Issue - meetings

To comment on the draft Safer Cheshire East Partnership Plan and make recommendations to the Safer Cheshire East Partnership.

Consideration was given to the Safer Cheshire East Partnership Plan, prior to it being submitted to the Safer Cheshire East Partnership for approval. The plan set out the partnerships priorities, how they would be addressed and emerging issues and trends.

Members of the Committee made the following comments:

• With regard to paragraph 2.1, it was noted that only 54% of residents felt safe after dark, Members agreed that street lighting and CCTV needed to be improved and the Designing Out Crime Policy strengthened. It was also agreed that Ward Councillors should be consulted prior to any improvements being made.
• With regard to paragraph 2.2, Members questioned whether or not the pledge was still necessary as it was connected to confidence targets which had now been removed.
• With regard to paragraph 4.3, it was agreed that reference should be made to the Youth Offending Team and Restorative Justice.
• With regard to paragraph 4.4 – where do we want be, Members agreed that the second bullet point should be amended to read ‘continue to effectively deploy partnership resources in key areas of concern to promote public reassurance’.
• It was noted that works to consolidate and integrate the three CCTV control rooms would be competed by March 2011.
• Members agreed that anti social alcohol consumptions in public areas such as parks needed to be targeted.

RESOLVED

That the Safer Cheshire East Partnership be recommended to approve the plan subject to consideration being given to the comments highlighted above.