Community safety and management

Baseline activity

Community safety and management

Head of service

Mike Artherton

Date

January 2005

Service provided, number of staff and equipment

To manage the Council’s primary Crime Prevention CCTV system to:

• detect incidents of a criminal and/or anti-social nature
• prevent crimes of a criminal and/or anti-social nature
• enhance the safety of Plymouth and Plymouth City Centre
• help reduce the fear of crime·
• assist the Local Authority in their enforcement and regulatory functions within the Plymouth area
• to assist in the overall management of Plymouth City Centre
• to assist in supporting civil proceedings
• provide a link between Police, Council, Retail Security and licensed premises to combat crime

Staff/resources

• 1 Council Officer (City Centre Team)
• Total of 64 hours staffing per day (CCTV operators)

Specification

• To operate the CCTV system in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998, Human Rights Act 2000 and Regulation of Investigatory Act 2000.
• Provide evidence of sufficient quality for use in Criminal Proceedings

Performance measure

Statistics such as identified crime and prevented crime. Perceptions also play a large role but the measure of this is not formalised.

Non-compliance procedure

Contracted service with service provider, if a non-compliance situation arises they would be in breach of contract and mediation would take place possibly leading to cancellation of contract and new service provider awarded.

Existing value of contract/service

£170,000 p/a.

Boundary area

The whole of Plymouth (including Barbican, Mutley, City Centre, St Budeaux, Devonport, Plymstock and Southway).

Proposed BID additional activity

Introduce foot patrols of uniformed and accredited wardens (two wardens in one year, rising to three/four in later years) in the BID Area. Wardens will be highly trained and with enforcement powers, including issuing on the spot fines, tackling incidents of anti-social behaviour, enforcing the retail exclusion scheme, removing illegal street traders and assisting the Police.

Cost of BID additional activity

£375,000.