Community Safety Partnership Forum - Minute
North Lanarkshire Council · 14 June 2023
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COMMUNITY SAFETY PARTNERSHIP FORUM - 6 MARCH 2023 1 Motherwell, 6 March 2023 at 10 am. A Meeting of the COMMUNITY SAFETY PARTNERSHIP FORUM PRESENT Councillor Stevenson, Convener; Councillors McBride, McManus, Thomas and Wilson. CHAIR Councillor Stevenson (Convener) presided. IN ATTENDANCE Assistant Community Partnership Manager, and Administrative Officer, North Lanarkshire Council; Chief Superintendent; Inspector, and Sergeant, Police Scotland; Area Commander and Group Commander, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. APOLOGIES Councillors Ashraf and McLaren, and the Community Partnership Manager, North Lanarkshire Council. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST IN TERMS OF THE ETHICAL STANDARDS IN PUBLIC LIFE ETC. (SCOTLAND) ACT 2000 1. No declarations were made. COMMUNITY SAFETY PARTNERSHIP FORUM - MINUTE 2. There was submitted the Minute of the meeting of the Community Safety Partnership Forum held on 28 November 2022. Decided: that the terms of the Minute be approved. LANARKSHIRE LOCAL POLICING PLAN 2023-26 3. There was submitted a report by Police Scotland (1) presenting the Lanarkshire Local Policing Plan which set out the key priorities that would be the focus of Lanarkshire Police Division, from April 2023 to March 2026; (2) outlining the background to the statutory requirement for each Local Police Commander in Scotland to prepare and submit a Local Police Plan to the relevant local authority for consideration and approval, and (3) intimating that the priorities contained within the 2023-26 Plan had been set following formal and informal consultation with communities and partners, and analysis of current and emerging demand for policing services and the plans and ambitions of partners, to ensure that the priorities sought to address what the communities across Lanarkshire were most concerned about and were strategically aligned to the desired outcomes of partners at both local and national level. Thereon, Chief Superintendent Dolan provided a short presentation on the Plan and provided further details in respect of:-
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COMMUNITY SAFETY PARTNERSHIP FORUM - 6 MARCH 2023 2 Financial contraction; The changing nature of policing; The demand for policing services; The outstanding workforce within Lanarkshire Police Division The priority identification process; The local policing priorities, objectives and strategic outcomes, and The delivery plan including the objectives, activities, key milestones, scrutiny and performance measures. Decided: that the Lanarkshire Local Policing Plan 2023-26 be approved. POLICE SCOTLAND - NORTH LANARKSHIRE PERFORMANCE REPORT 4. There was submitted a report by Police Scotland (1) outlining policing performance and activity in North Lanarkshire for the period October to December 2022 compared with the corresponding period from the previous year; (2) focusing on the priorities contained within the Local Policing Plan 2020-2023; (3) providing statistical information to assess the effectiveness of the Local Police Plan in terms of priorities, performance and community engagement, and (4) presenting some qualitive data to give an oversight of activities that had taken place across the authority area. Chief Superintendent Dolan then outlined the key points of note from each of the policing priorities. Decided: that the contents of the report be noted. SCOTTISH FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE - NORTH LANARKSHIRE PERFORMANCE REPORT 5. There was submitted a report by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) providing an overview of performance for the period October to December 2022, which provided statistical information on key priority areas compared with the corresponding period from the previous year, together with the three-year average. Area Commander Quinn then outlined the key points of note from each of the priority areas. Decided: that the contents of the report be noted.