To upgrade or renew equipment, outlined in the MSC Global report, which forms part of the Herefordshire CCTV system up to a capital budget of £184,000.

That:

(a)       approval is given to implement the CCTV infrastructure upgrade and renewal as identified in the report MSC Herefordshire Report V1.4 at a capital cost of not more than £184k;

(b)       Global MSC be commissioned to write a specification and project manage the upgrade and renewal of equipment as identified in the report MSC Herefordshire Report V1.4 at a cost of £6,246; and

(c)       the acting assistant director for technical services be authorised to take all operational decisions, including award of contract, to implement the above recommendations.

1.         Do nothing. The system can be run as it is without any further capital investment.  This may render the service redundant when either the digital recorders or matrix fails if they cannot be repaired. This is not recommend as there would be no public space CCTV service for Herefordshire, increasing the risk of crime and anti-social behaviour. There would also be a reduction in the ability to support the detection of crime and support vulnerable people.