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Representatives from the local police team and Council’s community safety team will present the latest report and answer questions.
Minutes:
The Committee
received a report regarding policing and safer neighbourhoods’ trends.
The report outlined
actions taken since the last reporting period. The current emerging
issues/neighbourhood trends for each ward were also highlighted (see report for
full details). Previous local areas of concern and engagement activity noted in
the report were:
·
Anti-social
behaviour on green spaces, e.g. Jesus Green.
§ Road safety focussing on delivery mopeds and
scooters, particularly in the City Centre and central open spaces.
·
Street
begging.
·
Supporting
the new (police campaign) expected on drugs with focus on frequent users and
the night-time economy.
The Senior
Anti-Social Behaviour Officer informed the Committee the City Council had
recruited a Street Support Officer who would take a more assertive outreach
approach with street life people, building relationships with individuals,
gathering evidence while working with multi agencies to deter certain
behaviours.
Members welcomed and
supported the work of the Police and Anti-Social Behaviour Team. Members expressed concerns regarding:
·
Drug dealing and associated anti-social
behaviour on green spaces highlighting Jesus Green and Grantchester Meadows.
·
County line drug dealing and safeguarding of
young people.
·
Night-time economy and drug dealing and drug
taking.
·
E-scooters illegally used on public highways.
·
Lack of lights on cycles.
·
Street begging.
Sergeant Stevenson
recommended that the focus on open spaces regarding drug dealing and associated
behaviour be removed; the cold weather would have an impact on the behaviour,
but Police would still patrol these areas as standard.
The following
suggestions were put forward for the Police to consider as local areas of
concern.
·
Drug dealing and associated anti-social
behaviour, including threating behaviour and safeguarding of young people.
·
Road safety focussing on delivery mopeds and
electric scooters illegally used on public highways, particularly those
vehicles at night without lights.
·
Street begging.
Supporting the new (police campaign) expected on drugs with focus on
frequent users and the night-time economy.