Issue - meetings
Review of the efficiency and effectiveness of the community safety unit
Meeting: 01/02/2022 - Communities, Housing and Environment Committee (Item 147)
147 Review of the efficiency and effectiveness of the community safety unit 
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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.