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London upgrades CCTV network to increase safety
It follows £30m investment in full fibre coverage as part of the Connected London programme, which also included installation of air quality and traffic sensors.
More than 300 new or upgraded CCTV cameras have been installed in London following £30m investment from City Hall in full fibre coverage across London.
The cameras will help to improve security for homes, businesses and communities. As part of the major London-wide upgrade, clearer footage will be captured by CCTV cameras and be available to the Met Police, helping to identify, pursue and prosecute offenders.
Connected London programme
The installations and upgrades have been delivered by the mayor’s Connected London programme which improves full fibre connectivity across hard-to-reach areas in the capital.
This also includes the installation of new sensors to monitor air quality, better monitoring of traffic congestion, as well as supporting councils to enhance public safety by monitoring town centres and high streets.
“New and upgraded CCTV cameras will produce sharper images that will help local authorities, TfL and crucially for the Met police improve safety”
Merton Council used the investment to upgrade their fibre to support the installation of 55 new cameras and enabled the local authority to improve incident response times with partners, increased the reliability of their CCTV network, reduced running costs and helped them allocate extra resources to other community safety initiatives.
Older CCTV networks are limited by picture quality, range and capability. These upgrades will lead to much clearer images and will reportedly reduce any delays in control rooms, helping local services keep everyone safer.
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Better quality CCTV cameras work alongside an enhanced approach to local neighbourhood policing as part of the New Met for London Plan, which is being supported with record investment from City Hall.
“As a thriving global city, it’s essential our capital’s digital infrastructure is kept fully updated so I’m pleased that an investment of £30m from City Hall is ramping up full fibre connectivity across London,” said mayor Sadiq Khan.
“New and upgraded CCTV cameras will produce sharper images that will help local authorities, transport for London (TfL) and crucially for the Met police improve safety for everyone after dark and present stronger evidence in criminal trials. I’m committed to working with the police, partners and businesses to improve security in our transport networks, high streets, and town centres to create a safer London for everyone.”
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