Issue - meetings

Report of Councillor John Ungar on behalf of the Cabinet.

Councillor Ungar moved and Councillor Bannister seconded that the recommendations of the Cabinet be approved.

Resolved: (Unanimously) That the Community Safety Plan for 2018/19 be approved.

Report of Director of Regeneration and Planning

Lead Cabinet member: Councillor John Ungar

(BPF) (1) To note the achievements and activities of the Eastbourne Community Safety Partnership during 2016/17 and future risks/opportunities to performance. (2) To endorse the Community Safety Plan for 2018/19 set out at appendix A and recommend to Full Council for approval. (3) To note the completion of the Eastbourne and Lewes District Community Safety Partnership ‘Soft Merger’ and endorse the full merger of the two Partnerships.

The Cabinet considered the report of the Director of Regeneration and Planning, enabling the Cabinet to consider the current performance of Eastbourne’s Community Safety Partnership (CSP) and seek endorsement of the proposed plan for 2018/19 and formal merging of Eastbourne and Lewes District Community Safety Partnerships, subject to consultation and approval from the Police and Crime Commissioner.

The proposed plan’s key priorities for 2018/19 would be anti-social behaviour, street communities, proactively responding to emerging threats and priorities based on threat, risk and harm and contributing to the work of agencies and partnerships that have a leading role in working with victims and offenders.

Achievements in the plan’s priority areas were detailed in section 4.4 of the report and the Cabinet expressed their thanks to officers and partner organisations.

Section 6.0 of the report detailed that a review was undertaken by the Police and Crime Commissioner, looking at funding arrangements for Community Safety Partnerships and ensuring they were appropriately apportioned to support the Police and Crime Plan.  The results of the review would be announced at the end of 2017.

Section 7.0 of the report detailed the proposed merge between Eastbourne and Lewes District Community Safety Partnerships, including benefits already identified during the ‘soft merger’ period.

Eastbourne remained a low crime area and the Cabinet stressed the importance of working with partners to address crime and anti-social behaviour.

Resolved (budget and policy framework):

(1) To note the achievements and activities of the Eastbourne Community Safety Partnership during 2016/17 and future risks/opportunities to performance.

(2) To endorse the Community Safety Plan for 2018/19 set out at Appendix A and recommend to Full Council for approval.

(3) To note the completion of the Eastbourne and Lewes District Community Safety Partnership ‘Soft Merger’ and endorse the full merger of the two Partnerships.

Reason for decision:

For Cabinet to endorse the Community Safety Plan for 2018/19 and merger of Eastbourne and Lewes District Community Safety Partnership.