Issue details

(1) Following a successful funding bid to the Office of the Police Fire and Crime Commissioner for funding to improve the CCTV provision and lighting in Clacton from the Safer Streets Fund 2022-23) to now carry out the upgrade the existing CCTV camera system in Clacton Town Centre as this is the area that has been identified as a crime hotspot, including Serious Violence, Knife Crime, ASB and feelings of safety around Violence Against Women and Girls;
(2) To decide the nine existing cameras that will be upgraded and where a further 28 cameras will be installed;
(3) To decide where seven new camera poles will be sited and will have new cameras installed;
(4) To decide where improved lighting will be installed around seafront shelters and gardens; and
(5) Following a successful procurement exercise carried out by Essex County Council Procurement Team, to authorise the Assistant Director (Partnerships) to enter into a contract with the successful tenderer to upgrade and install new CCTV cameras under the Safer Streets Programme.


Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Affects more than 1 ward;

Decision status: Deleted

Wards affected: Pier; St Bartholomew's; St James; St Paul's;

Notice of proposed decision first published: 27/09/2023

Expenditure or Saving: Expenditure;

Department: Corporate Business Schedule

Consultees

Ward Members
Essex Police
Local Businesses