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BABERGH DISTRICT COUNCIL
OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY (COMMUNITY SERVICES) COMMITTEE
MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY (COMMUNITY SERVICES) COMMITTEE HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, COUNCIL OFFICES, CORKS LANE, HADLEIGH ON TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2010
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1 - Election of Vice-Chairman
2 - Declaration of Interests
3 - Minutes
4 - Petitions
5 - Questions from Members
6 - Babergh Community Safety Partnership Annual Review
7 - Report from Representative on Outside Body
8 - Work Plan
PRESENT:Mr J A B Long – Chairman
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Mrs S P Clarke
Mr B D Hurren
Mrs M O Munson
Mr M Newman |
Mr J R A Sayers
Mrs C A Todd
Mr D L Wood |
Mr A F D W Osborne was unable to be present.
RESOLVED
That Mr B D Hurren be elected Vice-Chairman of the Committee for the ensuing year.
Mr D L Wood declared a personal interest in the item referred to in Minute No. 6 below by virtue of the fact that he is a Member of the Suffolk Police Authority but indicated that he was able to speak and vote on the matter concerned.
RESOLVED
That the Minutes of the meeting held on 30 March 2010 be confirmed and signed as a correct record.
None received.
None received.
The Head of Community Development submitted a report (Paper K25) detailing the work and activities of the Babergh Community Safety Partnership (CSP) for 2009/10 along with details of reported crime levels in comparison to the previous year.
Mr N A Ridley, Chairman of the CSP and Paul Little, Community Safety and Leisure Manager presented the report and together with Inspector Paul Crick answered detailed questions from Members on various issues including customer confidence statistics, Safer Neighbourhood Teams, domestic violence and the impact of the economic downturn on crime figures.
Members were pleased to note the significant reduction in crime for the Babergh area in the last year and particularly how the re-location of the CCTV control room to Sudbury had had a positive effect.
RESOLVED
That the report be noted.
Mrs S P Clarke, Chairman of the Babergh East LSP presented a report (Paper K26) on that partnership and together with Tim Mutum, Project and Programme Executive answered questions from Members.
During the course of the discussion, Members were pleased to note the implementation of the pilot apprenticeship scheme for small businesses.
RESOLVED
That the content of the report be noted.
The Director of Corporate Services submitted a report (Paper K27) which provided details of the Committee’s anticipated work for 2010/11 including any items that may be the subject of call-in procedures.
Members noted the inclusion of the Suffolk County Health Scrutiny item on the work plan, to be considered at the October meeting.
During the course of the discussion, the Director of Corporate Services agreed to make enquiries regarding the progress of the Air Quality issue previously considered by the Committee.
RESOLVED
That the Work Plan submitted as Paper K27 be noted.
The business of the meeting was concluded at 11.15 a.m
Chairman
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