Agenda and minutes

Apologies have been received from Hannah Waghorn, David Jenkins, Bridget Fairley and Dr Dorothy Gregson.

Apologies were received from Hannah Waghorn, Bridget Fairley, Councillor David Jenkins and Dr Dorothy Gregson.

The Board agreed to discuss this item under item 9 of the agenda.  

County Councillor Mandy Smith declared a personal interest as a member of the Safer and Stronger Communities Board and the Safer and Stronger Communities Overview Committee. Councillor Smith also declared a personal interest as her husband is a farmer.

Magistrate Pat Mungroo declared a personal interest as the Chair of Black Minority Ethnic (BME) for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Mental Health Foundation.

The minutes of the meeting held on Tuesday 26 July 2011 were agreed as a correct record.

Matters Arising:

Errors on the attendance list were noted and amended accordingly.

106. Domestic Abuse Performance Update

The action for this item was completed.

Michael Soper outlined the content of his presentation, which focused on our performance in comparison with other Authorities in the ‘family group’.

It was reported that we are in a good position performance-wise and that overall crime had fallen by 12% over the last 12-month period.

A 30% reduction in offences against farm businesses was reported from the peak for the period between February and May 2010.

36 Parish Councils responded to the Consultation on what issues concerned them most. Speeding, traffic issues and burglary were highlighted.

The Board agreed that a coordinated approach was needed that focused on intelligence-led information-sharing, the reduction of duplicate information gathering and holding those accountable in order to deliver.

The Board agreed to an evidence-led, location-focussed approach to support Countywide issues such as road safety, domestic violence and reducing offending. Parish Council participation would be actively encouraged. A need was identified for better understanding of the wider social impact of crime in South Cambs, particularly crime affecting farms and rural areas.

The Tasking and Coordination Group should be flexible enough to tackle long-term issues and must consider all sources of intelligence, including Neighbourhood Panel priorities, emerging agency priorities, and monthly scanning of crime trends and locations, not the annual Strategic Assessment alone.

Action: The CDRP Tasking and Coordination Group will consider the recommendations from the Strategic Assessment and report back at the next meeting in April 2012.

Action: The Board agreed that a Briefing note, as well as the Priority Tracker would be useful, to be circulated ahead of the April meeting for comments.

Action: Councillor Shelton to join the CDRP Tasking and Coordination Group to give him theopportunity to understand how the group works and tofeed in the District Council view, as well as issues highlighted at Neighbourhood Panel Meetings.

Philip Aldis explained that all SSCF money would be used for both posts, with the difference for the ASB Case Worker post being found from the Pooled Fund.

Spending for this year from SSCF is on target.

Report to be tabled at the meeting.  

The Board considered both options outlined in the report and agreed to Option A.  

The Board approved the Terms of Reference circulated by Philip Aldis.

It was agreed that Board Members would receive the anonymised Priority Tracker highlighting updates on priorities and scanning on a monthly basis.

The Board approved all three recommendations within the report, with the caveat that a new Chair would be elected at the first Stakeholder event.  

“What should South Cambs CDRP be doing to prepare for introduction of Police and Crime Commissioners?”

Nicky Phillipson, Head of Internal Communications, Cambridgeshire Police Authority. 

Nicky Phillipson, Head of Internal Communications at the Cambridgeshire Police Authority gave a presentation entitled “What should South Cambs CDRP be doing to prepare for the introduction of Police and Crime Commissioners”.

Key considerations:

• Need to look at work of CSP and how best to work in co-operation with the PCC
• Consider how your work can move forward with ever decreasing central investment in CSPs

The Police Authority is due to consult over budgeting, between now and February 2012.

The Board thanked Bridget Fairley for all the hard work and support she has provided.

The Board thanked Rick Hylton for his hard work as Chairman.