Issue - meetings

The Committee resolved:-

(i)            to commend Council officers for advising on and raising awareness of the multi-agency governance model operating in Aberdeen and for highlighting insights into the collaborative approach taken between various agencies and stakeholders in the city;

(ii)           to agree that information could usefully be provided to members on which agencies and organisations make up the Community Safety Partnership, how often they meet, and what their current over-arching combined strategic priorities are;

(iii)         to note efforts to formalise a Community Safety Partnership Board, made up of representatives from public, private and 3rd sector organisations, tasked with agreeing high level strategic goals, an action plan, and using the operational framework and functions already in place as outlined in this report and asks for input from partners involved in Community Planning Aberdeen to this process; and

(iv)         to instruct the Interim Chief Officer – Governance to report back to the most relevant meeting of the Communities, Housing and Public Protection Committee on the outcome from 3 above.

The Committee had before it a report by the Interim Chief Officer – Governance, which provided the Committee with an update on the current efforts undertaken by the Community Safety Partnership to manage antisocial behaviour in the city centre, as well as to enhance the wider system's awareness. The report also detailed the existing operational framework and functions of the Community Safety Partnership. By outlining the mechanisms and strategies in place, the report aimed to offer a comprehensive understanding of the partnership's role in promoting community safety and public protection.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee notes the update from the Community Safety Partnership including the multi agency governance model and the collaborative approach between various agencies and stakeholders.

The Committee heard from Mark Wilson, Community Safety and City Warden Manager, who spoke in furtherance of the report and answered questions from Members.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)            to commend Council officers for advising on and raising awareness of the multi-agency governance model operating in Aberdeen and for highlighting insights into the collaborative approach taken between various agencies and stakeholders in the city;

(ii)           to agree that information could usefully be provided to Members on which agencies and organisations made up the Community Safety Partnership, how often they met, and what their current over-arching combined strategic priorities were;

(iii)         to note efforts to formalise a Community Safety Partnership Board, made up of representatives from public, private and 3rd sector organisations, tasked with agreeing high level strategic goals, an action plan, and using the operational framework and functions already in place as outlined in this report and ask for input from partners involved in Community Planning Aberdeen to this process; and

(iv)         to instruct the Interim Chief Officer – Governance to report back to the most relevant meeting of the Communities, Housing and Public Protection Committee on the outcome from 3 above.