Agenda item

Report of the Commissioner (copy attached).

          The Sub-Committee considered a report of the Commissioner outlining the findings of a recent inspection by HMIC on the Force’s arrangements to deal with anti-social behaviour. The feedback was mixed, with a number of positive areas highlighted, and a few areas for improvement identified in relation to handling of records. The key issues concerned the follow-up contact with victims and the analysis of incidents. The report also included the Improvement Plan which was drawn up by the Force in the light of the findings.

Discussion centred on intelligence gathering and the role which the new Information and Intelligence Hub would play in ensuring a coordinated approach to incident analysis.

Reference was made to new proposals being introduced by the government, which included the so-called ‘community trigger’, and how this might be implemented by the Force.

RESOLVED – That the report be received and its contents noted.