Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Director of Neighbourhood and Housing on progress in relation to community safety activity undertaken and planned for 2006/07.

The Director of Neighbourhoods and Housing submitted a report on progress in relation to community safety activity undertaken and planned for 2006/07.

Zahid Butt, North West Area Management presented the report and responded to Members’ queries and comments.

Detailed discussion ensued on the contents of the report and appendices.

In summary, specific reference was made to the summary of Key Actions 2006/07 as outlined in Section 5 of the report, together with focusing on the current crime statistics in relation to burglary, robbery and vehicle crime as referred to in the appendices.

It was a general consensus of the meeting that the crime figures failed to show any clear pattern of improvement/decline due to the short period of monitoring.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the contents of the report be noted.

(b)  That in relation to the crime figures from quarter 1 in 2005/06 and 2006/07 as outlined in Appendix 1 of the report, North West Area Management be requested to prepare a further report to a future meeting outlining:-

·  crime figures over a longer time period for comparison

·  setting out what the Area Committee had spent to date on community safety and what had been achieved as a result

·  the enforcement of noise nuisance issues by Environmental Health

(c)  That in relation to Operation Apollo, this Committee raises its concern about the lack of Elected Member involvement in this issue.