Issue - meetings

This report seeks approval of the Community Safety Partnership Plan as part of the Council’s policy framework.

Discussion:

Members received a report seeking approval of the Community Safety Partnership Plan as part of the Council’s policy framework.

Councillor O’Brien, Portfolio Holder for Community Safety and Customer Contact, supported by Councillor Jarrett, Deputy Leader and Portfolio for Finance, proposed the recommendation contained in the report.

Councillor Harriott, referring to Priority 7 of the Community Safety Plan, bullet point 14, requested that this be amended to include ‘mobility scooters’.

Councillor O’Brien confirmed that in accordance with paragraph 11.4.2 of the constitution, he was happy to incorporate this in the motion.

Decision:

The Community Safety Partnership Plan be approved as part of the Council’s policy framework with the addition of ‘mobility scooters’ in bullet point 14 of Priority 7 of the Plan. 

Background:

This report provided details of the progress towards developing a new Community Safety Partnership Plan 2011-2012. The Police and Justice Act 2006 had placed a statutory requirement to produce an annual rolling three year plan, underpinned by an annual strategic assessment, for the purpose of reducing crime and disorder and combating substance misuse.

The seven priorities for 2011-2012, which had been reviewed and refreshed, were:

• Tackling substance and alcohol abuse.
• Improving the local street scene.
• Reducing youth offending.
• Reducing night time economy related crime and disorder.
• Working with vulnerable victims to reduce harm and repeat victimisation.
• Reducing Theft and Shoplifting.
• Reducing the number of people killed or seriously injured in Road Traffic Collisions.

The Regeneration, Community and Culture Overview and Scrutiny Committee had considered the plan on 16 June 2011 and the Committee’s views were set out in section 6 of the report. It was also noted that as part of the strategic assessment, the Community Safety Partnership had undertaken consultation on the identified priorities.

As a policy framework document the revised Community Safety Partnership Plan 2011 – 2012 would be referred to Council on 21 July 2011 for approval.

The outcome of a Diversity Impact Assessment screening was attached to the report. It was noted that a full Diversity Impact Assessment was not necessary at this stage.

The Portfolio Holder for Community Safety and Customer Contact informed the Cabinet that the job title of Superintendent Rachel Adams and reference to Rochester Contact Point would be updated in the version of the Plan presented to Council on 21 July 2011.

Reasons:

The Community Safety Partnership Plan discharges the council’s statutory requirement to produce a 3-year plan for community safety, and refresh that plan annually.

The Community Safety Partnership Plan forms part of the Policy Framework and the Constitution requires the Cabinet to finalise its proposals for the Council to consider having taken into account any proposals from Overview and Scrutiny.