(a)

Project 1: Community Based Project to be based in St Peter’s and the Waterfront area and would look to expand to other areas.  The initial pilot area was located in within a single Police sector;

(b)

Project 2: Problem based pilot: New Anti-Social Behaviour Powers with shared enforcement responsibility between the Council, Police and Registered Landlords; 

(c)

the pilot would run initially for up to 12 months and findings and recommendations for future action would be brought back to Cabinet to determine progression of collaborative working; 

(d)

delivery of the pilot would be overseen by the Safer Plymouth Partnership with update reports to the Project Manager (Director of Public Health) and the Cabinet Member. 

(e)

council and police officers would be empowered to resolve issues such as graffiti and abandoned cars;

(f)

this report was also linked to the reports on anti-social behaviour and building strong and inclusive communities which were also on today’s agenda;   

(g)

progress would be reported to the Your Plymouth Scrutiny Panel and that a further report would be submitted to Cabinet if the pilot was to be extended to other areas.

(1)

the delivery of the Collaborative Enforcement Pilot;

(2)

to officers included in the Council’s scheme of delegations authorising suitable staff employed by Devon and Cornwall Police to undertake the enforcement functions assigned to the Authority (as stated by law and as may be identified by the proposed pilot);

(3) 

the authorisation of council officers by Devon and Cornwall Police for the purposes of the pilot;

(4) 

that the Co-operative Scrutiny Board is recommended to agree that Your Plymouth Scrutiny Panel works with the Safer Plymouth Partnership to identify how the findings of the Collaborative Enforcement pilot can be implemented on a city wide basis.