Agenda item

The Community Safety Manager to be heard.

The Group heard a presentation from the Community Safety Team that provided Partners with an overview of the Prevent module that provided an online training platform to promote understanding of the Prevent duty to tackle violent extremism.

The Chairman asked if there was scope to roll this out to City Businesses.  The Head of Community Safety explained that there was the option to do so, but that it would require tweaking for different audiences, mainly owing to challenges in the diverse range of language across different environments. 

The Chairman asked if a link could be circulated to Partners. (4)

The Deputy Chairman explained that a benefit of the system was that it created an auditable trail measuring who had completed training.  He explained that the PIP pot could be a possible funding option as this was deemed to be an area with increasing activity.

The representative for the Crime Prevention Association explained that they needed to remain aware of the risk that a rollout could cause alarm and lead to counter-productive reactions from businesses.  Nevertheless, he offered to assist in promoting the module if required.

The representative for the Partnership for Young London asked if the Prevent module and eLearning would be made available to services commissioned by the City of London Corporation, and the Chairman also queried the access of contractors.  The Community Safety Manager confirmed that there were plans to widen stakeholder involvement going forward where possible.

RESOLVED – That the Community Safety Manager be heard.