Issue - meetings

This report informs the Committee of the work and position of the Epsom and Ewell Community Safety Partnership (CSP) for the first half of 2016/17.

The Committee received and noted a report on the work and likely future structure of the Epsom and Ewell Community Safety Partnership (CSP).

The following matters were considered:

a)            Amalgamation with East Surrey Community Safety Partnership (ESCSP). A proposal to amalgamate the CSP with the ESCSP had been approved by the Environment Committee on 25 October 2016. The Audit, Crime & Disorder and Scrutiny Committee was informed that the Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner would now be requested to confirm the amalgamation. It was hoped that this would be completed before Christmas.

b)            Joint Action Group (JAG) and Community Incident Action Group (CIAG) continuation. The Committee was informed that JAG and CIAG arrangements would remain as they currently were following the amalgamation with ESCSP detailed above.

c)            Further information regarding the work of the JAG and CIAG. Following a request from a member of the Committee for further information on the work undertaken by the JAG and CIAG, the Committee was informed that due to the sensitive nature of information considered by those groups, this was not always possible.

It was noted that the Scrutiny Officer would work with the Community Safety & Projects Officer to ensure that the Committee was provided with sufficient and appropriate information on the work of the CSP, to enable it to undertake its crime and disorder scrutiny role whilst also ensuring that confidentially and data protection requirements were met.