Agenda item

Recommendations to Cabinet from People OSSC on the Police

Meeting of Cabinet, Wednesday, 14th June, 2023 7.30 pm (Item 94.)

Decision:

The Cabinet noted Recommendations to Cabinet from People OSSC on the Police

Minutes:

Cabinet was presented with the Recommendations from People Overview & Scrutiny Sub-Committee relating to Town Centre Police Provisions

Report was introduced by Councillor Barry Mugglestone, Cabinet Member for Environment

At a special meeting of the People Overview & Scrutiny Sub-Committee (OSSC) on 16^th March 2023, colleagues from the Police gave an update on the borough-wide situation following a number of stabbing incidents. This resulted in several recommendations to Cabinet as detailed below.

The Overview and Scrutiny Board recommends that Cabinet should:

1) To commend the Police’s work regarding the recent stabbing incidents in Romford

2) Request the People Overview and Scrutiny Committee to review Town Centre provisions in consultation with the Police and relevant Council Officers, considering specifically toilet facilities for officer use and available private spaces for taking statements and speaking to residents away from public areas; it was confirmed during a meeting the cabinet member for environment that this point was no longer an issue as the police

3) Request that the People Overview and Scrutiny Committee bring back a Report to Cabinet after they have completed their review with any recommendations they consider appropriate.

The Cabinet are happy commend the polices recent responses to the stabbing incidents in Romford

The Cabinet Member for Environment confirmed that during a meeting with the Borough Commander, it was clarified that officer welfare was now in hand, with facilities available in The Hub and The Bid with a pop-up due to open in The Liberty shortly.

The Cabinet Member, would welcome that the Overview & Scrutiny Board to look into this area to ensure the Met Police have the facilities they require to carry out their duties.