Agenda item

The Committee received a report of the Commissioner providing an update on recent community engagement activities, community priorities and forthcoming events.

The Deputy Chairman took the opportunity to thank the City of London Crime Prevention Association and its chairman, Don Randall, for all its work in liaising and working with the business community, with another Member commenting that they were aware a wide range of general engagement with the business community took place involving several partners which could be better expressed in the report.

Reference was made to the recent Central Residents Meeting and the issue of inconsiderate cycling in the City, with a Member suggesting that a regular update report on the issue along with the number of arrests made might be helpful so as to demonstrate that action was being taken. Members expressed the view that it was important to keep a balanced perspective on the issue, encouraging more considerate by pedestrians and motorists. The suggestion was made that informal guidance could perhaps be circulated to pedestrians to make it clear that a balanced approach was being taken to the issue.

The Lead Member for Public Order & Road Safety commented that she had seen a useful report on the issue at a meeting of the Streets & Walkways Sub-Committee and suggested that better liaison between the officers of that Sub-Committee and the City of London Police should be implemented so as to better synchronise targets and engage with the issue.

The Commissioner commented that it was important to recognise the increasing numbers of cyclists in City and the corresponding need to manage flow better, and advised that he would be happy to bring a regular report to Committee on a bi-annual basis updating Members on situation, with relevant statistics including the number of arrests made and fixed penalty notices issued.

RESOLVED: That the report be received and its content noted.