ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY SAFETY SCRUTINY COMMITTEE WORK PROGRAMME FOR 2003/04
ITEM
DESCRIPTION
RESPONSIBLE
MEMBER / OFFICER
INVITEES
COMMENTS
Meeting date 2 June 2003, 2.00pm, Salford Civic Centre, Swinton – deadline for items 23 May 2003.
Service Plan 2003/04 First draft of the plan.
Charles Green.
Councillor Merry.
Review of the work of A review of the Scrutiny Committee, Karen Lucas, Russell
Charles Green,
the Scrutiny
to reflect on progress since the
Bernstein and Councillor
Gordon Dickson,
Committee.
review held in April 2002 and
Ullman.
Stuart Kitchen,
consider how to move forward.
Councillors Merry,
Lancaster
Best Value Review of Final Report.
Stuart Kitchen.
Councillor
Date for presentation at
Economic
Lancaster.
Cabinet not yet agreed.
Development.
Meeting date 7 July 2003, 2pm, Salford Civic Centre, Swinton – deadline for items 27 June 2003.
To report back following the
Charles Green, John
Councillor
May possibly be
approval of funding. To provide
Wooderson and Elaine
Warmisham.
deferred to September
more detail on the thematics as
Davis.
2003, depending on the
outlined in the report.
timing of the approval.
Burglary Reduction
Members to receive a report
Charles Green & Gordon
Councillor
initiatives.
detailing initiatives & progress to
Dickson.
Lancaster.
date.
Hate Crime.
Report to be presented outlining the Hate Crime Coordinator.
Councillor
hate crime initiative, and has it
Lancaster.
increased the recording of various
crimes.
To provide comparative data from
other local authorities on the
number of reported hate crime.
Housing Market
Renewal Fund.
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Neighbourhood
Renewal Strategy.
Monitoring information taken from
the ‘Early Warning System’.
Charles Green.
Criminal Justice
Reform Act.
To receive a report on the main
Nikki Smith/Tony Hatton.
parts of the Criminal Justice Reform
Act and the impact on the Criminal
Justice system in the City of Salford.
Councillor
Lancaster.
Follow on from the
special meeting held in
September 2002.
Councillor
Lancaster.
Meeting date 1 September 2003. 2pm, Salford Civic Centre, Swinton – deadline for items 22 August 2003.
Pledge 5.
To receive a progress report on
Stuart Kitchen .
Councillor Merry.
Sept Scrutiny C’tee In
pledge 5 - ‘stronger communities’.
line with Cabinets
schedule.
Crime and Clear Up
A 6 monthly report will be presented Chief Superintendent Brian Councillors
Following on from the
Rates – 6 monthly
to members on the current crime
Wroe and Gordon
Lancaster and
May 2003, provide
report.
and clear up rates figures for
Dickson.
Connor.
clarification as to
Salford together with some
whether the street crime
comparative information from other
initiatives are increasing
areas within Greater Manchester.
the recording of various
crimes, how Salford
compares to OLA in the
number of violent
crimes and a
geographical analysis
for repeat burglaries
and street hot spots.
Chief Constable
Michael Todd invited.
Performance
Indicators.
Quartile 1
Quarterly status report &
comparator action plan (for those
PI’s below target).
Charles Green & Gordon
Dickson.
Councillor
Lancaster.
2
Public Service
Agreement.
Following on from the Jan
Committee provide a progress
report on performance against
targets (objectives 9 & 10).
Charles Green & Lyndsey
Priestley.
Councillor
Lancaster.
Meeting date 6 October2003, 2pm, Salford Civic Centre, Swinton – deadline for items 26 September 2003.
2001 Census.
Members to receive a further report Malcolm Sykes, Charles
Councillor Warner Following on from the
detailing population detail by Wards, Green and John Reehill.
and Lancaster.
report presented in May
travelling to/from work analysis,
2003, provide a
migration, sub ward information at
breakdown in age of the
an economic development level
35.5% of Salford
integrating with regeneration – thus
residents with no
providing a holistic approach.
qualifications, the
national average for
single households.
Meeting 3 November 2003, 2pm, Salford Civic Centre, Swinton – deadline for items 24 October 2003.
Tourism Strategy
To give consideration to the final
Tracy Stephens & Robin
Councillors Lea
Presentation this month
publication of the Tourism Strategy
Culpin
and Sheehy.
to be confirmed.
for the City, following on from March
Councillor Pennington
meeting.
to be invited to attend
on behalf of L L & L
Scrutiny.
City of Salford Fear
of Crime Survey
VISITS Neighbourhood
Warden Scheme.
Other Issues for consideration.
To receive information in relation to Gordon Dickson
the findings of the survey (Quality of
life).
To arrange a committee visit to
Karen Lucas and Gordon
investigate the progress being made Dickson
on the City’s Neighbourhood
Warden Scheme.
Councillor
Lancaster.
Councillor
Lancaster
Visit to be discussed
with Members.
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The City Council as
an Employer
Neighbourhood
Management.
Neighbourhood
Wardens.
-“Drugs and alcohol
associated crime.
CCTV Strategy
Youth Nuisance
Strategy.
Best Value Review of
Community
Engagement.
To receive a presentation on Salford
City Councils Employment Strategy
(Skills required/future requirements,
no. of people from Salford employed
by the Council, number of
female/ethnic minority officers in
senior posts).
Copy of the report presented at
Cabinet.
Future areas of deployment – report
presented to Cabinet.
Future bidding & programmes.
A report to be presented to
Members detailing prevalent
information.
To receive a report on the
production of the City CCTV
Strategy
Following presentation of the
strategy in April, to report back on
the consultation with staff that has
links with young people.
Following on from the April meeting
presentation of the report to provide
further information covering:
Performance measures.
Review of the service.
Evaluation of alternative models.
Selling and promotion of the
service.
Martin Smith,
Stuart Kitchen and Emily
Kynes.
Lead Member and
Councillor Lea
Charles Green.
Councillor
Lancaster.
Councillor
Lancaster.
Charles Green.
Gordon Dickson.
Councillor
Lancaster.
Gordon Dickson.
Councillor
Lancaster.
To include similar
information from the
local NHS Trusts.
Deferred from the April
2003 meeting.
Gordon Dickson, John
Rooney, Councillor
Warmisham.
Steve Thompson.
Councillor Merry.
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Corporate Security
Services Strategy.
National research on
crime.
Corporate Security
Services Strategy.
Performance
Improvement Plan for
the Best Value
Review of
Community Safety
(section 17).
Central Salford
Regeneration &
Delivery Plan.
Members to receive the report prior
to presentation at Cabinet.
Re-engage with the Professor of
Criminology who previously
provided research.
Presentation of the report prior to
finalisation.
Members to receive an updated
Improvement Plan and action sheet
following on from the March
2003meeting.
Charles Green.
Gordon Dickson.
Councillor
Lancaster.
To receive a report on this issue.
Charles Green.
Councillor Merry.
Karen Lucas in liason with
Councillor Ullman.
Charles Green.
Date of Next meeting: 2 JUNE 2003 at 2.00pm (briefing for Members at 1.30pm)
Chair
Assistant Director
Scrutiny Support Officer
Tony Ullman
Russell Bernstein
David McGovern/Karen Lucas
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