Minute of Meeting of Housing and Social Wellbeing Committee of 25 October 2023 for Approval
Perth and Kinross Council · 29 November 2023
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HOUSING AND SOCIAL WELLBEING COMMITTEE Minute of hybrid meeting of the Housing and Social Wellbeing Committee held in the Council Chambers, 2 High Street, Perth on 25 October 2023 at 9.30am. Present: Bailies C Ahern, R Brock and C McLaren; Councillors P Barrett, B Brawn, S Donaldson, J Duff (substituting for Councillor I James), A Forbes, M Frampton, B Leishman, I MacPherson, S McCole, T McEwan, F Smith and J Welch. In Attendance: B Renton, Executive Director (Communities); E Ritchie, S Coyle, N Lennon, M Smith, S Watson, J McOmish, S Robertson (up to and including Item 5), R Ross (all Communities); A Taylor, R Ramsay and M Pasternak (all Corporate and Democratic Services). Also in Attendance: Chief Inspector T Leonard, Sergeant L Stewart (up to and including Item 5) and Detective Chief Inspector Jennifer Reid (for Item 6 only) (all Police Scotland); Group Commander S Kabamba and Station Commander C Sands (both up to and including Item 5) (both Scottish Fire and Rescue Service); L Palmer (from Item 6 onwards) (Tenant Representative). Apology for Absence: Councillor I James. Councillor T McEwan, Convener, Presiding. 1. WELCOME AND APOLOGIES Councillor T McEwan welcomed everyone to the meeting. An apology for absence and a substitution were noted as above. 2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST There were no Declarations of Interests in terms of the Councillors’ Code of Conduct 3. MINUTE OF PREVIOUS MEETING The minute of the meeting of the Housing and Communities Committee of 21 June 2023 was submitted and approved as a correct record. 4. OUTSTANDING BUSINESS STATEMENT Resolved: The Outstanding Business Statement was noted, and it was agreed to remove the completed actions. 5. TACKLING ANTI-SOCIAL BAHAVIOUR IN PARTNERSHIP Sergeant Lee Stewart from Police Scotland, Station Commander Cammy Sands from Scottish Fire and Rescue Services and S Robertson from Perth and
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Kinross Council’s Safer Communities Team provided a joint slide-based presentation covering all aspects of Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour in Partnership. Following the presentation, Sergeant Stewart, Station Commander Sands and S Robertson all answered members’ questions thereon. The Convener thanked Sergeant Stewart, Station Commander Sands and S Robertson for their very informative presentation and thanked them for their attendance. SERGEANT L STEWART, GROUP COMMANDER S KEBAMBA, STATION COMMANDER C SANDS AND SAFER COMMUNITIES CO-ORDINATOR S ROBERTSON ALL LEFT THE MEETING AT THIS POINT. THERE FOLLOWED A SHORT RECESS AND THE MEETING RECONVENED AT 11.10AM. 6. TACKLING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS IN PERTH AND KINROSS Jennifer McOmish from Perth and Kinross Council’s Safer Communities Team and Detective Chief Inspector Jennifer Reid from Police Scotland provided a slide- based presentation covering all aspects of Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls in Perth and Kinross. Following the presentation, J McOmish and DCI Reid both answered members’ questions thereon. The Convener thanked J McOmish and DCI Reid for their very informative presentation and thanked them for their attendance. 7. ANNUAL ASSURANCE STATEMENT 2022/2023 – SCOTTISH HOUSING REGULATOR There was submitted a report by the Executive Director (Communities) (23/277) providing a brief overview of the Framework and appends the Annual Assurance Statement 2022/23 for approval. Resolved: (i) The requirement to submit an Annual Assurance Statement, be noted. (ii) The Annual Assurance Statement as detailed in Appendix 2 of Report 23/277, be approved. ~~~~~~~~~