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Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Chamber is set to step up a gear in its efforts to help Local Businesses fight crime

After a decade of supporting Businesses fighting crime by utilising traditional methods with their reliance on individual Security Officers, the Chamber working with in partnership with local technology providers are set to deploy leading edge solutions to members of BusinessWatch.

The system which will provide effective back office support to enabling monitoring to be utilised where its required will also be able to deliver images simultaneously to the mobile Officer deployed in the area and to the police in the police station or in the field.

The utilisation of system, video and voice communication will provide effective means to alert Officers of impending criminal activity or public order issues by the best means available.

Police Officers, with appropriate access rights and facilities will be able to review digital recordings from any location, copy recorded information, check camera views, and monitor activity and ANPR systems without the need to travel to site.

Applying more effective solutions will also enable Crime Reduction Partnerships to reconsider legacy systems requiring renewal or replacement equipment. The systems will also be able to provide interconnectivity for individual security systems of different manufacture or pedigree employed by local businesses.

Andrew Bray, the Chamber’s BusinessWatch Sales Manager, commented:

‘Working in Partnership with the Police and North East Derbyshire District Council’s Community Safety Unit, this system has been piloted by Clay Cross Pubwatch with excellent results. Every radio request for assistance has resulted in a prompt response from both CCTV Control and the Police. The development which was initiated following the recent survey of BusinessWatch members at Holmewood will now be deployed there and in a number of North East Derbyshire Market Towns and Parishes.’