Submitted on Monday 6th November 2017
Rejected on Friday 10th November 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Make Westminster Council switch the CCTV cameras back on.
On the 1st of September 2016, Westminster Council made the decision to switch off the CCTV cameras in the entire borough, an area of over 8 square miles that includes Leicester Square, Soho, Mayfair, Covent Garden - some of the most popular tourist areas in the capital in a bid to save £1m a year.
Council CCTV is a massive resource to police, has a huge impact on bringing down anti-social behaviour, crime, drug dealing and is extremely valuable in securing convictions. It’s argued that the money the council will spend on putting things right such as vandalism, theft from local premises, etc it will pay for itself twice over.
It is also invaluable in tracking the movements of terrorists or monitoring potential terrorist activity as well as keeping residents and visitors safe.
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