Agenda and minutes

There were no declarations of interest.

To approve as correct the minutes of the meetings held on 20 April 2017 and authorise the Chairman to sign them.

The minutes of the meeting of the Sub-Committee held on 20 April 2013 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

In the absence of the Borough Commander consideration of this item was defered until he next meeting.

In the absence of the Borough Commander consideration of this item was defered until he next meeting.

Officers had prepared a draft Work Programme for the Sub-Committee’s consideration. Officers had met with the Borough Commander of the Tri-Borough Pathfinder and he had agreed that it would be a good idea if the senior officers responsible for the different areas could attend to discuss their areas of expertise.

Having considered the report the Sub-Committee agreed to adopt the work plan set out below for 2017/18:

Officers provided details of the performance of the three Corporate Performance Indicators that fell under the Sub-Committee’s remit. All three related to the SAFE goal.

 Two of these indicators had ended the year with a red indicator, (these being number of anti-social behaviour incidents and number of total notifiable offences reported. The indicator for repeat domestic violence cases going to MARAC ended with a green indicator.

The factors behind the red indicators were explained to the Sub-Committee.

From April 2017 the system of reporting on Performance Indicators had changed. The Council would no longer use the traffic light system to indicate how well the indicator was being met. Additionally, it had been agreed that each Overview and Scrutiny Sub-committee would chose two or three indicators which they would review each quarter.

After discussion the Sub-Committee agreed they would like to receive indicators as follows:

1.    Comparison of numbers of Neighbourhoods establishment against actual;

2.    Review of Police Response times; and

3.    The proportion of ASB incidents relating to travellers.

To note the Annual Report of the Safer Neighbourhood Board.

The Sub-Committee received the Annual Report of the Safer Neighbourhood Board.

Officers advised that the Board’s Chairman, Trevor Mears had stood down and that Sasha Taylor had been elected as the new Chairman.

To consider whether the public should be excluded from the remainder of the meeting on the grounds that it is likely that, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceeding, if members of the public were present during these items there would be disclosure to them of exempt information within the meaning of paragrapgh 7 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972: and, if it is decided to exclude the public on these grounds, the Committee to resolve accordingly on the motion of the Chairman.

The Committee resolved to excluded the public from the meeting during discussion of the following item on the grounds that if members of the public were present it was likely that, given the nature of the business to be transacted, that there would be disclosure to them of exempt information within the meaning of paragraph 7 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 which could reveal information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information) and it was not in the public interest to publish this information.

In the absence of the Borough Commander consideration of this item was defered until he next meeting.

To receive an oral update from the Borough Commander on the latest Terrorism threat levels.

In the absence of the Borough Commander consideration of this item was defered until he next meeting.

The Sub-Committee received a report from the National Probation Service providing details of Proven Reoffending Statistics for the period Jun-Dec 2014.

The figures for Havering were very positive being better than the national average and the London average for all bar one set, the 35-39 age group. Here Havering had a reoffendoing rate of 29.3% compared to 21% in Barking & Degenham.

The next set of data, only the second since the split between the National Probation Service and Community Rehabilitation Companies was due in August. Representatives from both organisations would be invited to the meeting in November to provide a more in depth report and analysis.