Agenda item

Report of the Town Clerk & Chief Executive.

The Committee considered a report of the Town Clerk and Chief Executive regarding the Protect Duty Consultation Response.

Officers highlighted that this report covered the Corporation’s response to the Home Office consultation on the Protect Duty which was the potential to create or clarify the duty of public bodies and venue operators to protect the public in publicly accessible, crowded spaces. Officers stated that they believed the City Corporation was well placed to respond to this consultation, given the lessons that it had learned through various incidents over the past four years. Members were informed that, generally speaking, reports on security matters were considered in non-public session but this was a public consultation. The request outlined within the report was to delegate the final sign off to the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of both this and the Policy and Resources Committee. It was highlighted that this had already been approved by Policy earlier this month.

RESOLVED – That Members:

·         Note the consultation objectives and City Corporation responses outlined in this report;

·         Delegate the detailed consultation response to the Comptroller and City Solicitor in consultation with the Chairmen and Deputy Chairmen of the Policy & Resources and Planning & Transportation Committees.