54 MOPAC Police & Crime Plan PDF 210 KB
To receive an update from the Chair of the Safer Neighbourhood Board, Tim Fellows.
Minutes:
The Chair of the Safer Neighbourhood Board, Tim Fellows, provided an update on the MOPAC Policing and Crime Plan and the response to it which will be sent on the behalf of the SNB.
Tim Provided the following points (in bold) and the Board approved, amended or disapproved them:
1) The priorities proposed in the plan seem in line with what we might expect locally in Enfield, pending the completion of the Strategic Assessment.
This point was approved by the Board.
2)
The “vulnerable localities”
reference is welcomed as Enfield has historically suffered from
under resourcing based on figures on demographics and crime which
are now outdated and do not currently allow for some of the
greatest challenges in London.
This
point was approved by the Board.
3)
Agree that the Capital Cities Grant
should be paid in full given that Local Authorities in London will
face up to 63% cuts by 2020
This
point was approved by the Board.
4) Pleasing that the policing levels are to be maintained, however the “additional Ward Officers” in the most vulnerable wards must surely be drawn from existing Borough resources this is not helpful as Enfield is currently under resourced in terms of officers.
This point was approved by the Board.
5)
Police BCUs “pilot” areas
seem to herald the widespread introduction of clustered Boroughs
with a single Borough Commander which is believed to be likely to
the detriment of the partnership in Enfield. Concerns have been
raised that a merged area BCU might be too weighted in favour of
Haringey.
Councillor Dines
questioned what the likelihood of Enfield merging with another
borough was. The Borough Commander informed the Board that trials
are taking place across London which would see boroughs merge and
have one borough commander for the area. A formal decision for
Enfield will be made between July and September 2017.
Following this, the point was approved by the Board.
6)
Welcome the plan to put Victims at the
heart of local policing. Will the services commissioned from Victim
Support and other front line services be reviewed in light of this
new focus? Will the Independent Victims Commissioner Role be linked
with existing third sector providers?
The Board felt this was particularly important considering their
role in the voluntary sector. The Board approved this
point.
7)
Welcome the extra 100 officers
commissioned from BTP to support the Night Tube
introduction.
This point was
approved by the Board.
8)
The plan looks at Criminal Justice and
the consultation runs in parallel with the David Lammy MP report on
the treatment of Black and Minority Ethnic Groups in the CJS due to
be published in 2017. Will the Mayors Plan incorporate agreed
recommendations?
The Board felt they
would need to see the recommendations of the Report but felt that
it was important that the recommendations were considered by MOPAC
so approved this point.
9) Amid the general redevelopment of some prison buildings and courts closures, how will victims and witnesses be supported ... view the full minutes text for item 54