MAIDSTONE BOROUGH COUNCIL
COMMUNITIES, HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE ACTING AS THE CRIME AND DISORDER OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE
Minutes of the meeting held on Tuesday 29 June 2021
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Present: |
Councillors Joy, McKenna, Mortimer, Munford, Perry, Purle, D Rose (Chairman), M Rose and Young |
14. Apologies for Absence
Apologies were received from Councillors Bartlett and Newton.
15. Notification of Substitute Members
Councillor Perry was present as a Substitute Member for Councillor Bartlett, and Councillor Munford was present as a Substitute Member for Councillor Newton.
16. Urgent Items
There were no urgent items.
17. Notification of Visiting Members
There were no Visiting Members.
18. Disclosures by Members and Officers
There were no disclosures by Members or Officers.
19. Disclosures of Lobbying
There were no disclosures of lobbying.
20. EXEMPT ITEMS
RESOLVED: That all items be taken in public as proposed.
21. Minutes of the Meeting Held on 1 June 2021
RESOLVED: That the Minutes of the meeting held on 1 June 2021 be approved as a correct record and signed.
22. Presentation of Petitions
There were no petitions.
23. Questions and answer session for members of the public
There were no questions from members of the public.
24. Questions from Members to the Chairman
There were no questions from Members to the Chairman.
25. Reports of Outside Bodies
There were no reports of Outside Bodies.
26. The 2021/2022 Strategic Assessment and revised Community Safety Plan
The Community Protection Team Manager introduced the report, explaining that the Community Safety Plan had been amended since the previous meeting of the Committee. Further emphasis had been placed on the introduction of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, and the foreword by the Leader of the Council was to be updated before the report would be presented at full Council.
It was confirmed that the foreword would be drafted in collaboration with officers, the Chair and the Vice-Chair of the Committee, and circulated to the Committee ahead of the full Council meeting.
RESOLVED: That
1. The updates to the Strategic Assessment be noted particularly with regard to the growing and effective use of powers under the Anti-Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014; and
2. The adoption of the June 2021 Update of the Community Safety Plan 2019-22, as attached at Appendix 3 to the report, be recommended to Council, with updates to be made to the foreword by the Leader of the Council working with the Vice-Chairman prior to submission to Council for approval.
27. Duration of Meeting
6.30pm to 6.53pm.