Decision

That
Cabinet:
 

a)     
note the findings of the internal CCTV
Review;

 

b)     
approve the integration of the internal cameras
within the new control room;
 

c)      
note the changes in the Long-Term Towns
Funding;
 

d)     
approve the Capital Budget, financed by the Change
Management Reserve as set out in Section 6.3 of the report for
the:

·            
New control room at £700,000

·            
Integration of internal CCTV systems into the new
control room at £40,000; and
 

e)     
approve procurement via the ESPO Framework
of:

·            
Consultant costs for complete start-to-finish
project management of £39,160 funded from the General Fund
favourable variance in 2024/25.

 
Reasons
for Decision:

 
The creation of the
CCTV Control Room previously approved at Cabinet aligns with the
Community Plan Objective 4 – Reduce Crime and Anti-Social
Behaviour.
 
Bringing NSDC CCTV
Assets centrally into the control room ensures legal compliance and
increases the control reach.
 
Options
Considered:

 
Work with
an external existing control room to monitor our cameras –
this would not allow for a dedicated Newark & Sherwood
monitoring as it would sit within another partnership.
Create a new
partnership with shared resources and a new control room – it
is possible once the new control is set up that decisions are made
to bring in further CCTV cameras from outside of the district for a
revenue fee. This would need to be considered in line with the
control room aims.