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The Director of Housing and Neighbourhoods reported that a sub group had met to discuss the future of the Safer Communities Partnership. The sub group considered the following concerns:-
* Does the partnership duplicate work and discussions being held elsewhere?
*Are there benefits in coming together as a partnership?
*Are the right organisations represented at the right level?
The sub group then considered the following three questions:-
*Is there a need for organisations with a responsibility for community safety to come together to discuss how to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour
*If yes, what should it do? and
*Who do we need to be part of the group?
The sub group felt that there needed to be a core group of agencies which would include the Police, Great Yarmouth Borough Council, Youth Offending Team and Probation. The core group would invite other agencies and organisations to attend specific meetings or to take part in projects when appropriate.
The sub group recommended that the Safer Communities Partnership was dissolved and the new group be formed.
Leeway expressed concern at how they would feed into the
group and how they would know the contents of the meeting.
The partnerships officer suggested adopting an e-mail sign
up system which lets partners or agencies know what is being discussed and lets them comment on the issues. Leeway
were in agreement with this. GFS Platform had also
expressed an interest in signing up.
Councillor Sutton stated that the public would be interested in the minutes of the meetings and asked if these would be
advertised. The Governance Group Manager stated that if
Great Yarmouth Borough Council minutes the meetings these would be published on the councils website. The Director of Housing and Neighbourhoods stated that the Sub Group had agreed that Norfolk Constabulary's Supt's PA would be
minuting the meetings of the new group. It was suggested thatthe new group be reviewed after 12 months.
The Partnerships Officer asked that thanks be given to all Partners who had attended Safer Communities Delivery Partnership meetings.
RESOLVED:
That the Safer Communities Delivery Partnership be dissolved and the creation of the new group be formed.