CCTV in Hull has proven to be a powerful force in combating crime and with Police statistics recording a significant reduction in crime levels [email protected]Plan Design Enable www.atkinsglobal.com/telecoms City wide CCTV Surveillance System The Kingston upon Hull City-wide CCTV system is regarded as one of the largest in the UK and consists of over 450 cameras, deployed in and around the city of Hull, complex network connections and extensive Control Room and Emergency Planning Suite. Atkins have played a fundamental part in designing the overall system and supporting the scheme implementation and subsequent development to meet new requirements The Business Challenge In 2002 the Hull Community Safety Partnership was successful in its bid to secure additional funding from the Home Office to allow the development of the original scheme. The £5 million funding grant was transferred to the City Council to expand the city centre CCTV scheme. A major consultation exercise was undertaken, involving Residents, City Safe and other Community groups, Police and City Council members identified various locations (including main streets, community centres, residential areas and shopping centres) that would benefit from CCTV. This resulted in 400 camera locations being identified. Each of these was re- examined looking in detail at the operational requirements, current levels and types of crime, crime prevention strategies. Planned CCTV coverage by other agencies was also taken into consideration. The Atkins Solution Atkins provided a detailed, costed schedule of camera positions and camera coverage drawings for each location. This was to allow the number of cameras to be reduced to meet the Clients budget, while still optimising the effectiveness of the CCTV system. Atkins main role as Consultant for the project was to work as a close partner to the Council acting as their Engineer for the project, to provide the technical expertise needed for the system design and to undertake project management of the contract for the duration of the installation. Atkins worked very closely with all the parties involved to ensure that the demanding requirements were developed into a comprehensive and advanced technical specification. The system, in the main, consists of permanent camera installations using
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CCTV in Hull has proven to be a powerful force in combating crime and with Police statistics recording a significant reduction in crime levels