Reference: FOI-381928285
Date of request: 29/11/2021
Title of request: CCTV Camera Coverage and Expenditure

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Reference: FOI-381928285
Date of request: 29/11/2021
Title of request: CCTV Camera Coverage and Expenditure
Information request:

Dear Angus Council,

Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the
following information.

1. The total number of CCTV cameras currently operated by the council
2. The total amount spent on the installation and maintenance of CCTV
cameras in the 2020 calendar year

If you require any clarification on the above requests, please let me
know.

All the best,
Jamie Dixon

Dear Jamie Dixon,

Request for Information

Thank you for your request for information dated 29/11/2021 (received by
the Council that same date) which has been passed to me for attention.

You have requested the following information:

1. The total number of CCTV cameras currently operated by the council
2. The total amount spent on the installation and maintenance of CCTV
cameras in the 2020 calendar year

My responses to your requests are as follows:

1. Please find attached a list of all the properties that have CCTV
cameras within Angus Council together with 53 Open Space CCTV which are
managed and operated by Police Scotland. The Council doesn't maintain
lists containing actual numbers of cameras across our properties, a survey
would be required which would result in exceeding the financial limits for
providing information under and FOI request.

2. The Council operates within financial years so we can provide
expenditure figures from April 2020 to March 2021. From the information
available £96,000 was spent on installation costs and £88,705 was spent on
maintenance and repair costs including teh Open Space CCTV system.

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If you have any queries, please contact Douglas Henderson on e-mail:
[email address].

Yours sincerely
Douglas Henderson
Manager Property Asset

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