Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Deputy Chief Executive.

This Scrutiny Committee requested an annual report on performance of the Safer Stockport Partnership (SSP). This item will consist of a presentation outlining key performance trends in 2015/16 and priorities for 2016/17. The report sets out the proposed changes to governance arrangements for the Partnership.

The Scrutiny Committee is asked to consider and comment on:

·         proposed governance arrangements for the SSP set out in section 3 above; and

·         the presentation and proposed themes for 2016/17.

Officer contact Steve Skelton on 0161 474 31714, or alternatively email steve.skelton@stockport.gov.uk

The Deputy Chief Executive submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) setting out the proposed changes to governance arrangements for the Safer Stockport Partnership. This Scrutiny Committee had requested an annual report on performance of the Safer Stockport Partnership (SSP) at it’s meeting 7 July 2015.

The Scrutiny Committee received a presentation from Superintendent Jo Rogerson and Mr Steve Skelton outlining key performance trends in 2015/16 and priorities for 2016/17.

The Leader of the Council (Councillor Alexander Ganotis) attended the meeting to answer members’ questions.

The following comments were made/issues raised:-

·         The intention to strengthen the engagement of Councillors at an Area Committee level to improve relationships and operational intelligence sharing was welcomed including proposals to present data at an area committee level every six months.

·         The Scrutiny Committee noted that the intention to remove community safety from being the responsibility of a single member of the Executive to instead being a collective responsibility would lead to greater accountability without duplication.

·         The Scrutiny Committee expressed concern at the decrease in the number of people who felt their local area was a place where people from different ethnic backgrounds get on well together and the potential increase in ‘hate crimes’ as a result. And welcomed the steps being taken to address this issue.

·         It was suggested that further information should be provided in relation to children running away from children’s homes in the borough e.g. did the statistics relate to a small number of children’s homes and the same individuals.

RESOLVED – (1) That the report be noted.

(2) That Superintendent Jo Rogerson and Mr Steve Skelton be thanked for their presentation.