Issue - meetings

A policy to ensure the Council’s Community Safety resource is effectively targeted at tackling antisocial behaviour and supporting victims.

Following consideration, the Committee unanimously resolved to:

(1)      Agree the Community Safety Intervention Policy as set out in Appendix 1

(2)      Agree that the Community Safety Intervention Policy is recommended for adoption at Full Council

The Committee received a report presenting a policy to ensure the Council’s Community Safety resource is effectively targeted at tackling antisocial behaviour and supporting victims.

The following matters were considered:

a)            Anti-Social Behaviour Policy in relation to Councillors.  A Member of the Committee asked about the Anti-Social Behaviour Policy and whether that is the policy for dealing with harassment experienced and faced by Councillors or whether there is a different, more prioritised route. The Chair informed the Committee that a definition of Anti-Social behaviour could be found on page 4 of the Appendix document, as set out in the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 and that any instances where Anti-Social Behaviour occurs under that definition, both the Police and Council would take interest. The Public Protection Manager responded to state that there is no impediment if you are an elected member to be subject of this policy as a victim and it certainly applies to any member of society and if Members feel they are being subject to criminal harassment then that is dealt with exclusively by the Police.

Following consideration, the Committee unanimously resolved to:

(1)      Agree the Community Safety Intervention Policy as set out in Appendix 1

(2)      Agree that the Community Safety Intervention Policy is recommended for adoption at Full Council.