Written Question · S3W-23948 · Session 3
How much funding has been provided for the installation of CCTV in town centres in each of the last five years, broken down by funding stre…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding has been provided for the installation of CCTV in town centres in each of the last five years, broken down by funding stream.
The answer
Funding has been made available to all local authority Community Safety Partnerships over the period 2005-08 to identify and address local community safety priorities, which can include CCTV. Funding has also been provided under the Safe Cities and Towns initiative, details of which can be found on the Scottish Government website at www.scotland.gov.uk.
Under the concordat agreed between Scottish ministers and COSLA, funding for community safety and antisocial behaviour has been absorbed into the main local government settlement since 1 April 2008.
It is the responsibility of each local authority, in conjunction with their Community Planning Partners, to allocate funding on the basis of their local needs and priorities having first fulfilled their statutory obligations and the jointly agreed set of national and local priorities, including the Scottish Government''s key strategic objectives and manifesto commitments.
Under the concordat agreed between Scottish ministers and COSLA, funding for community safety and antisocial behaviour has been absorbed into the main local government settlement since 1 April 2008.
It is the responsibility of each local authority, in conjunction with their Community Planning Partners, to allocate funding on the basis of their local needs and priorities having first fulfilled their statutory obligations and the jointly agreed set of national and local priorities, including the Scottish Government''s key strategic objectives and manifesto commitments.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-23948 by reference.