Agenda item

Report of the Community Safety Manager

The Group received a report of the Head of Community Safety that updated Partners on activity of the Community Safety Team since the last meeting on 3 November 2017.

The Head of Community Safety explained that the Christmas Campaign to reduce the harm caused by excessive use of alcohol had been deemed a success, with approximately 500,000 people reached.  He also noted that there had been an almost 7% decrease in ambulance call-outs in December.

The Deputy Chairman asked if the proposed “SOS Bus” would be deployed by Christmas 2018.  The Chairman asked who was responsible for actioning this.  The Head of Community Safety explained that a private company was sourced for the provision of the service, but that the responsibility for handling of the contract needed to be confirmed.  The Chairman requested that this be recorded as an action to implement by Christmas 2018. (3)

The Head of Community Safety explained that the Performance Dashboard had been circulated to Partners, and comments were welcomed.

The Deputy Chairman queried the status of the POCA funding for the Safer City Partnership.  The Chairman of the Police Committee confirmed that the City of London Police had agreed to allocate 10% of POCA funds to the Safer City Partnership, but noted that the reserves were currently depleted.  He also explained however, that there were currently plans for renewed revenue streams for the fund.

The representative for the Partnership for Young London asked how many times Section 35 of the Crime and Policing Act 2014, relating to Antisocial Behaviour, had been enacted.  The Commissioner explained that it had been enacted twice, and that there was currently ongoing work in this area in collaboration with Southwark Council and the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS).

RESOLVED – that the report be received.