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Renfrewshire Council · 19 August 2025
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Minute of Meeting Police and Fire and Rescue Scrutiny Sub-Committee Date Time Venue Tuesday, 13 May 2025 15:00 Council Chambers (Renfrewshire), Council Headquarters, Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley, PA1 1AN Present: Councillor Mags MacLaren, Councillor Colin McCulloch, Councillor Janis McDonald, Councillor Marie McGurk, Councillor Iain Nicolson Chair Councillor McGurk, Convener, attended. In Attendance G Hannah, Head of Climate, Public Protection & Roads (Environment, Housing & Infrastructure); and Robert Devine, Senior Committee Services Officer and Donna Cunningham, Committee Services and Licensing Officer (both Finance & Resources). Also in Attendance Chief Superintendent R Fraser, Chief Inspector A Marshall and Inspector M Fletcher (all Police Scotland); and Area Commander K Murphy and Group Commander G Hoey (both Scottish Fire and Rescue Service). Webcasting of Meeting Prior to the commencement of the meeting the Convener intimated that this meeting of the Sub-committee would be filmed for live or subsequent broadcast on the Council’s internet site. Declarations of Interest and Transparency Statements There were no declarations of interest or transparency statements intimated prior to the commencement of the meeting.
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Police and Fire and Rescue Scrutiny Sub-committee Meeting Updates Prior to the commencement of the meeting, the Head of Climate, Public Protection & Roads advised Members of the Sub-committee that it had been agreed at the meeting of the Council, held on 1 May 2025, that the number of meetings of the Police and Fire and Rescue Scrutiny Sub-committee would be reduced from 5 meetings per year to 4 meetings with the scheduled March meetings no longer taking place. The Convener welcomed Group Commander Gary Hoey, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, to his first meeting of the Police and Fire and Rescue Scrutiny Sub- committee. 1 Police Scotland Spotlight - Hate Crime There was delivered a presentation by Inspector M Fletcher, Police Scotland, Policing Together Division relative to Hate Crime. The presentation included the governing legislation, the legal definition of hate crime and a distinction between hate crime and non-crime hate incidents. DECIDED: That the presentation be noted. 2 Police Scotland - Performance Report There was submitted a report by the Chief Superintendent, Police Scotland, relative to service performance and activities in the Renfrewshire area for the reporting period 1 April 2024 to 28 February 2025. The report summarised the key performance indicators and provided statistics and updates in terms of Renfrewshire’s Policing Priorities 2023/26 and Police Scotland’s Policing Priorities 2023/26. It was highlighted that a series of forthcoming prevention initiatives were planned to be delivered across multiple Renfrewshire schools to highlight awareness of cybercrime and internet safety, equality, diversion and inclusion, adult protection and antisocial behaviour alongside continued efforts on fraud and theft protection. Renfrewshire road policing officers would continue to support national road safety campaigns such as the 2 Wheels Campaign in June, a Summer Drink Drug Drive campaign in June and July and the Drug Driving Week campaign in August 2025. The Chief Superintendent and Chief Inspector were heard in answer to report queries. DECIDED: That the contents of the report and verbal updates be noted.
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3 Scottish Fire and Rescue Service - Performance Report There was submitted a report by the Area Commander, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) relative to SFRS performance and local fire and rescue service plan priorities in the Renfrewshire area during the period 1 January to 31 March 2025. The report provided updates in relation to the Local Fire and Rescue Service Plan Priorities; Renfrewshire activity which included trends and statistics on accidental dwelling fires, deliberate fires, non-domestic fires, unwanted fire alarm signals, home fire safety visits, fire safety enforcement, community safety and road traffic collisions. DECIDED: That the contents of the report and verbal updates be noted. 4 Local Issues There were no local issues raised. DECIDED: That it be noted that there were no local issues raised.