Agenda item

Report of the Town Clerk.

CS explained that in 2022, legislation had been introduced which required every local authority to produce a strategy for reducing serious violence.

The Serious Violence Subgroup had produced a Serious Violence Strategy alongside additional public sector partners.

The strategy was approved by the Police Authority Board in December 2023, and it was cleared by the Police Senior Leadership Team in January 2024. All were in agreement of the publication of this strategy. CS said that it would have to be sent to the Home Office and published online.

A Strategic Needs Assessment had taken place. This would have to be shared with the Home Office, but it was not mandatory for the CoL to publish it online. CS said the SCPSB could decide whether they ought to publish this document online.

CS said there were no significant changes to the current approach. 3 priorities were set out: violence linked to the NTE, a focus on Sexual and Domestic Violence, and a focus on identifying/mitigating long-term risks.

RR said it was important to ensure that the strategic approach was driven through governance.

JF noted the importance of involving the City’s workers in the strategy. CS said that community engagement was certainly a priority going forward. He explained that this would improve with the new CoL surveying platform. He said that there had been some (but not enough) engagement with businesses and workers in the City. 

DR said that the City of London looked very different to the rest of the country, and CS had done well to tailor the strategy to the City’s unique character. 

OUTCOME: The Safer City Partnership Strategy Board approved the Serious Violence Strategy.