1. focus areas – what we want to achieve…
Challenges
Many CCTV systems are currently operated in isolation, and would be more effective if integrated with other local safety or crime prevention stakeholders and initiatives.
Stand-alone systems (and operators) would benefit from being linked to neighbouring systems to enhance information sharing and reducing duplication of cameras, costs and effort.
Whilst CCTV use can be improved to provide after-the-fact evidence in criminal investigation, enabling more users and their initiatives to benefit from real-time / live access and connections are opportunities and efficiencies that are under-utilised.

2. focus areas – what we want to achieve…
Challenges
There is a need to define some standards to guide the range of technology available and how they are marketed to enable consistency, compatibility and improved, coordinated use of CCTV.
Knowledge of operational requirements ahead of procurement and installing, and the policy and protocols required to operate effectively needs to be improved.
Whilst some good practice exists that is supported by professional installers, the general level of owner operator skills required to manage, operate and maintain CCTV could be improved through access to training, expertise or guidance.
There is a need to improve understanding and informed debate about the efficiencies, capability and legality of emerging technologies and software (such as facial recognition and automated number plate recognition).

3. focus areas – what we want to achieve…
Challenges
Improved understanding of a standard method of auditing to test technical performance, as well as maintain and renew CCTV systems is a priority and quality assurance must be built into decisions to install and use.
The justification for CCTV and its actual impact on the problem it was installed to address is often based on perceptions and anecdotal, rather than robust qualitative and statistical evidence and analysis.

4. focus areas – what we want to achieve…
Challenges
There is a lack of regulation or consistent national frameworks that can guide ownership and use of CCTV in public places.
CCTV technology is evolving rapidly. It is easily available, affordable and accessible. In many cases its approval is driven by a perception of it being the ‘thing to have’, rather than an informed security assessment. Some measures to control its ad hoc proliferation are desirable, but the roles of public authorities to do so remain unclear.
Owners and users of CCTV are operating in funding and resource constrained environments, which often leads to poor technology choices, inefficient operation and maintenance.
CCTV is a well-marketed technology. Whilst the security industry is in a process of professionalising, a lack of local, independent and licensed experts to advise and train owners and operators to plan, operate and audit CCTV use.

5. Council (re)focus – change our BAU:
Ensure compliance
Coordinate operation/management of CCTV assets
Seek interoperability across council family and police
Plan to audit, rationalise/ upgrade/ extension and integration
Facilitate & maintain user principles, protocols and standards
Provide expertise (in/out)
Inform & understand public opinion
Manage strategic approach and partnerships

6. Today’s workshop Get on the same page Improve the SAP
Move from aspiration to action
Acknowledge challenges, tasks and roles ahead
Agree 5-10yr strategic action plan
Today’s workshop is not about the why, or what ‘coordination’ and ‘improved use’ mean.
Today is about how. Details. The palatable approach for all of us.

7. Timeframe & process to finalise draft SAP
Early-mid July
- AC/CCOs get together & feedback
Police get together & feedback
Industry get together & feedback
Mid July
BID/ Business Assoc feedback
workshop
Mid-End July
AC senior leadership agree options from SAP
End July
Partners meet to agree draft version
Guidelines/ Min Technical Specs finalised
7 Aug
Deadline for Council Report
6 Sept
Council meeting
Sept-Nov
Local Board, public and stakeholder feedback
Jan-Feb 2015
SAP adopted