Dear Hackney Borough Council,

I am requesting the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. If any information is unavailable, exempt, or beyond time/cost limits, please disregard these and provide the rest.

1. Total number of CCTV cameras in public spaces (e.g., streets, parks, car parks) operated by the council at any point during the 2023 calendar year.

2. Number of faulty or out-of-operation CCTV cameras: The number of CCTV cameras in public spaces that were broken, faulty, or out of operation for any period during the 2023 calendar year. Please provide the total number of cameras affected and, if possible, the total duration (in days) they were out of operation.

3. Expenditure on CCTV cameras: The total amount spent on installing and maintaining CCTV cameras in public spaces during the 2023 calendar year. If available, please break this down into installation and maintenance costs.

Please let me know if you require further clarification or have any questions.

Thanks,
Jamie Dixon

London Borough of Hackney, Hackney Borough Council

Information request
Our reference: 28650938

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Dear Mr Dixon
 
FOI request - Broken CCTV cameras
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Borough of Hackney.
 
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Information request
Our reference: 28650938

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Dear Mr Dixon
 
Thank you for your request for information received on 1 October 2024.
 
Please find attached our response to your request.
 
Yours sincerely
 
Information Governance Team
London Borough of Hackney
 
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