Issue - meetings

To receive a presentation from Peter Hartwell, Head of Public Protection and Enforcement, in order for the Committee to consider the work needed to be undertaken to carry out a review of CCTV provision in the unparished area of Macclesfield.

At the previous meeting, the Committee had agreed to focus on a review of CCTV provision in the unparished area of Macclesfield as its first piece of in depth work. 

Peter Hartwell, Head of Public Protection and Enforcement, attended the meeting and introduced Martin Forshaw, CDRP Co-ordinator, Community Safety, who had come to the meeting to outline the reviews carried out in other towns and villages in the Borough and to get a view on the likely timescales and pressures in respect of the review of CCTV in the unparished area of Macclesfield.

Martin explained that Macclesfield had been the first town in Cheshire East to have CCTV and part of the review was to ascertain whether the existing cameras were fit for purpose, efficient and effective. There were a total of 30 cameras, which were concentrated within the town centre. A map showing their locations was circulated. The review would include an analysis of crime and disorder data on a camera by camera basis. It was proposed to set up a Working Group, involving the Police, the CCTV Manager and local elected Members and for the data analysis to form the initial basis for discussion and consideration.

 It was hoped that the involvement of local Members would help to feed local knowledge into the review and it was also suggested that the Committee may wish to visit the CCTV Room at Macclesfield Town Hall.

It was agreed that an e-mail should be sent to all Committee Members, asking whether they would like to sit on the Working group and/or be involved in the review and asking whether the Committee Members wished to visit the CCTV Room.