Issue - meetings

The action sheet arising from the meeting of the Corporate Overview Scrutiny Committee held on 5^th March, 2021 was submitted; whereupon:-

CCTV

A Member asked when the report to review the equality of provision of CCTV could be expected.  The Interim Chief Officer Commercial advised that data would be gathered over a period of time and needed to include intelligence gained from meetings with Members. These findings would then be presented as part of the annual monitoring report.

The Member felt that these issues needed to be addressed sooner rather than later as communities needs continually change.

The Interim Chief Officer Commercial advised that a period of monitoring before a progress/update report could be presented.

The Member reiterated that Nantyglo Ward had no cameras and therefore he felt it was important to this Ward that updates are more regular than annually.

Another Member concurred with the concerns raised and advised that Members wanted to see progress. The Member added that other local authorities in Gwent had direct links to the Cloud and therefore Police had footage as it happened and this was what was required by residents and Members. It would demonstrate the Council working in partnership with the Police to assure our residents are safe.

The Interim Chief Officer Commercial advised that following further contact with the PCC their position remained unchanged there was no funding available. The Member noted the benefits of being linked to the Cloud, however if there were no cameras in certain locations then there would be no benefit to those areas. The Member looked forward to future reports to monitor progress of this matter.

The Committee AGREED that the action sheet be noted.