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Community Safety Partnerships (CSPs) are under a duty to produce a Community Safety Plan to formulate and implement a strategy to reduce crime and disorder, combat substance misuse, and reduce reoffending.  This report seeks approval to the Community Safety Plan 2016/2020.

Discussion:

This report provided information on the Community Safety Plan 2016/2020. It was noted that Community Safety Partnerships (CSPs) were under a duty to produce a Community Safety Plan to formulate and implement a strategy to reduce crime and disorder, combat substance misuse, and reduce reoffending.

The report provided details of the approvals process for the Plan, including consideration by the Regeneration, Community and Culture Overview and Scrutiny Committee and Cabinet, as part of the policy framework rules.

A refreshed Diversity Impact Assessment had been undertaken on the proposals, as set out in Appendix 3 to the report. This indicated that the Community Safety Plan complies with the requirements of the legislation.

The Portfolio Holder for Corporate Services, Councillor Mackness, supported by the Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Corporate Services, Councillor Doe, proposed the recommendation in the report.

Decision:

The Council approved the Community Safety Plan 2016/ 2020, as set out in Appendix 1 to the report.

Background:

This report advised the Cabinet that Community Safety Partnerships (CSPs) were under a duty to produce a Community Safety Plan to formulate and implement a strategy to reduce crime and disorder, combat substance misuse, and reduce reoffending.  This report provided information on the proposed plan to cover the period from 2016 to 2020.

Comments from the Regeneration, Community and Culture Overview and Scrutiny Committee, the Health and Wellbeing Board and the Children’s Safeguarding Board were set out in paragraphs 4, 5 and 6 of the report. 

A Diversity Impact Assessment was included with the report at Appendix 3.

Reasons:

The Community Safety Plan discharged the Council’s statutory requirement to produce a plan for community safety.