Request:
- Please provide the total number of fixed and mobile public-space CCTV cameras currently operated by the council
742
- Please indicate the year when those CCTV cameras were deployed/installed?
NTC is in the process of refreshing its CCTV estate and the dates below represent the deployment/install dates linked to this ongoing refresh.
2026 - 7 Cameras (to 29/01/2026)
2025 - 78 Cameras
CCTV has been deployed in small amounts over a number of years across many sites and locations. Therefore, information is not held on the deployment/install dates for the majority of the legacy CCTV network. The information that is held has been provided below. No information is held prior to 2018.
2024 - 1
2023 - 1
2022 - 16
2021 - 1
2020 - 2
2019 - 21 Cameras
2018 - 28 Cameras
- Please indicate whether the council’s CCTV system is primarily on-premises, hybrid, or cloud-hosted
This information is exempt from disclosure under section 31 (1) (a) of the FOI Act.
The Authority does not release information that may allow individuals identify issues or vulnerabilities of security systems.
Section 31(1)(a) says that we do not need to provide information that would be likely to prejudice the functions of law enforcement, the prevention and detection of crime. We believe that releasing this information places the Authority at risk and would increase the likelihood of criminals using the information to target attacks against Authority systems. The Authority must protect and safeguard the personal data it holds and not do anything which would allow personal data it to be accessed unlawfully.
Public interest test
As section 31 is a qualified exemption we need to apply the public interest test.
Factors in favour of disclosure
- Transparency and accountability
- Reassure customers that our systems are secure
- Provide information about how effective our security systems are
Factors in favour of non-disclosure
- Inherent public interest in crime prevention
- Public interest in protecting the public purse (costs to the authority associated with an attack)
- Public interest in protecting the non-financial cost to the Authority, such as reputational damage/publicity, distress, inconvenience and regulatory action associated with any attacks
- Public interest in preventing threat to the integrity of Authority data
- There is substantial public interest in ensuring that the Authority can continue to comply with its duties as a public Authority
- Public interest in ensuring that the Authority can comply with its duties to take all necessary steps to safeguard data
On balance of the public interest test, we believe that public interest lies in upholding the exemption and not releasing the information.
- Please list the primary supplier(s) for video management software and whether the council operates an in-house CCTV control room, a shared control room (multi-authority), or a third-party operated control room
Please see response to question 3.