There are no current plans to reinstate 24/7 CCTV monitoring in Glasgow, despite safety concerns raised by city councillors.
During Thursday’s full council meeting, Bailie Soryia Siddique asked if the city administration had any proposals to restore 24-hour CCTV monitoring.
It comes after the Labour group proposed in their budget that CCTV be reinstated and monitored 24/7 – citing concerns over public safety and recent surveillance reductions.
Councillor Laura Doherty, convenor for Neighbourhoods Services & Assets, assured elected members that Police Scotland can review footage as and when they need it to support investigations and criminal justice proceedings.
Councillor Doherty said: “There are currently no plans to reinstate 24 hour live CCTV monitoring however all cameras remain fully operational and record 24/7.
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“Police Scotland can access and review footage as needed to support investigations and criminal justice proceedings. Glasgow City Council is in the process of finalising a memorandum of understanding with Police Scotland which will allow access to live CCTV feeds outside the current operational feeds of 3am to 3pm.
“Any such access will be subject to threat, risk and harm assessment in line with the terms agreed in the memorandum.”
Bailie Siddique then asked what consultation had taken place on the impact of safety.
She said: “Live monitoring of CCTV linked to our security, crime prevention and rapid response to incidents, can I ask the convenor what consultation there has been with Police Scotland union and women’s organisations on the impact of the cut of 24/7 CCTV monitoring.”
Councillor Doherty advised members that she didn’t have that information to hand but would find out and liaise with Baillie Siddique on the issue offline.
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