There are concerns local authorities are being asked to cover the cost of new cameras.
By Bob Dale & Thomas HanwayCouncillors on Arun District Council want police to take on more costs for its new CCTV system.
The West Sussex council's housing and wellbeing committee approved the introduction of a cloud-based system, taking the annual £20,000 cost to £9,000. It passed a motion to resist the "offloading" of costs with support of other local authorities in Sussex.In 2018 Arun's CCTV got a £64,000 upgrade, £49,000 paid by the council.
Liberal Democrat councillor, James Walsh, said: "With our district and borough colleagues, across East and West Sussex and Brighton & Hove, for all of us to collectively say that we are not happy to take on this responsibility and that we firmly believe that this should belong with the police.Follow BBC South East on
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