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357.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

Councillors Klute, Debono, O’Halloran – lateness, Doolan

358.

Declaration of Substitute Members

Minutes:

None

359.

Declarations of Interest

Declarations of interest

 If you have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest* in an item of business:

§  if it is not yet on the council’s register, you must declare both the existence and details of it at the start of the meeting or when it becomes apparent;

§  you may choose to declare a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest that is already in the register in the interests of openness and transparency. 

In both the above cases, you must leave the room without participating in discussion of the item.

 

If you have a personal interest in an item of business and you intend to speak or vote on the item you must declare both the existence and details of it at the start of the meeting or when it becomes apparent but you may participate in the discussion and vote on the item.

 

*(a) Employment, etc - Any employment, office, trade, profession or vocation carried on for profit or gain.

(b)  Sponsorship - Any payment or other financial benefit in respect of your expenses in carrying out duties as a member, or of your election; including from a trade union.

(c) Contracts - Any current contract for goods, services or works, between you or your partner (or a body in which one of you has a beneficial interest) and the council.

(d) Land - Any beneficial interest in land which is within the council’s area.

(e) Licences- Any licence to occupy land in the council’s area for a month or longer.

(f)   Corporate tenancies - Any tenancy between the council and a body in which you or your partner have a beneficial interest.

 (g) Securities - Any beneficial interest in securities of a body which has a place of business or land in the council’s area, if the total nominal value of the securities exceeds £25,000 or one hundredth of the total issued share capital of that body or of any one class of its issued share capital. 

 

This applies to all members present at the meeting.

 

 

Minutes:

None

360.

Membership, Terms of Reference etc. pdf icon PDF 156 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

RESOLVED: That the report be noted

361.

To approve minutes of previous meeting pdf icon PDF 150 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meetings of the Committee held on 20 April and 4 May be confirmed as a correct record of the proceedings and the Chair be authorised to sign them

362.

Matters Arising from the minutes

Minutes:

None

363.

PUBLIC QUESTIONS

Minutes:

The Chair outlined the procedure for Public questions and filming and recording at meetings

364.

Chair's Report

Minutes:

Flooding Scrutiny

 

The Chair stated that due to the rescheduling of the meeting that evening the Flooding Scrutiny review report and draft recommendations would now be considered at the meeting of the Committee on 20 July.

 

The Chair added that he felt it would be appropriate to invite Thames Water to this meeting and also to receive feedback from the in relation to the recent problems at St.Johns Street and Copenhagen Street. The Committee concurred with this view.

 

The Chair added that Thames Water would also be presenting the Strategic Review to the Committee at its meeting on 30 November

365.

Governance Arrangements pdf icon PDF 165 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Councillor Andy Hull, Executive Member Finance, Performance and Community Safety was present, together with Jan Hart, Assistant Director Environment and Regeneration.

 

During discussion of the report the following main points were made –

 

·         It was noted that partners had been consulted on the revised arrangements and were supportive of these

·         The view was expressed that there was a need to involve the community more, given the serious problem of youth crime in the borough

·         Concern was expressed at the low level of community Police officers in certain wards and it was stated that this would be raised with the Borough Commander. In addition, it was noted that attendance by the Police is not always satisfactory at SNP’s and that Members should encourage local Safer Neighbourhood police officers to engage in more community engagement at Ward Partnerships

·         It was noted that under the revised structure there would be a revised role for MAGPI’s giving them specific geographical responsibilities, and the Community Safety Team would be promoting more community involvement and improved communication with parents

·         Reference was made to the fact that the new Policing merger with Camden, proposed to increase the SN Policing teams, and that Safer Neighbourhood Teams should be liaising with Safer Neighbourhood Panels about policing priorities for the area

·         Members expressed the view that they felt that Safer Neighbourhood policing should be a priority and felt that it was vital for local communities and tha more pressure should be put on the Mayor and Government to fund this adequately

 

RESOLVED: That the report be noted and the revisions to the arrangements be welcomed    

 

The Chair thanked Councillor Hull and Jan Hart for attending                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

366.

Youth Crime - Update/12 Month update report on knife crime, mobile phone theft etc. pdf icon PDF 382 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Councillor Joe Calouri, Executive Member Children, Young People and Families was present for discussion of this item and was accompanied by Stuart Ryan of Islington Police.

 

During consideration of the item the following main points were made –

 

·         The Committee were informed that joint working was taking place on County Lines with Enfield, Barnet, Camden, Hackney and Haringey to exchange information and work together on gangs, drug dealing etc. Work is taking place to prepare a funding bid to MOPAC for resources in this regard. The Executive Member stated that he would report back to the Committee at a future meeting on progress

·         It was noted that there had been a reduction in the number of first time entrants entering the criminal justice system, and it appeared that the early intervention strategies being employed were being to show some benefit

·         There is however still an unacceptable level of mobile phone theft and the detection rate is low and this needed to be improved

·         Knife crime is still also a huge problem in the borough, as across many parts of London, often linked to young people and drug trafficking

·         There are difficulties in ‘turning around’ a number of disaffected young people

·         The OFSTED report on Children’s Services would shortly be available and this would be referred to the Committee for consideration

·         It was noted that over the past 3 years there had been a change in the crime profile with significant increases in mobile phone theft and knife crime, although it was pleasing to report that there had been a reduction from the previous year in knife crime incidents

·         The introduction of the Gangs Team had been positive and work took place with children and parents. Work is taking place to ensure a younger cohort of the young people likely to be engaged in offending are engaged with early intervention methods and strategies

·         Reference was made to the fact that some gangs were coming together to challenge other gangs in geographical areas and this is resulting in rising tension

·         There had been an increase in the recovery of guns and other firearms, although this has not resulted in an increase in gun crime

·         There is also a challenge to stop shops selling knives to young people

·         The Committee were informed that there was felt to be around 200/300 young people involved in mobile phone theft and drugs and it is hoped that the County Lines approach being adopted, referred to earlier, would assist in exchange of information and arresting or deterring offenders

·         The view was expressed that many of the young people involved in crime had witnessed Domestic Violence or had traumatic lives and that more education needed to take place in schools and to work with these young people to ‘turn’ them away from criminal activity. It was important to develop understanding of the trauma that some of these young people faced and develop it across Council services

·         The view was expressed that the Council had a public health  ...  view the full minutes text for item 366.