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The Safer Streets bid for Exeter and another part of Plymouth had been delayed.

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Within the Vision Zero Partnership, the Board had taken full control of the camera partnership and would be seeking to implement changes to achieve their targets. The Commissioner thanked members for their commitment in their communities through the community speed watch and volunteers who had kept people safe on the roads. 

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The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner had been successful in receiving extra funding for the Domestic Abuse Perpetrators programme. This Police had been funding victim support in relation to domestic abuse but the funding would start to tackle the perpetrators.

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The summer of 2021 had been busy for Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, due to the impact of COVID-19 and the UK population opting for more ‘staycations’. This had also resulted in more traffic and tragically deaths had occurred on the roads. 

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If members or the public wanted to sight the live wait times of the 101 service they would be able to go online for this information.

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Newquay Police station had reopened to the public and the Commissioner expressed a commitment to reopen Tiverton’s Police station in Devon along with others across the region afterwards.

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That there had been a spike in deaths on the highways in Devon and Cornwall. The Commissioner clarified that there had been 21 deaths on the regions roads over a three month period which had reinforced the decision to move forward with the Vision Zero partnership to bring those road deaths to zero. The commissioner advised members that people wanting to end their lives on the road rather than having a collision and losing their lives had increased and would be brought back to the Panel at a later date to have a discussion. 

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A request for an update on traveller legislation at a future meeting due to on-going problems caused in the region. 

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Members requested that the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner circulate to the public the re-opening of Newquay Police station and other future Police stations in the future.

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The Commissioner advised members that Tiverton Police station would open in the Autumn of 2021.

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The commissioner had been thanked by Councillor Knowles for the grant in relation to CCTV and would be implementing this shortly.

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The Police and Crime Commissioner advised members that Operation Snap provided 200 uploads a month with around two thirds having some form of action taken. The Commissioner would also look into initiatives to reduce horse deaths and other related problems across the region. 

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The Commissioner had advised Councillor Hackett that handheld camera’s for community speed watch teams should be supplied by the Police. If this had not been happening the commissioner requested this to be submitted in writing.

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The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner would correspond with Councillor Lois Samuel with further information of the domestic abuse perpetrator programme in order for this to inform the Domestic Abuse Commissioners Panel of good practice between Devon, Cornwall, Plymouth and Torbay as a collective.