Issue - meetings

Issue - meetings

Community Safety Resources

Meeting: 05/02/2019 - EXECUTIVE (Item 120)

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To seek agreement for additional frontline community safety resources to enable the Council to respond proactively to our resident’s community safety concerns. 

Additional documents:

Decision:

That the additional community safety resources, as set out in the report, be approved.

Minutes:

 

The Executive considered a report from the Executive Member for Community Services that sought agreement for additional frontline community safety resources to enable the Council to respond proactively to residents’ community safety concerns.  The Residents Survey and the Community Safety Survey carried out by the Council and the Community Safety Partnership had indicated that residents in Central Bedfordshire felt less safe than they did in 2016.

 

The Deputy Executive Member for Community Services drew attention to the recommendation from the Sustainable Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

 

In response to questions, the Director of Community Services confirmed that this would be an additional 12 Council employees that would look at enforcement and community engagement, including engagement with ward Councillors, to gain an understanding of local community needs.

 

Reason for decision:  To enable the Council to make a tangible difference to community safety and address residents’ concerns.

 

RESOLVED

 

that the additional community safety resources, as set out in the report, be approved.

 

The decision was unanimous.