Agenda item

Report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services.

Members received a report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services in respect of an update on the Residents Reassurance & Engagement Support Service (Parkguard Ltd).

Parkguard Ltd had been very well received and served as a visible assurance to residents. Patrol officers had become a font of local knowledge and a source of intelligence for police.

Financing of the contract with Parkguard Ltd would need to be considered when it came for review in early 2020. Officers identified a potential need for costs to eventually be recharged, in part, to leaseholders directly. Members commented on the success of the service and that, if it were necessary to pass costs on, it would be worthwhile providing residents were shown the value of their contribution. This would involve setting clear KPIs and publicising the benefits of the patrols.

 A list of interventions was collated by Parkguard Ltd and shared with the City of London Corporation. Officers suggested they could draw on this data and publish an appropriate summary for residents information.

RECEIVED.