Agenda item

Report of the Commissioner.

Members received a report of the Commissioner regarding Victim Services.

It was suggested that a victims’ champion be appointed by the Board. There was a vulnerable victims advocate, who the Committee were keen to hear from. This was a role which relied on temporary funding. Members wished to know if the funding source began to ebb, that (providing it worked and was best practice) efforts be made to secure more permanent arrangements going forward.

A dashboard to demonstrate and track measures that were in place was requested. Collating performance would be more easily achieved once PowerBI had been set-up.

The Mental Health Triage service was considered top quality and value. With savings to be made in coming years, there would be difficult decisions for the Board to make on certain service provisions. This work did, however, feature within the Policing Plan.

If victim support was to form the heart of the policing service, it needed to be a key focus of the Board, and feature at the heart of success measurements.

RESOLVED, that the report be noted.