Agenda item

The Chair invited Mark Norris, Principle Policy Adviser, to introduce the item. 

Mark gave an overview of the report, which outlined the issues and interest to the Board not covered under other items and work streams in the agenda. 

The Chair thanked Mark and invited Members to comment:

·         Members discussed the modern slavery mobile phone app.

·         They noted the work of the Advisory Board on Female Offenders and the forthcoming strategy on reducing female offending, and the use of women’s centres as an alternative to sentencing.

·         Members expressed the need to push the Boards work – particularly in relation to domestic violence, modern slavery, fire safety and terrorism.

·         Members thanked officers for their hard work in relation to Fixed Odds Betting terminals (FOBT’s), and the recent announcement by government to lower the stake of these down to a £2 maximum bet. 

·         Members also discussed online gambling behaviour. 

The Chair thanked Members for their comments.