147 Review of the efficiency and effectiveness of the community safety unit PDF 162 KB
Minutes:
The Head of Housing and
Community Services introduced the report and explained a blended
approach was required to tackle antisocial behaviour, rather than
one single approach. The Community Protection Team had started
patrols to increase visibility in areas of concern, however this
was not a sustainable solution as it would divert the team’s
resources away from their statutory duties.
The Maidstone Task Force was
ongoing in the Shepway area and preliminary results had shown their
methods to be very effective. It had therefore been proposed that
the Task Force approach could be replicated in other areas of
Maidstone, with joined up working with partners such as the Police,
Social Services and One Maidstone.
RESOLVED: That
1.
The Community Protection Team
work with key partner agencies to adopt a ‘Task Force
Approach’ to reducing ASB and other criminality in the Town
Centre, including an increased presence and joint problem solving;
and
2.
An assessment of the effectiveness of this approach
be presented to the Committee in April 2022.