Minutes of meeting
Renfrewshire Council · 31 October 2023
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Minute of Meeting Police and Fire and Rescue Scrutiny Sub-Committee Date Time Venue Tuesday, 31 October 2023 15:00 Council Chambers (Renfrewshire), Council Headquarters, Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley, PA1 1AN Present: Councillor Lisa-Marie Hughes, Councillor Robert Innes, Councillor Janis McDonald, Councillor Marie McGurk, Councillor Iain McMillan Chair Councillor McGurk, Convener, presided. In Attendance G Hannah, Head of Climate, Public Protection and Roads; G Heaney, Climate and Public Protection Manager; M Hendry, Resilience and Deployment Manager (all Environment, Housing and Infrastructure); and E Gray, Senior Committee Services Officer and K O’Neill, Democratic Services Officer (both Finance & Resources). Also In Attendance G McCreadie, Chief Superintendent and W Graham, Area Commander (both Police Scotland); and D McCarrey, Area Commander and P Storrie, Group Manager (both Scottish Fire & 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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1 Police Scotland Performance Report There was submitted a report by the Area Commander, Police Scotland, relative to service performance and activities in the Renfrewshire area during the period 1 April to 31 August 2023. The report summarised the key performance indicators and provided statistics relating to the specific key objectives detailed in Renfrewshire Policing Priorities 2023/26 and Police Scotland’s Policing Priorities 2022/23. The report provided updates in relation to Renfrewshire Policing Priorities 2023/26 of violence, disorder and anti-social behaviour; protecting vulnerable people; acquisitive and cyber/digital crime; serious and organised crime; road safety and road crime. DECIDED: That the contents of report be noted. 2 Scottish Fire and Rescue Service - Quarterly Performance Report - Qtr 2 There was submitted a report by the Group Manager, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) relative to SFRS performance and local fire and rescue service plan priorities in the Renfrewshire area during period 1 July to 30 September 2023. The report provided updates in relation to Renfrewshire activity, accidental dwelling fires and casualties, unintentional injury and harm, deliberate fire setting, non- domestic fire safety and unwanted fire alarm signals. DECIDED: That the contents of the report be noted. 3 Local Issues In response to a request made by Councillor Iain McMillan in relation to deliberate fire raising in that ward area, Scottish Fire & Rescue Service (SFRS) agreed to provide more detail. SFRS reassured members that comprehensive plans were in place to mitigate and deal with potential increased activity due to bonfire night activity. DECIDED: That the information provided be noted.