Issue - meetings

The Committee received a report from Inspector Rogerson regarding policing and safer neighbourhood trends.

The report outlined actions taken since the last report. The report should have been considered in December 2019.  The committee were given an oral update to the written report by Inspector Rogerson.

Inspector Rogerson recommended that two of the priority issues for the Area Committee continue namely (i) the focus on street based anti-social behaviour around Grafton Centre and Park Street and (ii) ASB on green spaces-particularly Parkers Piece and near Hobbs Pavillion.  The Area Committee noted that these two areas of policing priority also focussed on drug dealing/County Lines and also noted that this would be accompanied by a focus on the night time economy as the evenings get lighter/warmer.

Action by: Police/Community Safety team

County Councillor Harrison suggested that a meeting was set up with the police and County Council officers to consider further the traffic issues associated with illegal moped driving.  The Committee agreed that this would not continue as a policing priority.

Action by: County Councillor Harrison

Members of the Committee commended the way that the police had handled the Extinction Rebellion week of protest in February.