Issue - items at meetings - update on PJ Act 2006

8.1       The Lawyer introduced the report on Scrutiny of Crime and Disorder Matters recommended by Governance Committee and adopted by Council on 28/30 April respectively.

8.2       The Committee saw a role for a fully constituted overview and scrutiny body in holding to account the actions and decisions of the Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP).  Members felt the Community Safety Forum (CSF) was limited as to how it can hold the CDRP to account.

8.3       However Members were concerned about ECSOSC capacity to fulfil the full statutory obligations placed on them by this arrangement.

8.4       Members wished to avoid duplication between the CSF and the statutory Crime and Disorder Committee, and wasted effort stemming from (i) CDRP members having to account for themselves twice on the same issue; and (ii) the public or councillors having to table the same issue twice.

8.5       Following discussion it was agreed to amend recommendation 2.

8.6 RESOLVED – (1) that the report on establishing a Crime and Disorder Committee be noted

(2) that ECSOSC agree to an officer-led 6-month review of the practical implementation of CDRP scrutiny arrangements put in place by Council on 30 April 2009, and instruct officers to seek agreement from the CSF to the same.