Issue - meetings

To provide Members with an update on Community Safety Partnership work at a local and county level (report of the Assistant Director – Wellbeing and Community Leadership enclosed).

Consideration was given to the report of the Assistant Director – Wellbeing and Community Leadership to provide members with an update on Community Safety Partnership work at a local and county level.

The Community Safety and Enforcement Manager introduced the report which provided an overview of the work undertaken by the Safer Lincolnshire Partnership, which related to:

• The South and East Lincolnshire Community Safety Partnership;

• Multi-agency case meetings;
• Operational Partnership Team (OPT);
• CCTV;
• Safer Lincolnshire Partnership;
• Anti-Sociable Behaviour (ASB);
• Domestic Abuse;
• Fraud;
• Modern Slavery;
• Reducing Offending;
• Review of partnership arrangements;
• Priority Setting;
• Delivery plans; and
• Domestic Abuse Partnership.

The Community Safety and Enforcement Manager noted that Q3 and Q4 CCTV data had been unavailable due to staffing issues at the CCTV control room but this would be resolved by Q2. Although a report was not available for this meeting, the Police had confirmed that CCTV had assisted with investigations in Spalding of an attempted rape and an incident of grievous bodily harm. Further examples where CCTV had assisted with enquiries would come forward at the next meeting.

The Panel considered the report and made the following comments:

• Members noted that 25 CCTV cameras were situated in Crowland, Holbeach and Spalding and asked if they would be installed in other parts of the district. This would be useful in view of the lack of Police presence.
  • The Community Safety and Enforcement Manager responded that locations of cameras would be considered as part of the CCTV review due to take place later this year. The review would involve the engagement of Parishes who would be approached.
• Members were keen to be involved in the review of the CCTV system and stated that any replacement system should:
  • be installed in remote locations;
  • be user friendly; and
  • incorporate a commitment from the Police to utilise the system.

AGREED:

That the report be noted.