Agenda item

Presentation by Primera.

PH explained that Primera were essentially the managing agents of the Business Improvement Districts in London.

He explained that there were 5 City Bids running, and a further Bid along the riverside. There had been a huge amount of support from Businesses for the Bids so far.

There was a new ‘Safer Paths’ Initiative in action. There was an opportunity to bring different Bids together in the interest of the prevention of crime.

PH explained that they wanted to continue with the investment in the Taxi Marshalling Scheme. They were happy to work with anyone around the table with any collaborative schemes.

RR asked how far up on the agenda safety was in terms of the governance of the Bids. PH said that safety tended to be high on the agenda across all governance boards. Objectives were driven by the Business community, who prioritised safety and security.

Bid safety priorities tended to vary dependent on the demographics local to the bid area. Bids were seen as valuable in adding intelligence and hyper local security needs.

VC suggested that there could perhaps be a presentation on the Safer Paths initiative at the next meeting.

OUTCOME: Update noted.