Agenda item

Report of the Commissioner of Police.

The Committee received a report of the Commissioner of Police which provided details of issues raised at Ward level and the Force response since the last report was presented to the Committee in January 2015.

The Commander of Operations expressed thanks to Vivienne Littlechild, Lead Member for her contribution and involvement in the previous year.

At the request of one Member, the Commissioner of Police agreed to contact Westminster Courts regarding disposals made available to Magistrates for lesser acquisitive crimes, as there seemed to be a different approach in the City of London to that in Westminster.

The Committee discussed the #WeStandTogether campaign which was launched with involvement from the Prevent Engagement Team and the Volunteer Cadets. The campaign promotes trust, integration and cohesion within communities and police forces across the UK were promoting the message.  Members were informed that as part of this Agenda, work was being undertaken around early year’s intervention.  The Commander of Operations expressed thanks to the Cadets for their hard work.

With regards to the Hotelwatch Scheme in the City, Members were informed that there has been an increase in communication between hotels and it was anticipated that eventually hotels would manage this process themselves.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.