Agenda item

Joint report of the Executive Director of Community and Children’s Services and the Director of the Police Authority.

Following discussion on this matter at the recent Strategic Planning and Performance Committee meeting, the Chair and Executive Director of Community and Children’s Services agreed to withdraw the report.

There was some member support for the proposal to extend Community Safety Accreditation Scheme (CSAS) powers as the paper proposed.  The City of London Police supported the proposal.  But other Members expressed concerns about the process for extending the Parkguard contract and whether the money would be better invested in the Force; oversight of the use of CSAS powers; the use of handcuffs by private companies; and the lack of clarity generally about the powers of Parkguard.

The Police Authority Director and Executive Director of Community & Children’s Services agreed to address these in a re-draft of the report. It was also proposed that Parkguard be invited to the relevant meeting.