Issue - meetings
The Scrutiny of Crime and Disorder - A report of the Head of Legal, Equalities and Democratic Services
Meeting: 01/12/2009 - Joint Overview and Scrutiny Board (Item 12)
12 Scrutiny of Crime and Disorder 
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Minutes:
Members of Board considered a report of the Head of Legal, Equalities and Democratic Services which briefed Members of the Joint Overview and Scrutiny Board on the statutory provisions for the scrutiny of crime and disorder. The Scrutiny Officer briefed the Members of the Board on the key elements arising from the Police and Justice Act 2006, the associated crime and disorder scrutiny regulations arising in 2009 and outlined some of the options available to the Board on how this might work in practice. It was proposed that the Chairman of the Board meet with the Portfolio Holder for Community Safety and the Chairman of the Community Safety Partnership to discuss the various options and report back to the Board with a proposal for a working arrangement and protocol.
There was some discussion on how the scrutiny of crime and disorder partnerships might work, how many meetings would be suitable to hold each year, what kinds of issues might be worthwhile considering and if the scrutiny process could feasibly add value to the existing process. It was clarified that the Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership was known locally as the Bromsgrove Community Safety Partnership. There was some consensus that the Board should consider the annual performance of the Community Safety Partnership against its stated targets. It was noted that the Board had agreed two extra meetings on 10th February 2010 and 9th March 2010 to consider crime and disorder scrutiny matters.
RESOLVED:
(a) that the requirements and role for the scrutiny of crime and disorder be noted;
(b) that the Chairman of the Joint Overview and Scrutiny Board be requested to meet with the Portfolio Holder for Community and Customer Engagement and Community Safety and relevant officers, including a representative from the Community Safety Partnership, to discuss the approach and timetable for the scrutiny of crime and disorder in line with statutory requirements; and
(c) that any proposed protocol resulting from the outcome of the meeting referred to in 2.2 of the report be submitted to the Joint Overview and Scrutiny Board and the Community Safety Partnership for formal approval.