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Public Sector CCTV

Clearway works with councils, schools, healthcare providers and social housing teams to deliver public sector CCTV systems that deter crime, protect vulnerable users and provide 24/7 visibility.

Public sector CCTV refers to surveillance systems installed, managed, or funded by government bodies, such as local authorities, police, or NHS trusts to enhance public safety, reduce crime, and manage public infrastructure

Our security solutions combine surveillance technology with specialist monitoring and rapid responses, suited to managing social housing, vacant properties, or high-footfall public buildings.

Scalable CCTV Surveillance for the Public Sector 

The nature of public sector sites means the challenges they face can be complex – such as high visitor turnover, safeguarding duties, data protection requirements, and the need to protect both in-use and empty buildings.

We step in to design, install, and manage CCTV systems adapted to each specific environment, ensuring consistent protection across housing portfolios, local authority buildings, and estates.

Clearway’s experienced in-house engineers can advise on the best ways to integrate new CCTV with existing security measures, or improve security with access controls, alarm monitoring and keyholding systems to enhance both crime prevention and the speed of emergency responses.

Key Benefits of Public Sector CCTV:

  • Around-the-clock CCTV monitoring 
  • AI-enabled motion and threat detection
  • Deters vandalism, trespassing and anti-social behaviour
  • Fast reactions through an accredited monitoring centre
  • Scalable for larger and more complex estates
  • Integrations with access controls and alarm systems
  • Flexible solutions with fixed, mobile and short-term CCTV
  • Full compliance with all regulations and standards

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Our Public Sector CCTV Services

Clearway has decades of expertise and offers comprehensive CCTV services tailored to your needs, working with local authorities, housing providers, and organisations managing high-value infrastructure.

CCTV Monitoring and Remote Supervision


Our NSI Gold-accredited Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) offers continuous monitoring of your CCTV systems, with trained operators who can analyse live footage, verify whether an incident is in progress, and coordinate the necessary responses. This reduces false alarms, speeds up response times, and ensures that genuine issues are escalated immediately.

CCTV Monitoring

AI-Enabled Public Sector CCTV


Real-time behavioural analytics and movement tracking have become in demand, with CCTV that can detect anything unusual or suspicious before a crime or incident unfolds. This depth of analytics reduces reliance on manual monitoring and prevents incidents from being missed, even in larger estates or complex layouts.

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CCTV Towers and Temporary Surveillance


Ideal for vacant properties, construction sites and regeneration projects, mobile CCTV towers provide a fast, high-visibility way to protect open sites or public-sector land. They are commonly used to safeguard empty housing, crime hotspots and areas with higher rates of theft or vandalism – with solar and battery-powered options available.

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Vacant Property Security


Empty homes and commercial units are vulnerable to intrusions, squatting, vandalism and thefts. We provide urgent CCTV deployments, ensuring empty houses, business premises and properties undergoing a change of use are protected, helping local authorities and social housing teams control repair costs and insurance risks.

Vacant Property CCTV

Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR)


ANPR systems offer a way to control access and monitor car parks, secure housing estates, industrial sites, and restricted-access areas, without requiring a physical guard to screen every vehicle. These cameras check number plates against approved databases, and can track unauthorised vehicles, refuse entry, and reduce anti-social activities.

ANPR Surveillance

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Who Do We Provide Public Sector CCTV For?

Local Authorities and Councils

Local Authorities and Councils

 Protecting administrative buildings, tourist information centres, service centres and operational premises where the safety of council staff and data security are essential.

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Social Housing Organisations

Social Housing Organisations

 Working alongside housing associations and councils to install CCTV solutions that deter anti-social behaviour, protect communal areas and secure empty properties.

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Schools and Educational Facilities

Schools and Educational Facilities

Delivering CCTV systems with a focus on safeguarding, defending school and college sites and ensuring pupils, staff and visitors are not exposed to risks, while complying with CCTV monitoring regulations.

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Hospitals and Healthcare Environments


Hospitals and Healthcare Environments

Installing discreet, strategic and inobtrusive surveillance within hospitals, clinics and care spaces where CCTV needs to support fast incident responses without intruding on the privacy of service users.

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Industrial Public Infrastructure Sites


Industrial Public Infrastructure Sites

We recommend advanced CCTV for larger-scale environments requiring perimeter protection, visible monitoring towers, and AI-enabled movement detection to protect sites such as transport yards and water treatment plants.

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Vacant and Transitional Properties

Vacant and Transitional Properties

Ensuring vacant properties, whether residential or commercial, and those pending a change in usage, are safe from squatting, vandalism, arson and theft.

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Construction and Development Projects

Construction and Development Projects

Securing construction sites and community buildings undergoing regeneration with mobile and temporary CCTV, which can be installed quickly and repositioned to provide flexible coverage.

Key Features | How it Works

    Key Features of Public Sector CCTV

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    Visible Deterrent Against Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour:

    Highly noticeable CCTV units can’t be missed, and discourage trespassing, vandalism and other types of unauthorised activity common within housing estates and public buildings

    24/7 Live Monitoring and Verification:

    Real-time investigations ensure alerts are never ignored or missed, mitigating the cost of false callouts and ensuring genuine issues are dealt with quickly.

    Scalable Coverage for Single Buildings or Whole Estates:

    CCTV can be fitted to individual council buildings or entire portfolios, with the capacity to scale systems up or down as needed.

