CCTV In Residential Areas in Bangor

Rhyddid Gwybodaeth / Freedom of Information

Dear Christopher James O'Neal,

Freedom of Information (ref 157)

Thank you for your recent request under the Freedom of Information Act
2000.

Your request has been passed to me to process and I can confirm that it
has been logged under the reference number 157.

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respond to your request. You should therefore receive the information you
have requested, subject to the application of any exemptions permitted
under the Act, by 04/07/2022. If you require further information please
contact me by phone on 01286 679468 or by emailing
[1][email address].cymru by quoting the reference number above.

Yours sincerely,
Gwawr Owen

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Rhyddid Gwybodaeth / Freedom of Information

Dear Christopher James O'Neal,

Freedom of Information (ref 157)

Thank you for your recent request. Please see below and attached for the
information requested:

1) The privacy impact assessment.

Please find our DPIA attached.

2) A copy of privacy zones which should include residential access and
exit points, windows etc.

Information regarding privacy zones can be found within our DPIA attached.
Gwynedd Council utilise camera positioning and electronic privacy masking.
Certain areas are masked via a solid rectangles or via blur/pixelation so
that no detail or movement in the scene covered by them can be seen
through them. All footage is secured by a nominated data controller. We
ensure that nobody else views the video data, without good reason to do
so. Anybody who has been caught on camera has the right to see the
footage, in which they are identifiable. Please contact
[1][email address].cymru if you wish to obtain / view CCTV
footage following an incident.

3) The consultation document with residents.

Safer Streets is a Home Office initiative providing funding to tackle and
reduce crime in our neighbourhoods. In the application for Hirael North
Wales Police were able to analyse crime data with a view of identifying
crime types, what times offences were happening , volume of crimes and so
on. For Hirael it was identified that the best way to reduce crime was a
mixture of measures which included an increase in street lighting and
installation of additional CCTV cameras to Gwynedd Council’s existing
public space system in the city. As part of the North Wales Police
application a small public consultation using social media was circulated
and views sought.

4) An explanation what the CCTV is for and provide a copy of clear
objectives.

Assist in the detection, deterrence, prevention and investigation of
crime. Help reduce the fear of crime and violence and increase public
reassurance. Help secure safer areas in which to work, live, shop and
play. To assist North Wales Police and other partners with their
objectives of reducing crime and ASB issues. To assist the Council in all
aspects of town centre management. Clear objectives can be found within
our DPIA document.

5) A copy of the document which evidences that surveillance is the best
solution to the problem the Council are seeking to address.

As previously mentioned in point 3, Safer Streets is a Home Office
initiative providing funding to tackle and reduce crime in our
neighbourhoods. In North Wales Police’s application for funding for the
Hirael area in Bangor, North Wales Police were able to analyse crime data
with a view of identifying crime types, what times offences were happening
, volume of crimes and so on. For Hirael it was identified that the best
way to reduce crime was a mixture of measures which included an increase
in street lighting and installation of additional CCTV cameras to Gwynedd
Council’s existing public space system in the city. Please contact North
Wales Police if you wish to obtain documentation.

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Yours sincerely,
Gwawr Owen

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gyfer y sawl a enwir arno yn unig. Gall gynnwys gwybodaeth freintiedig. Os
yw wedi eich cyrraedd trwy gamgymeriad ni ellwch ei gopio, ei ddosbarthu
na'i ddangos i unrhyw un arall a dylech gysylltu â'r anfonwr ar unwaith.
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