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Agenda and minutes

Acting as Crime and Disorder Committee, Communities, Housing and Environment Committee - Tuesday 1st June, 2021 6.40 pm

Venue: Town Hall, High Street, Maidstone

Contact: Committee Services 01622 602899

Items
No.	Item
1.	Apologies for Absence Minutes: There were no apologies for absence.
2.	Notification of Substitute Members Minutes: There were no Substitute Members.
3.	Urgent Items Minutes: There were no urgent items.
4.	Notification of Visiting Members Minutes: There were no Visiting Members.
5.	Disclosures by Members and Officers Minutes: There were no disclosures by Members or Officers.
6.	Disclosures of Lobbying Minutes: There were no disclosures of lobbying.
7.	To consider whether any items should be taken in private because of the possible disclosure of exempt information. Minutes: RESOLVED: That all items be taken in public as proposed.
8.	Minutes of the Meeting Held on 30 June 2020 PDF 74 KB View item 8. as HTML 22 KB Minutes: RESOLVED: That the Minutes of the meeting held on 30 June 2020 be approved as a correct record.
9.	Presentation of Petitions Minutes: There were no petitions.
10.	Questions and answer session for members of the public Minutes: There were no questions from members of the public.
11.	Questions from Members to the Chairman Minutes: There were no questions from Members to the Chairman.
12.	The 2020/2021 Strategic Assessment and revised Community Safety Plan PDF 153 KB View item 12. as HTML 69 KB View the background to item 12. Additional documents: Appendix 1: Strategic Assessment 2021-22 , item 12. PDF 1 MB View as HTML (12./2) 262 KB Appendix 2 : Strategic Assessment Data on a Page , item 12. PDF 227 KB Appendix 3: Maidstone Community Safety Partnership Plan 2021 update , item 12. PDF 2 MB View as HTML (12./4) 128 KB Minutes: The Community Protection Team Manager introduced the report which provided an update on the Community Safety Plan and Strategic Assessment. Crime figures and actions taken by Safer Maidstone Partnership were included within the report. It was noted that since the report was published, the Leader of the Council had changed and the foreword would be updated within the Community Safety Plan. Chief Inspector Gary Woodward and Deputy Chief Inspector Stephen Kent were in attendance and introduced to the Committee. Concern was raised that the new Leader of the Council had not been consulted on the refreshed Community Safety Plan and may wish to review it before it was approved, with particular reference made to the increase in antisocial behaviour. The Community Protection Team Manager explained that crime figures had been impacted by Covid-19 restrictions and that the increase in incidents of antisocial behaviour had occurred on a national level. It was requested that this item be reviewed at the next meeting of the Committee, and the Head of Housing and Community Services reminded the Committee that as the document is a partnership strategy, any significant revision would need to be considered and approved by the Safer Maidstone Partnership, which needed to be considered when agreeing timings. Chief Inspector Gary Woodward addressed the Committee and encouraged Members to make direct contact if there were concerns that they felt were not being addressed through the usual processes. RESOLVED: That the item be deferred to enable the new Leader of the Council to be consulted on the revised Community Safety Plan.
13.	Duration of Meeting Minutes: 6.40pm to 7.13pm