Reading the recently put up on the councils website, minutes of a Camden Association of Street Properties (casp) committee meeting that was held in May & June 2011, I couldn't help but think "who do CASP think they are"?
According to the minutes a 'CASP cam' has been put up in Harrington square in Camden Town to 'combat' anti-social behaviour. CASP CAM? i've heard it all now. What next a 'casp cam' on every corner spying on people?
CASP seem to be trying to work their way into every area of council street property tenants (and everyone else it seems) lifes, from plots of land to redevelop as gardens, to spy cameras. CASP even 'involved' themselves (allegedly) in trying to 'secure' funding for a community festival in Swiss cottage.
Casp seems to be acting like a district management committee, or even the council. Delusions of grandeur?
What concerns me about the 'casp cam' is why a tenants group has done this and not the police or council who receive public money to 'combat' ASB? Aren't the council or the police doing their jobs properly? Are there even any signs posted to warn people that they are being watched and caught on 'casp cam'. What about data protection?
Casp claiming in their minutes that they are "seen as democratic" is a bit mystifying - seen by whom? What evidence is there to back up this claim?
No evidence as far as I can tell as to how many registered members casp has, no publicising of when casp committee meetings are being held and a committee that appoints one another back onto the committee at AGM's.
No evidence of attendance numbers at casp general or alleged area meetings - thats democratic is it?
CASP isn't even a legally recognised group ie it isn't incorporated and isn't regulated, yet the council funds and endorses, and allows casp to gain access to vulnerable residents knowing of casps history. From mine and other peoples experience, CASP cannot be trusted with access to anyone let alone vulnerable residents.
UPDATE
A recent Camden Town DMC report states that CASP put in a bid for a CCTV camera monitor costing wait for it .............. £10,000 ......... but was refused because casp hadn't attended this dmc's meetings.
£10,000 for a monitor? I dread to think how much the 'casp cam' cost. Ow look found a website that sells cctv monitors for £114.54 HERE.
CASP seem to be trying to work their way into every area of council street property tenants (and everyone else it seems) lifes, from plots of land to redevelop as gardens, to spy cameras. CASP even 'involved' themselves (allegedly) in trying to 'secure' funding for a community festival in Swiss cottage.
Casp seems to be acting like a district management committee, or even the council. Delusions of grandeur?
What concerns me about the 'casp cam' is why a tenants group has done this and not the police or council who receive public money to 'combat' ASB? Aren't the council or the police doing their jobs properly? Are there even any signs posted to warn people that they are being watched and caught on 'casp cam'. What about data protection?
Casp claiming in their minutes that they are "seen as democratic" is a bit mystifying - seen by whom? What evidence is there to back up this claim?
No evidence as far as I can tell as to how many registered members casp has, no publicising of when casp committee meetings are being held and a committee that appoints one another back onto the committee at AGM's.
No evidence of attendance numbers at casp general or alleged area meetings - thats democratic is it?
CASP isn't even a legally recognised group ie it isn't incorporated and isn't regulated, yet the council funds and endorses, and allows casp to gain access to vulnerable residents knowing of casps history. From mine and other peoples experience, CASP cannot be trusted with access to anyone let alone vulnerable residents.
UPDATE
A recent Camden Town DMC report states that CASP put in a bid for a CCTV camera monitor costing wait for it .............. £10,000 ......... but was refused because casp hadn't attended this dmc's meetings.
£10,000 for a monitor? I dread to think how much the 'casp cam' cost. Ow look found a website that sells cctv monitors for £114.54 HERE.
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