Issue - meetings

Councillor Draycott submits a report for information which provides details of a successful bid which has been made to the Home Office for finance to install a further 85 closed circuit television cameras to residential areas, extensions to the Control Room building at Blackbird Road and enhancement of the communications infrastructure with video and audio communications to Police Headquarters.

Councillor Draycott submitted a report for information which provided details of a successful bid for £2,545,750 which had been made to the Home Office for finance to install a further 85 closed circuit television cameras to residential areas, extensions to the Control Room building at Blackbird Road and enhancement of the communications infrastructure with video and audio communications to Police Headquarters.  Further to the report, it was noted that correspondence had been received from Leicestershire Constabulary acknowledging the benefits of the CCTV and the communication links with Police Headquarters.

The report also detailed the revenue implications of the new facilities.  It was noted that additional funding for running costs in 2001/02 would be met from existing budgets but that funding for future years would need to be considered as a commitment  by the Council when it set its budget for 2002/03.

RESOLVED:

                        That the report be noted.

COUNCILLOR PATEL IN THE CHAIR