Issue - meetings

Report of the Bi-borough Executive Director for Children’s Services and the Executive Director of Innovation and Change

Councillor Hug invited Councillor Less to introduce the report. 

Councillor Less told Cabinet that in developing the strategy, there has been considerable consultation with victims, residents, businesses, and partners. Councillor Less explained that the strategy has been developed using a collaborative approach across the whole council with input from public protection, housing, youth services and the mental health team to name a few. 

Cabinet heard that the 5-year strategy sets out to tackle anti-social behaviour and ensure that communities have the strength and knowledge to support our joint efforts to reduce ASB; perpetrators will find it harder to offend and held to account when they do, and neighbourhoods will be safer. 

Councillor Hug invited Pedro Wrobel, Executive Director of Innovation and Change and Sarah Newman, Bi-borough Executive Director of Children’s Service to comment on the strategy.  

Pedro Wrobel told Cabinet that over 1000 individual responses had been received as part of the consultation on the strategy and that many victims of ASB had come forward to share their experiences and feedback on what could be done differently.  

Sarah Newman echoed Councillor Less’s comments saying that the strategy encompassed a collaborative community response. 

RESOLVED – CABINET APPROVED THE RECCOMENDATIONS SET OUT IN SECTION 2, PAGE 13.