Agenda item

To receive and consider the attached report of the Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods

Time – 15 Minutes

The Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods submitted a report which outlined community safety issues in the inner south area of Leeds and actions being taken to address them.

Crime figures for all inner south wards were appended to the report for Members’ information.

The Chair welcomed to the meeting, Gerry Shevlin, Area Community Safety Co-ordinator, and Inspector Miller, West Yorkshire Police, to present the report and respond to Members’ questions and comments.

In brief summary, the key areas of discussion were:

·  Acknowledgement of the positive work undertaken in relation to operation champion and clarification that the total cost was dependent on the type of operation undertaken.  Members were informed that the Outer South Area Committee had previously allocated £400 per operation champion.

·  A verbal update on burglaries in the inner south area was provided by Inspector Miller.  One Member requested a copy of the Burglary Action Plan.

RESOLVED – That the report and information appended to the report be noted.