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UK city to improve CCTV system
Leeds to spend nearly Å1M to add to its extensive surveillance camera network
Updated: 02-6-2009 1:41 pm
LEEDS City Council is to spend nearly Å1m on upgrading its successful CCTV system.
It has one of the largest networks of spy cameras in Europe, having grown from 20 cameras in 1996 to 300 today.
The service is growing at the rate of 20 cameras a year and this expansion is expected to continue for at least five years.
Partnership
The council's executive board agreed to spend Å973,500 on the cameras in the current year and to enter into a partnership with Metro which also wants to improve its CCTV system.
The two services will be located on the same site, share fibre optic lines and procure hardware together.
Eventually, unnecessarily duplicated staff and resources will be reduced.
A report to the executive board said the change would require a significant amount of work, but would yield a more consistent response to incidents and a significant improvement in quality of information.
"The technology used to record and share video footage has improved significantly, creating a number of opportunities for the service," it said.
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