·         Charlotte Coker, DDC CRC – replacing Anne Proctor

Apologies

·         Kelechi Nnoaham – Director of Public Health

Peter Aley, Head of Safer Communities, welcomed all parties and asked everyone to introduce themselves.

Only one expression of interest in the position of Chair had been received and it was therefore agreed that Councillor Chris Penberthy is appointed Chair of Safer Plymouth Partnership for the 2015/16 municipal year.

In the absence of any expressions of interest in the position of Vice-Chair it was agreed to roll the item forward to the next meeting.

The Chair commented on the new format of the agenda which had been separated into three sections –

·         Items to discuss

·         Items to note

·         Briefings (for discussion only by exception)

It was hoped that this new format would help keep meetings focussed by concentrating on the main discussion issues featured on the agenda whilst still allowing opportunity to keep members informed and up-to-date on other matters.

Agreed the notes of the meeting held on 23 January 2015.

Ian Ansell commented that, whilst feedback was always welcomed, the refresh was not intended to be a complete re-write of the Plan which would be submitted to the next meeting of the Police and Crime Panel for consideration.

Points of discussion included –

·         problems with the 101 service and whether it should continue to be the route for victim support.  The Board was advised that scrutiny of the 101 service had been undertaken by the Police and Crime Panel and progress on the action plan subsequently produced was due to be considered at the next meeting.  It was, however, pointed out that once initial contact had been made victims would be directly referred to Victim Support Services and wouldn’t have to continue to use 101 as a point of contact;

·         that the Plan still read as ‘one size fits all’ whereas it should be more Plymouth focussed.  The danger being that the majority of positives relating to rural crime performance could mask the negatives relating to Plymouth.

The report was noted.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-of-inspection-of-rotherham-metropolitan-borough-council

A link to the Rotherham Report – an independent inquiry into child sexual exploitation in Rotherham – had been circulated with the agenda in order to inform a discussion around what lessons could be learned in Plymouth.  It was pointed out that the report had been considered in detail at the last meeting of the Safeguarding Children’s Board, from which an 11-point action plan had been produced, one of which was the establishment of a sub-group to monitor and implement the action plan to be Chaired by Charlie Pittman. 

Members were advised that numerous agencies across the City were looking at their processes as a result of the report and, whilst it was important to link in with what was being done, care should be taken to avoid duplication.  It was suggested that in the first instance it should be established what was being done and by whom. 

Agreed that –

The Board welcomed Rob Sowden who was in attendance to present the latest position in relation to performance targets as at the end of 2014/15. 

Points of discussion included –

·         Reducing Anti-Social Behaviour and whether there needed to be a change in how performance was measured.  It was reported that this was already being looked at with the proposed new measure being more about the whole journey travelled rather than just being seen;

·         overall performance comparison with the family group and whether lessons could be learned from Torbay whose position had improved more than ours;

·         SARC funding.  It was reported that NHS England were looking to publish user specifications for individual SARCs within the next few months.  Current service providers would be invited to comment on the different user specifications which would then be costed.  Further information would be brought back to the Board to keep members informed;

·         the Early Intervention and Prevention Strategy 2012-15 for Children, Young People and Families, particularly those interventions that would have a positive effect in preventing and protecting young people from becoming involved in crime and risk-taking behaviour.  Members were advised that a fresh approach was being taken on this and that there was a multi-agency approach and early help framework piece of work being undertaken across a number of partnerships;

Agreed –

Written update on progress and proposed ‘reporting framework’.

Robin Carton was in attendance to provide an update with regard to the Collaborative Enforcement Pilot.  Members were reminded of the principles of collaborative enforcement, namely –

·         Don’t walk by

·         Shared problems and shared solutions

·         A readily recognisable Plymouth enforcement presence

·         Structured information gathering and sharing

·         Shared intelligence and analysis

·         Joint tasking based on evidence

·         Joint priorities

·         Coterminous boundaries

It was reported that those involved had been surprised at the speed of its success and whilst some issues had been identified this had been expected and the cause and solution were being explored.  One such problem had been around data recording and sharing.

Discussion took place around the governance arrangements, how the pilot ward had been selected and whether there was scope for challenge/change.  Members were advised that the project fell under the responsibility of the Director for Public Health and he had  meetings scheduled with both the Chair and Andrew Boulting where any concerns could be raised.

The report was noted.

http://www.ddccrc.co.uk/i/uploads/DDC-Brochure-v9.pdf

http://www.ddccrc.co.uk/uploads/publications/21-1.pdf

The Board heard from Charlotte Coker who provided a progress update in respect of Transforming Rehabilitation.  Members were advised that –

·         mobilisation was still under way and there was no finalised structure of what the CRC in Devon and Cornwall was going to look like;

·         The new IT platform had not yet materialised and it wasn’t expected to be ready until June 2016 at the earliest;

·         work-streams across the package area were being developed with a view to harmonising services and commissioning opportunities were also being explored;

·         Inspection report had just been published;

·         some issues around how new cases were moved had been identified;

·         as there were only two middle-tier managers, there were often difficulties encountered around how they engaged with relevant groups.

Georgia Webb requested that a copy of the Inspection report.

The verbal update was noted.

Rolled forward from last meeting (23.1.2015).

The Board was advised that concerns raised at a previous meeting by Lorraine Robison, around falling membership numbers, was due to be scrutinised at the next meeting of the Police and Crime Panel.  Anyone was welcome to attend and observe proceedings or, alternatively, could watch the meeting online via the webcast.

The verbal update was noted.

Members were advised that a written report was expected at the next Police and Crime Panel meeting covering the first two months of operation.  The launch and operation to date had gone well with far fewer problems being encountered than anticipated.  One of the problems that had come out was in relation to Domestic Violence where there had been a real issue around getting service providers to focus on need rather than risk.  Volunteers were coming on board and, through monitoring of the website, it was evident that it had been getting an increasing number of ‘hits’.

The verbal update noted.

Members noted the report providing an update on the current provision in relation to Domestic Abuse.

Members noted the report on Substance Misuse and Mental Health.

Members noted the content of the Chief Constable’s letter on Mental Health / S136, along with the Police and Crime Commissioner’s supporting letter.

Options for developing a cost efficient model building upon existing arrangements for managing Prolific and other Priority Offenders (TurnAround Programme) Across Devon/Cornwall and Dorset

Members noted the content of DCI Paul Powley’s presentation and the Chair’s response on behalf of the Safer Plymouth Partnership.

All meetings will commence at 10 am.  Venues to be confirmed –

·         Thursday 23 July 2015

·         Thursday 22 September 2015

·         Thursday 21 January 2016

·         Thursday 14 April 2016 (Provisional)

·         Thursday 23 July 2015

·         Thursday 22 September 2015

·         Thursday 21 January 2016

·         Thursday 14 April 2016 (Provisional)

All meetings to commence at 10 am.