Sudbury CCTV on Hold

Plans to centralise Sudbury’s CCTV operations in Bury were put on hold.

18:24 04 April 2018

Babergh district and Sudbury East Councillor Jan Osborne has spoke against plans to centralise Sudbury’s CCTV operations in Bury St Edmunds. Currently, the CCTV in the area is being monitored by a team of dedicated volunteers from Sudbury police station.

 

Ms Osborne said: “Can I suggest that the town council makes a strong representation to the police to say that we don’t want it to go to Bury St Edmunds,” she said. “And perhaps the police can start to provide us with an evidence base so we can make a really robust case. “If we shout loud enough, perhaps we can keep it here for longer,”

 

Nigel Barrett, who represents Sudbury South, said that the previous arrangement had placed the town at a disadvantage.

 

“Not so long ago, it was in Ipswich and we brought it into Sudbury,” he said. “What we’re potentially going to do is put it all into Bury St Edmunds to cover a much bigger area.”

 

“Sudbury got a pretty bad deal – that’s why we brought it into the town and into the police station,” he said.

 

After the meeting, it was announced that plans to centralise the initiative has been put on hold.