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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 re-offending.

This report provides information on the proposed plan, which forms part of the Council’s Policy Framework, to cover the period from 2024 to 2027.The Community Safety Plan discharges the Council’s statutory requirement to produce a plan for community safety.

Background:

This report set put the Community Safety Partnership Plan 2024 – 2027. 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 re-offending. This report provided information on the proposed plan, which formed part of the Council’s Policy Framework, to cover the period from 2024 to 2027. The Community Safety Plan discharged the Council’s statutory requirement to produce a plan for community safety.

The report had previously been considered by the Regeneration, Culture and Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 13 June 2024, the comments of which were set out at section 6 to the report. The report had also been considered by the Cabinet on 9 July 2024, the decisions of which were set out at section 7 to the report.

The Portfolio Holder for Community Safety, Highways and Enforcement, Councillor Paterson, supported by Councillor Field, proposed the recommendations set out in the report.

Decisions:

a)    The Council noted the comments of the Regeneration, Culture and Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee, as set out at section 6 to the report and the decisions of the Cabinet, as set out at section 7 to the report.

b)    The Council approved the proposed Community Safety Plan 2024 – 2027, as set out at Appendix 1 to the report, and draft Community Safety Action Plan 2024 – 2025, as set out in Appendix 2.

Background:

This report set out the proposed Community Safety Partnership Plan 2024 – 2027 which formed part of the Council’s Policy Framework.

The report was previously considered by the Regeneration, Culture and Environment Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 13 June 2024, the comments of which were set out at section 7 to the report. Following Cabinet, the Plan would be presented to Full Council to agree on 18 July 2024.

A Diversity Impact Assessment had been undertaken and was attached at Appendix 3 to the report.

Reasons:

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