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BCP Community Safety Partnership Strategy 22-25

Meeting: 28/09/2022 - Cabinet (Item 57)

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Pursuant to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, the BCP Community Safety Partnership, known as Safer BCP (“the Partnership”) is required to produce and implement a Community Safety Strategy for reducing crime and anti-social behaviour, for combatting drug misuse, alcohol and other substances, and for reducing re-offending. As a statutory partner of the CSP, the Council is required to adopt the strategy.

This report summarises the Partnership’s Community Safety Strategy 2022 – 2025, including priorities, strategic principles, approach, objectives, and key performance indicators.

Additional documents:

Decision:

RECOMMENDED that Cabinet recommend this strategy for approval by Council.

RESOLVED that Cabinet authorises the Portfolio Holder for Community Safety and Regulatory Services to oversee and approve any recommended additional and minor amendments to the Strategy, in conjunction with Safer BCP.

Voting: Unanimous

Portfolio Holder: Community Safety and Regulatory Services

Reason

To endorse the Partnership’s Community Safety Strategy 2022 – 2025 and adopt it as BCP Community Safety Strategy.

Minutes:

The Portfolio Holder for Community Safety and Regulatory Services presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'E' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

Cabinet was advised that pursuant to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, the BCP Community Safety Partnership, known as Safer BCP (“the Partnership”) is required to produce and implement a Community Safety Strategy for reducing crime and anti-social behaviour, for combatting drug misuse, alcohol and other substances, and for reducing re-offending.

Cabinet was further advised that as a statutory partner of the CSP, the Council is required to adopt the strategy.

In relation to this Cabinet was informed that the report summarised the Partnership’s Community Safety Strategy 2022 – 2025, including priorities, strategic principles, approach, objectives, and key performance indicators.

RECOMMENDED that Cabinet recommend this strategy for approval by Council.

RESOLVED that Cabinet authorises the Portfolio Holder for Community Safety and Regulatory Services to oversee and approve any recommended additional and minor amendments to the Strategy, in conjunction with Safer BCP.

Voting: Unanimous

Portfolio Holder: Community Safety and Regulatory Service