Minutes:
Below are the 8 agreed key areas for CSP activity and a brief update on progress:
Coordinate agency responses to local issues (Problem Solving Group)
Reviewed and refreshed the PSG group based on feedback from partners. Gathered best practice from Hunts & East Cambs - see PSG update at point 4.
Coordinate, manage and participate in the Community Trigger process:
No Community Triggers registered. See Community Trigger update at point 7.
Domestic Homicide Reviews:
Currently 4 Domestics Homicide Reviews underway in South Cambs. See update at point 7.
Hoarding Project to tackle the causes of hoarding behaviours:
Working with SCDC Housing to pursue the employment of a Mental Health Specialist who we hope to utilise to assist with Hoarding projects to tackle the root cause of the issue as opposed to house clearance. £4130 still available with OPCC permission to roll forward.
Communicate with local communities so they can recognise and report incidents or concerns about: Domestic Abuse (DA); Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG); Cyber harassment, particularly young people focussed; Scams, rogue trading & financial fraud; hoarding; hate crime; modern slavery and exploitation:
Distribution of Violence Against Women & Girls (VAWG) monthly newsletter amongst partners, social media campaigns throughout Covid relating to Domestic Abuse and SCAMS. Launch of OPCC grant funding to assist communities to create Community Safety Groups to tackle local issues. SCAMS half page article in South Cambs Magazine.
Host at least one ‘Community Safety Event’ annually to engage with local people:
10 x patch workshops promoting Gypsy, Roma & Traveller Inclusion with Parish Councillors & District Councillors.
Agency Successes – captured monthly at TCG meetings:
Scambs - Campaign to involve Elected Members to encourage more Parish Councils to sign up to CAPASP to receive comms direct from the SCAMS team to share with the rest of their community.
Joint SCAMS & Police – An arrest was made after an investigation between SCAMS & Police, relating to a SCAM that had taken place over a 10 year period involving a loss of £1.7 million by a South Cambs Resident.
Police: Warrant executed on Meldreth site recovering firearms/drugs/money and RCAT recovered 6 stolen caravans, stolen property and 2 cannabis factories.
South Cambs & Police - Fen Rd Covid Outbreak - great collaboration between Police & SCDC.
AB - advised that Councillors were heavily involved in the Fen Road outbreak and worked with their community to encourage them to get tested, reassuring them that they wouldn’t catch Covid by attending the testing centre.
Improving links between the CSP and relevant countywide delivery groups
-Ongoing monthly CSP T&CG groups including partners from South Cambs, County, Housing, Police, Fire, Scams and Probation. Refresh the South Cambs PSG group and a communication plan to engage partner agencies.
-2 new Graduate student Police Officers employed with a sole aim around SCDC problem solving work. 2-year course involving a series of 100-day projects including partnership work and they will be trained in OSARA problem solving / action planning model.
-Appointment of 2 Community Connectors employed by County, dedicated to South Cambs to work on locating and assisting existing Community Groups and encouraging the growth of new local groups to tackle local issues.
-Attendance ongoing at Community Safety Officers meeting (monthly), Countywide Community Safety Strategic Board (quarterly), and other meetings relating to CSE, Prevent etc.