The community Surveillance System Fund provides support for the operation of community owned surveillance systems, without hindering the community ownership and benefits of that ownership. The fund is available for annual maintenance costs incurred by community owned systems.
Projects must be able to meet the following funding criteria:
a) Installation:
Cameras should only be installed in areas with a higher incidence of criminal offending and the location of any fixed cameras should be clearly signposted at the extremities to notify the public that a camera is or may be in operation.
b) Operation:
The operating group must adopt and implement their own policy for operation of their community surveillance system in accordance with the Privacy Act 2020 principles and NZ Police Policy for:
- Control and operation
- Monitors
- Security of, access to, and retention of information.
Maximum annual grant available for any one camera system is $1,000.
There is one round of Community Surveillance Funding per year which opens on 30 June and closes on 29 September.
