The Community Safety Partnership (CSP) was made up of Responsible Authorities as outlined in the Crime & Disorder Act 1988 which included the Council as a key partner.

Each year the partnership had a statutory duty to carry out a Strategic Intelligence Assessment which reviewed existing priorities and identified any new or emerging priorities that the partnership should focus on.

All partners agree the Strategic Priorities set out in the Partnership Plan (see Appendix A of the report) of how the partnership would work together over the next twelve months to tackle crime and disorder and achieve its priorities.

The CSPs Strategic Priorities for 2017/18 were:

·         Protecting People from Harm

·         Anti-Social Behaviour & Environmental Crime

·         Burglary

·         Community Engagement

A set of action plans were developed which underpinned delivery of the above priorities and set out how the partnership would work together to stimulate activity across the Borough, focusing on those activities that added value because of being delivered in partnership.

Section 19 of the Police and Justice Act 2006 required every Local Authority to have a Crime and Disorder Committee with the power to review, scrutinise, and make reports and recommendations regarding the functioning of the CSP.

Under the scrutiny arrangements in place the Committee were asked to consider the work of the CSP as outlined in the annual report attached at Appendix A (of the report) and refer any comments or concerns to the partnership.

Cllr Mrs Pound MOVED and Cllr Barrett SECONDED recommendation 2.1 in the report.

Cllr Tumbridge MOVED and Cllr Trump SECONDED to add two further recommendations which were UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED  by the Committee.  

After a full discussion it was

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY that:

2.1 Members to consider the work of the CSP through the Partnership Plan and raise any comments for the partnerships consideration.

2.2 Members request a suitable summary of the minutes be sent from this meeting to the CSP for consideration.

2.3 The draft report under 2.2 be approved by the chair and deputy of the committee under delegated authority.

Reasons for Recommendation

The Committee was asked to consider the work of the CSP as summarised in the attached annual report and to refer any comments or concerns to the partnership. This provided a scrutiny and monitoring function of the Council’s partnership role in improving community safety.