CCTV Cameras
Case reference FOI2026/00084
Received 15 January 2026
Published 20 January 2026
Request
1. Please provide the total number of fixed and mobile public-space CCTV cameras currently operated by the council
2. Please indicate the year when those CCTV cameras were deployed/installed?
3. Please indicate whether the council’s CCTV system is primarily on-premises, hybrid, or cloud-hosted
4. 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
Response
1. Please provide the total number of fixed and mobile public-space CCTV cameras currently operated by the council.
The Tunbridge Wells CCTV Control Room monitors 74 public space CCTV cameras
2. Please indicate the year when those CCTV cameras were deployed/installed?
Our CCTV system was first deployed in 1997 and has since undergone multiple upgrades and renewals to ensure the cameras and equipment remain up to date.
3. Please indicate whether the council's CCTV system is primarily on-premises, hybrid, or cloud-hosted.
The council's CCTV system is on-premises.
4. 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.
Primary Supplier(s) for Video Management Software: is our Maintenance Suppliers DSSL
Control Room Operation: The council operates the CCTV control room, managed and staffed by third party Contractors.
Documents
This is Tunbridge Wells Borough Council's response to a freedom of information (FOI) or environmental information regulations (EIR) request.