Safer Communities Smart CCTV Pilot Project P 06

Safer Communities Smart CCTV Pilot Project P 06 -056 CCTVSD Dr. Mihai Bilauca Head of Digital Strategy Update for Public Participation Network 16/04/2020

LIMERICK HINTERLAND Based on the Limerick Hinterland Study installation of up to 50 CCTV Cameras in 14 towns of county Limerick € 500, 000 Funding € 250, 000 Do. HPCLG € 250, 000 LCCC Development Contributions Planned investment € 350, 00 Capital Costs € 150, 000 Operations costs for 3 years Monitoring will be enabled in Moyross Community Enterprise Centre – MCEC

Smart CCTV Pilot Project Objectives: • Further assist to reduce crime • Reduce antisocial behaviour • Reduce damage to infrastructure & properties • Pilot Co-ordinated Community Safety • Pilot Co-ordinated Enforcement • Pilot use Smart CCTV • Other uses (traffic management, etc. )

Smart CCTV Pilot Project The Smart CCTV pilot aims to find solutions for • Increased demand for CCTV: Limerick City, New Castle West, Askeaton, Rathkeale • Communications reliability and costs especially in rural areas • Maintenance and upgrades. Vandalism. • Monitoring capability. Access to live and recorded material. • Quality of images & effectiveness. Standards for CCTV. • Compliance with legal requirements (Data Protection/GDPR) • Procurement and supplier management • Governance arrangements • Data Standards

SMART CCTV PILOT 4. Castleconnell 12. Murroe 11. Foynes 3. Askeaton 14. Patrickswell 13. Cappamore 9. Caherconlish 7. Adare 2. Rathkeale 8. Pallasgreen 10. Croom 1. Newcastle West 5. Abbeyfeale 6. Kilmallock

OVERVIEW 362 CCTV in City & County (est. ) 110 in Northside 62 in Southside 14 County wide 41 Traffic 2 for Environment 48 Limerick Hinterland (14 Towns) 85 Other (Parks, Cemeteries, Civic Centres, etc. ) MCEC Live Monitoring Centre INCREASED DEMAND 16 other communities

MILESTONES 2017 March - Project Board 2017 July – Public Consultations 2017 August - JPC Approval 2017 September - Nov. Contract Awarded 2017 December – Rathkeale CCTV 2018 GDPR 2018 May – CCTV system in Test/Transition 2018 November - New Monitoring Centre

Wave 1 Status Project Status: CCTV Deployed. Project in Transition (Test) 1. ALL 14 communities included in the Hinterland Report; the latest generation of Smart CCTV systems 2. 14 Local CCTV Hubs - local NVR (video recording servers) with smart analytics capabilities, networking, communications and power management; (5 External CCTV Hubs) 3. 48 High Spec / High Quality cameras (or the equivalent of at least 88 cameras) have been installed in 23 new locations in the 14 towns, as follows: 11 x 360' Panoramic PTZ cameras 9 x 270' Panoramic PTZ cameras 3 x 180' Panoramic PTZ cameras 18 x ANPR cameras for number plate recognition 7 x PTZ cameras for Active Monitoring (Live Streaming) 4. An Garda Síochána - access provided 5. Wave 1 Budget - € 440, 000 (by reducing costs for maintenance year 1 / comms)

LEGAL: PRIVACY, DATA PROTECTION CCTV Use - Legal Basis An Garda Siochana Act 2005, Section 38 Authorization An Garda CCTV Code of Practice Data Protection Principles Privacy Impact Assessment CCTV Monitoring Controls CCTV Access Controls

CCTV Policy Use of Public CCTV: 1. Improve public and community safety and perception of safety 2. Improve emergency response e. g. accidents, fire, major emergency, etc. 3. Better traffic management and control 4. Reduce damage to private and public properties and infrastructure 5. Combat and reduce anti-social behaviour; 6. Cleaner environment and public spaces

SMART CCTV - DATA Smart CCTV 1. 360' view, 2. Traffic counting, pedestrian counting, 3. Line crossing, intrusion detection 4. Seismic or heat detection when cameras are subject to vandalism, etc. 5. Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) ANPR 1. Software solution to facilitate faster retrieval of relevant CCTV 2. Facilitating the deterrence, prevention, detection and prosecution of offences. 3. No automatic links to the vehicle registration database or speed enforcement systems. 4. ANPR data will be irreversibly anonymised before it will be used for statistical purposes e. g

360’Panoramic CCTV – RTK 001 8 cameras in 1

180’Panoramic CCTV – RTK 002 Sample Privacy Masking (Sample) 8 cameras in 1

Automatic Number Plate Recognition (Sample) Search, Traffic ANPR - subject to conditions

Analytics: Pedestrian & Traffic Counting, Alarms Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning Open Data for each Town

Data Protection Key messages 1. LCCC is Data Controller 2. All CCTV contractors are Data Processors 3. Data Protection Impact Assessment 4. An Garda Commissioner Authorization • Evidence of need • Consultation with local community • Approval of Limerick Joint Policing Committee Approval 5. Clear Signage indicating LCCC as Data Controller 6. Authorised CCTV Officers only can access CCTV 7. Audit of all activities (LCCC, Garda) 8. CCTV Downloads need to be approved. 9. Data Retention policy: 30 days.

CCTV Signage CCTV Use Dual Language Data Controller Data Access & Enquiries – GDPR Access Requests CCTV information online (QR) Locations CCTV Columns Town Entrance – Main Roads

2. CCTV DEMO

3. Next Steps Implement DPC Audit Recommendations Safer Communities Website (Draft, Map of CCTV cameras) https: //Safer. Communities. Limerick. ie Community Consultations – Demo of Monitoring Centre Go Live Wave 2 (13 locations, 22 CCTV Cameras – Funding from Do. J CCTV) CCTV Policy – Limerick JPC CCTV Strategy – Limerick JPC

4. Questions and Answers. Privacy and Data Protection Assessment. 1. What are the problems that we need to address? 2. What are the benefits to be gained from using CCTV cameras? 3. Can CCTV realistically solve these problems? How? 4. What other less privacy-intrusive solutions such as improved lighting do we need to consider? 5. What are your views in relation to CCTV systems and LIVE monitoring by MCEC? 6. What are the privacy risks arising from the CCTV system?

MORE INFORMATION Patrick Mc. Dermott CCTV Projects Co-Ordinator Limerick City & County Council Patrick. Mc. Dermott@limerick. ie https: //Safer. Communities. Limerick. ie