Ramsey is set to have a CCTV network upgrade, using money confiscated from criminals.
Ramsey Town Commissioners are progressing plans with the Isle of Man Constabulary for a scheme that will be funded by the Seized Asset Fund.
The fund reallocates money that has been confiscated as part of criminal investigations.
The upgrade means police would be able to monitor the northern CCTV network remotely from the Emergency Services Joint Control Room.
Commissioners’ clerk Derek Flint, a former police inspector, says it should help protect residents and ensure they feel safe in the town.
Local Democracy Reporter Emma Draper has been speaking to him:
The commissioners would remain as the data and system controller and would enter into a data sharing agreement with the constabulary to facilitate wider access in real time.
The Isle of Man Constabulary is overseeing an island-wide project using the Seized Asset Fund to upgrade CCTV provision and inter-operability across the island.
A bid for Douglas has also been considered.