DECISION

1.    Approve the Serious Violence and Exploitation Strategy (Appendix 1 to the report) which is being brought to Cabinet for adoption by the Council as a “duty holder” and a member of the Community Safety Partnership (CSP).

2.    Advise the Community Safety Partnership that robust governance arrangements for the new strategy are put in place to oversee delivery and to ensure there is accountability for all the “duty holders’, involved.

3.    Advise the Community Safety Partnership that an effective data set is developed to assess performance and will enable constructive challenge across the system.

4.    To note the existing Violence and Vulnerability Reduction Action Plan (Appendix 2 to the report). This plan encompasses the broad spectrum of partnership work and operational delivery that will form the local response to serious violence and exploitation. This will be further developed as part of this range of work.

5.    To note the governance arrangements for the Strategy will be through the statutory Community Safety Partnership Board. However, there are a number of other statutory boards that have responsibility and play a critical role in the delivery of this strategy across the wider system e.g. the Health and Wellbeing Board, the Safeguarding Adults Board and the Safeguarding Children’s Partnership.

Action by

CORPORATE DIRECTOR COMMUNITIES (S. BAXTER)

Director of Community Safety (A. Corbett)

Councillor Abu Chowdhury, Cabinet Member for Safer Communities, introduced the report that presented the Partnership’s Serious Violence and Exploitation Strategy which had been formulated using the evidence base and findings from the Public Health serious violence needs assessment, the recommendations and engagement with professionals and wider consultation with our residents (including children, young people and young adults). Councillor Chowdhury explained the key strategic themes and how consultation with the public, third sector agencies and professionals had informed the development.

Officers provided further detail, setting out the key findings from survey and how they reflected resident perceptions.

Cabinet members welcomed the report and asked the Lead Member to explore how the Council could empower mothers of young people to identify support to educate their children.

The Mayor welcomed the report which he explained was just one of the many ways his administration had helped to improve and invest in the community to reduce crime.

RESOLVED that the Mayor in Cabinet:

1. Approved the Serious Violence and Exploitation Strategy (Appendix 1 to the report) which is being brought to Cabinet for adoption by the Council as a “duty holder” and a member of the Community Safety Partnership (CSP).

2. Advised the Community Safety Partnership that robust governance arrangements for the new strategy are put in place to oversee delivery and to ensure there is accountability for all the “duty holders’, involved.

3. Advised the Community Safety Partnership that an effective data set is developed to assess performance and will enable constructive challenge across the system.

4. Noted the existing Violence and Vulnerability Reduction Action Plan (Appendix 2 to the report). This plan encompasses the broad spectrum of partnership work and operational delivery that will form the local response to serious violence and exploitation. This will be further developed as part of this range of work.

5. Noted the governance arrangements for the Strategy will be through the statutory Community Safety Partnership Board. However, there are a number of other statutory boards that have responsibility and play a critical role in the delivery of this strategy across the wider system e.g. the Health and Wellbeing Board, the Safeguarding Adults Board and the Safeguarding Children’s Partnership.