Agenda item

Rachel Duke, Advisor, introduced the report which sets out proposals for a review of the challenges facing community safety partnerships (CSPs), councils’ community safety roles and functions, and invited comments on a number of issues.

There was a discussion during which a number of comments were made:

·         The question was posed whether there is a need for a broader debate on whether councils should still be involved in community safety following the creation of Police and Crime Commissioners.

·         More integrated partnerships and place-based budgets are preferable to silo working, but it can be challenging to remove hurdles between different organisations.

·         Local Strategic Partnerships should be engaged with the work of the CSP in order to prevent duplication and rationalise the landscape.

·         Local areas have different experiences of CSPs, and they are at different stages depending on the area. If the CSP’s plans are aligned with those of the PCC then there can be significant opportunities for accessing PCC funding – the police have made significant progress in regard to partnership working.

·         It would be useful to draw out some examples of different models as part of the review.

Decision:

The Board agreed the review’s methodology, the range of suggested stakeholders and the following appointments to the review group: Cllrs Simon Blackburn, Jo Beavis, Lisa Brett and Independent Group Member to be confirmed following 2016/17 appointments.

Action:

Officers to progress in line with members’ comments.