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POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER'S UPDATE REPORT

 

 

Meeting: 05/02/2016 - Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Panel (Item 53)

53 THE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER'S UPDATE REPORT pdf icon PDF 421 KB

The Police and Crime Commissioner has provided the Panel with his regular report regarding the activities and decisions he has made since the last Police and Crime Panel meeting.

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Minutes:

The Police and Crime Commissioner submitted an update reporting on the activities of the Police and Crime Commissioner and progress made in delivering the Police and Crime Plan since the last meeting in December 2015.

 

Members were advised that –

 

(a)

a section of the report contained updates as requested at the December meeting, and covered the following –

 

·         details of proposed significant future savings;

·         definition of neighbourhood policing;

·         purpose of earmarked reserves;

·         provisos for budgets for Community Safety Partnerships (CSPs);

·         workforce planning;

·         101 review;

·         PCC’s performance report;

·         PCC’s update report;

 

(b)

the next full report on progress against the Police and Crime Plan priorities would be provided to the April 2016 meeting, given the short time that had passed since the last update in December 2015;

 

(c)

due to time constraints, the short film about the Victim Care Unit would be sent to members as a link;

 

In response to questions, Members were advised that –

 

(d)

figures in relation to honour based violence, female genital mutilation (FGM), trafficking and modern slavery would be brought to the April 2016 meeting;

 

(e)

the Chief Constable recognised the value of PCSOs and had assured the force that there would be no cuts in this service for 2 years.  There was sufficient money allocated in the budget to fund PCSOs for this period.

 

The Panel noted the report.