Agenda item

Report of the Town Clerk.

The Committee considered a report of the Community Safety Team setting out revised proposals for the Community Remedy Document (CRD) which had been updated to respond to a number of queries raised at the last meeting.

This included further information on the flexibility of the financial threshold for theft offences and addressed the concerns raised regarding the inclusion of section 4 of the Public Order Act, hate crime and domestic violence.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Members raised a number of questions concerning whether or not ‘theft from the person’ should be included, the options available to the victim, in what instances the CRD would be available, the results of the consultation exercise and how representative they were, future monitoring of the scheme and whether this would be done nationally, and also how the scheme would be advertised to the public.

Members noted that offenders with previous convictions couldn’t be considered for a CR disposal if they had previous convictions or cautions, and officers would need to carry out checks to establish suitability prior to any decision being made.

RESOLVED - to

a)            Endorse the proposed remedies detailed in the report for inclusion within the Community Remedy Document.

b)            Approve publication of the Community Remedy for May 2016 to allow time to prepare the processes and provide necessary training.