Issue - meetings

This report asks Council to approve the Community Safety Plan 2012-2013 as part of the Council’s policy framework. 

Discussion:

This report provided details of the Community Safety Plan 2012/2013. The Plan was required under section 6 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 which placed obligations on Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships, also known as Community Safety Partnerships (CSPs), to produce a Community Safety Plan to formulate and implement a strategy to reduce crime and disorder, combat substance misuse, and reduce re-offending.

The report stated that the regulations governing the formulation and implementation of the Plan had been amended resulting in the Community Safety Partnership being required to consult with the community, prepare a strategic assessment, and prepare and implement its plan for its area on behalf of the responsible authorities.

The report provided details of the seven priorities together with key performance against those priorities.

The report had been considered by both the Regeneration, Community and Culture Committee on 3 April 2012 and Cabinet on 17 April 2012 and their views were set out in the report.

It was noted that a Diversity Impact Assessment screening form was attached at Appendix 2 to the report, which showed that a full Diversity Impact Assessment was not required.

The Portfolio Holder for Community Safety and Customer Contact, Councillor Mike O’Brien, supported by the Portfolio Holder for Finance, Councillor Jarrett, proposed the recommendation set out in the report.

Decision:

The Council approved the Community Safety Plan 2012-2013 as set out in Appendix 1 to the report. 

Background:

This report provided details of the Community Safety Plan 2012/2013. The Plan was required under section 6 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 which placed obligations on Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships, also known as Community Safety Partnerships (CSPs), to produce a Community Safety Plan to formulate and implement a strategy to reduce crime and disorder, combat substance misuse, and reduce re-offending.

The report stated that the regulations governing the formulation and implementation of the Plan had been amended resulting in the Community Safety Partnership being required to consult with the community, prepare a strategic assessment, and prepare and implement its plan for its area on behalf of the responsible authorities.

The report provided details of the seven priorities together with key performance against those priorities.

The Regeneration, Community and Culture Overview and Scrutiny Committee considered this report on 3 April 2012 and its comments were set out in paragraph 6 of the report.

It was noted that a Diversity Impact Assessment screening form was attached at Appendix 2 to the report, which showed that a full Diversity Impact Assessment was not required.

Reasons:

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

The Community Safety 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.