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NOTE: The deadline for amendments to all reports published with the Council agenda is midnight, Monday 10 July 2017.

To consider a report of Cabinet on the Havering Community Safety Plan, 2017/18 – 2019/20 (attached, subject to approval by Cabinet).

Amendment by the Residents’ Group NOT CARRIED by 30 votes to16; deemed motion by Administration AGREED without division.

A report of Cabinet detailed the new version of the Community Safety Partnership Plan covering priorities for the Council and other responsible authorities. The strategic themes of the Plan covered a number of areas including protecting vulnerable individuals and victims, reducing the risk of reoffending and reducing the level of crime in areas disproportionately affected such as local town centres and burglary hotspots. Enhancing community engagement and public confidence would also be a cross-cutting area throughout the planned work. The strategic priorities for Havering were also broadly aligned to current and emerging regional and national strategies such as prevention of violence against women and girls and ending gang violence and exploitation.

Deemed motion on behalf of the Administration

That the report be adopted and its recommendations carried into effect.

Amendment by the Residents’ Group

This council agrees to refer this report to the Overview and Scrutiny Board before final approval by this council, in order that answers can be provided to the questions below and further challenge can be provided.

1.    Lack of detail on how all defined outcomes are measured and performance managed, together with the mechanism to report them within the partnership and members.

2.    Lack of detail on how the plan will be achieved, by whom and what individual resources will be allocated to each partners.

3.    Lack of details on how the various partners will engage with the local community.

4.    Lack of details on who is the lead partner to ensure that the plan is driven going forward and contained within budget.

5.    Lack of detail on what steps are taken to ensure the robustness of evidence and data.

6.    Lack of detail on the protocol for sharing data and information between partners. 

7.    Lack of detail in relation to the structure and governance arrangements of the partnership.

Following debate, the amendment by the Residents’ Group was NOT CARRIED by 30 votes to 16 (see division 1) and the deemed motion by the Administration was AGREED without division.

RESOOLVED:

That the Havering Community Partnership Plan 2017-18 be approved.

Councillor Osman Dervish presented the report of Jerry Haley, Senior Community Safety and Development Officer to Cabinet recommending the Havering Community Safety Partnership Plan (HCSP) 2017-2020 be recommended for approval by Council.

The Lead Member stated that this is a Statutory Plan as the HCSP, comprised of five responsible authorities,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 10