ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY SAFETY SCRUTINY COMMITTEE WORK PROGRAMME FOR 2003/04
ITEM
DESCRIPTION/PURPOSE.
RESPONSIBLE
MEMBER / OFFICER
INVITEES
COMMENTS
Meeting date 7 July 2003, 2pm, Salford Civic Centre, Swinton – deadline for items 27 June 2003.
Best Value Review of Final Report & improvement plan.
Charles Green & Stuart
Councillor Merry.
Date for presentation at
Economic
Kitchen.
Cabinet not yet agreed.
Development.
Discussion Paper.
Members have agreed to carry out a David McGovern.
Councillor Merry.
piece of work to look in more detail
at one of its major themes. The
discussion paper suggests ways in
moving this forward.
Crime related Issues To inform Members thinking for the
Russell Bernstein.
Paper.
meeting with the Chief Constable.
Criminal Justice
To receive a information paper on
Nikki Smith/Tony Hatton.
Reform Act.
the main parts of the Criminal
Justice Reform Act and the impact
on the Criminal Justice system in
the City of Salford and the impact
on local residents.
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Meeting date 1 September 2003. 2pm, Salford Civic Centre, Swinton – deadline for items 18 August 2003.
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
Chief Constable Michael
areas within Greater Manchester.
the recording of various
Todd invited.
crimes, how Salford
compares to OLA in the
number of violent
crimes and a
geographical analysis
for repeat burglaries
and street hot spots.
Performance
Indicators for crime.
Public Service
Agreement.
City of Salford Fear
of Crime Survey
Burglary Reduction
Initiatives.
Quartile 1
Quarterly status report &
comparator action plan for those
PI’s below target.
Members to receive a progress
report on performance against
target 9 – reduce vehicle crime &
target 10 – to reduce domestic
crime.
To receive information in relation to
the findings of the survey (Quality of
life).
Members to receive a report
detailing initiatives & progress to
date.
Charles Green & Gordon
Dickson.
Councillor
Lancaster.
Charles Green & Lyndsey
Priestley.
Councillor
Lancaster.
Gordon Dickson
Councillor
Lancaster.
Charles Green & Gordon
Dickson.
Councillor
Lancaster.
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National research on
crime.
Performance
Improvement Plan for
the Best Value
Review of
Community Safety
(section 17).
Re-engage with the Professor of
Criminology – to provide an update
on the crime & disorder audit.
Members to receive a progress
report on the Improvement Plan and
action sheet following on from the
March 2003 meeting. Including a
timetable for completion.
Karen Lucas in liason with
Councillor Ullman.
Councillor
Lancaster.
Gordon Dickson.
Councillor
Lancaster.
Meeting date 6 October 2003, 2pm, Salford Civic Centre, Swinton – deadline for items 26 September 2003.
2001 Census.
Members to receive a further report Malcolm Sykes, Charles
Councillor
Following on from the
detailing population detail by Wards, Green and John Reehill.
Antrobus and
report presented in May
travelling to/from work analysis,
Lancaster.
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.
Housing Market
To report back following the
Charles Green, John
Councillor Connor. Presentation depending
Renewal Fund.
approval of funding. To provide
Wooderson and Elaine
on the timing of the
more detail on the thematics as
Davis.
approval.
outlined in the report.
Neighbourhood
Monitoring information taken from
Charles Green and Marie
Councillor
Follow on from the
Renewal Strategy.
the ‘Early Warning System’.
Lindars.
Lancaster.
special meeting held in
September 2002.
Pledge 5.
Monitoring progress on pledge 5 Stuart Kitchen .
Councillor Merry.
‘stronger communities’ in respect of
economic development.
Central Salford
To receive a report on this issue.
Charles Green.
Councillor Merry.
Regeneration &
Delivery Plan.
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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
Councillor Warner Councillor Pennington
publication of the Tourism Strategy
Culpin
to be invited to attend
for the City, following on from March
on behalf of L L & L
meeting.
Scrutiny.
The City Council as
To receive a presentation on Salford Martin Smith,
Councillors Merry
Comparative
an Employer
City Councils Employment Strategy Stuart Kitchen and Emily
and Sheehy.
information from the
and links with the Economic
Kynes.
local NHS Trusts.
Development Strategy.
(Skills required/future requirements,
Possible short briefing
no. of people from Salford employed
at the meeting in July
by the Council).
outlining the present
situation.
Best Value Review of Following on from the April meeting; Steve Thompson.
Councillor
Community
presentation of the report to provide
Warmisham.
Engagement.
further information covering:
Performance measures.
Review of the service.
Evaluation of alternative models.
Selling and promotion of the
Service.
Communications.
Members to receive a progress
Martin Smith.
Councillors
report in respect of the new post
Sheehy and Merry.
and the ‘image for the City’.
Meeting 1 December 2003, 2pm, Salford Civic Centre, Swinton – deadline for items 21 November 2003.
Hate Crime.
Report to be presented outlining the Hate Crime Coordinator.
Councillor
hate crime initiative, has it increased
Lancaster.
the recording of various crimes and
details as to what this role entails.
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Drugs and alcohol
associated crime.
CCTV Strategy
Youth Nuisance
Strategy.
Corporate Security
Services Strategy.
VISITS Neighbourhood
Warden Scheme.
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.
Members to receive the report prior
to presentation at Cabinet.
Gordon Dickson.
Councillor
Lancaster.
Gordon Dickson.
Councillor
Lancaster.
Gordon Dickson, John
Rooney, Councillor
Warmisham.
Councillor Lea.
Charles Green.
Councillor
Lancaster.
Other Issues for consideration.
Members to receive information
Karen Lucas and Gordon
detailing the progress being made
Dickson
on the City’s Neighbourhood
Warden Scheme.
Neighbourhood
Management.
Members to receive a copy of the
report presented to Cabinet earlier
this year.
Neighbourhood
Wardens.
Members to receive a copy of the
report presented to Cabinet earlier
this year.
Including information in respect of
future bidding & programmes.
Deferred from the April
2003 meeting.
Councillor Merry.
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Date of Next meeting: 7 July 2003 at 2.00pm (briefing for Members at 1.30pm)
Chair
Assistant Director
Scrutiny Support Officer
Tony Ullman
Russell Bernstein
David McGovern/Karen Lucas
0161 792 7413
0161 793 3530
0161 793 2513/3318
13.6.03
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