Rutland County Councils Residents Consultation New CCTV Installation

Some residents were unhappy with the appearance of a large CCTV pole.
Rutland County Council did not consult residents before it decided where
new CCTV cameras were to be located in Oakham, it also forgot to formally
consult with the town council.

Some residents have been recently contacted by Rutland County Council
and asked to complete a comprehensive consultation slip.

Rutland County Council

Catmose

Oakham

Rutland

LE15 6HP

telephone: 01572 722 577

fax: 01572 758 427

email: enquiries@rutland.gov.uk

web: www.rutland.gov.uk

DX: 28340 Oakham

The Occupiers

Princess Avenue / Westfield Avenue Oakham Rutland	Date: 4th September 2015
	Your Ref:
	Please Ask For: Hugh Crouch
	Direct Line: 01572 758164
	Email: hcrouch@rutland..gov.uk

Dear Sir/Madam

THIS MAY AFFECT YOUR PROPERTY

Princess Avenue / Westfield Avenue – CCTV Installation

Firstly, we would like to apologise for the lack of consultation regarding the proposed CCTV installation in the area of Princess Avenue / Westfield Avenue, Oakham and the neighbouring park. This proposed installation is necessary for a revised and greatly improved CCTV network to ensure that Rutland remains one of the safest places in the United Kingdom in which to live and work, or visit and enjoy.

Why install CCTV in the area?

An in depth review into CCTV within the County demonstrated that the Oakham West and surrounding area had been subject to a number of incidents, reported both to our Partners as well as Rutland County Council. Last Summer, 2014 the park area was subject to a problem solving plan by our policing partners follow a series of incidents being reported. Many of these incidents could have been reduced in severity by the presence of CCTV coverage at the time of the incident and through relevant CCTV footage to assist in subsequent investigations. Thus, this location is considered particularly important.

The positioning and the size of the column is to support two functions, firstly to enable the maximisation of operational coverage in the area and secondly to allow for communication signals to be sent back to the recording hub in Oakham.

The proposed CCTV camera will have full privacy settings, preventing any footage being captured from any private residential properties in the area. We wish to show you this capability of the system before installation is completed and would like to invite you to a demonstration to be held at the Council offices at a date and time to be arranged.

We are sure you will agree that CCTV has its place within society and that it is a highly valued asset in the detection and prevention of antisocial behaviour and crime. We are all well aware of the challenges and changing operational duties faced by the Police and our Partners and we need to ensure that we have the correct level of coverage in those most important areas to support the safeguarding of children, youths and other members of the society who enjoy the park and surrounding areas.

We would like to gather local feelings to the proposed CCTV installation and whether you would be willing to attend a demonstration of the system to alleviate any anxieties you may have regarding the capturing of personal and private information, so we request that you complete the slip of paper within this correspondence and return it to us at Rutland County Council in the envelope provided.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours faithfully,

Hugh Crouch

Senior Community Safety Officer  

Locations of New Camera's