    Independent Guidance on Compliance and Safeguarding:

    We’re an experienced provider of public-sector security surveillance and can advise on GDPR compliance, insurance requirements, regulations, and data protection.

    How Public Sector CCTV Works in Action

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    How Public Sector CCTV Works in Action

    1. Site Risk Assessment:

    We’ll start by reviewing your site and existing security to identify vulnerabilities, gaps, access points and flashpoints that your CCTV needs to address.

    2. CCTV Design and Recommendations:

    CCTV solutions are adapted to the risks, nature of each site and access permissions, ensuring your surveillance is designed accordingly.

    3. Camera Installation:

    Professional engineers will install and configure cameras to ensure they are functioning as expected and properly integrated with any other security systems.

    4. Ongoing Support and Monitoring:

    Once CCTV is live, we offer comprehensive support, with regular maintenance and servicing and continual CCTV monitoring.

    Key Problems Public Sector CCTV Can Solve

    The public sector is, of course, diverse, but we’ve summarised a few of the common challenges Clearway’s clients are dealing with – and that can be effectively addressed with CCTV surveillance.

    1. You Need to Secure a Vacant or Unoccupied Property Quickly


    Empty buildings are easy targets for trespassers, vandals and squatters, and you need to respond now to ensure you’re not dealing with evictions, expensive repairs or serious criminal damage.

    2. You’re Dealing With Repeat Issues of Vandalism or Anti-Social Behaviour


    Criminal activity, unfortunately, tends to escalate when left unresolved, which can lead to higher-risk estates and public areas with rising crime rates, requiring proactive surveillance to reduce disruption.

    3. Your Current CCTV Systems Are Outdated or Ineffective


    Legacy CCTV units might have blind spots or poor-quality footage, be unreliable, be prone to power cuts, or lack the capacity to enable remote supervision of recordings and alerts – leaving gaps in your security.

    4. You’re Responsible for Managing Multiple Sites Remotely


    Housing associations and local councils often appoint personnel to manage risks and security arrangements, with one person potentially tasked with supervising multiple sites. This makes centralised surveillance essential to ensure no sites are left at risk.

    5. You’re Worried About Compliance With Insurance or Regulatory Requirements


    Public sector organisations must ensure they adhere to all relevant regulations, insurance standards, and guidelines, with monitoring and CCTV that respect personal privacy and don’t breach GDPR or Data Protection rules.

    6. You Require Temporary Security During Refurbishment or Restoration Work


    Sites that are under renovation, being converted from private sector to public housing, or construction sites where new builds are underway rely on flexible CCTV coverage to prevent trespassing and damage, without the cost commitment of permanent cameras.

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    What Our Clients Say

    Fisher German LLP

    July 2025

    Great Service and Rapid Response

    I have been using Clearway for over 5 years. One of the standout features of Clearway is their rapid response time.

    Axis Europe

    July 2025

    Can’t Commend Them Enough

    The guys were very polite, friendly and professional in their whole attitude. They worked very hard & did a great job!- Can’t commend them enough!

    John Fisher S&C Slatter

    July 2025

    Huge Thanks

    A huge amount of thanks goes to ‘Clearway’ for their exemplary conduct and unwavering commitment to the safety of my site management, site operatives and construction site.

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    Why Choose Clearway for Public Sector CCTV?

    Clearway is a specialist provider of technological, physical and advanced security, and we’ve partnered with countless public sector clients over the years, providing reliable CCTV backed by our independent expertise and recognised accreditations.

    Trusted By Local Authorities and Public Sector Organisations


    We collaborate with a broad range of councils, social housing providers, schools and healthcare organisations, with a focus on securing properties, protecting people and ensuring service users and visitors are safe.

    Fast CCTV Deployments When Security Risks Are Imminent


    Our rapid response teams work quickly when there are urgent or serious risks, surveying sites, deploying CCTV, or advising on longer-term solutions while getting urgent guarding and surveillance in place.

    Advanced 24/7 CCTV Monitoring


    All of the CCTV and alarm systems we supply can be connected to our NSI Gold Cat II-accredited ARC team, which ensures that any alerts or notifications are logged, investigated, and actioned, with verified incidents escalated there and then.

    Fully Managed Security Solutions for the Public Sector


    Rather than selling CCTV cameras or providing standalone risk assessments, we work long-term with clients, from initial assessments through to installation, ongoing monitoring and maintenance – making public-sector CCTV cost-effective and well-managed.

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    What Do Our Public Sector Security Experts Say?

    ‘Public sector security is about being pre-emptive in how organisations manage risks, particularly when they have large estates or multiple premises.

    From vacant properties to busy council buildings, we concentrate on the same outcomes – earlier detection of threats, faster reactions when needed, and dependable security safeguards that don’t leave remaining vulnerabilities.’

    Kelvin Danton

    UK Sales Director

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    What Areas Does Clearway’s Public Sector CCTV Service Cover?


    We’re a nationwide provider of tailored CCTV surveillance systems. We can deploy teams or advisers from our nearest site to you if you have an emergency security situation that requires immediate assistance.

    Can Public Sector Organisations Install Temporary CCTV?


    Of course, temporary CCTV is a budget-conscious alternative to fixed CCTV, and without the costs of wiring and cabling, it is suited to construction projects, refurbishments, and short-term vacant properties.

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