of safety provide by CCTV, how far cameras acted as a deterrent, the cameras role in preventing the escalation or crime or the prosecution of offenders including those involved in serious crime.
As the subject was a complex one, the Chair of Overview and Scrutiny suggested that a full scrutiny review on the provision of CCTV in Chorley be undertaken to by a Task Group to inform future CCTV provision in the Borough.
The task group had engaged with both partners and customers to ensure that all perspectives were considered and to ensure the scrutiny was balanced. The system was highly valued by the community and was an effective tool used in the prevention of crime and disorder.
There was significant support for the provision a CCTV service from key partners such as police; from public response to a consultation; from local town centre business and from Parish Council. Therefore the option to decommission the service was not considered acceptable and the Task Group recommended that the provision of the service be continued at some level.
The Task Group AGREED to ask the Executive Cabinet is asked to consider the following options:
Infrastructure Provision
In addition the Task Group recommended ... view the full minutes text for item 14.CTV.30 |