Summary of the Safer Suffolk Partnership Board Meeting
held on 05 March 2013
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A performance report on Community Safety and Drugs and Alcohol was presented to
the Board by John Sanderson and Amanda Jones, to make decisions on where
performance needs to be improved.
The draft Terms of Reference for the Board were presented and discussed. The
Board needs to review their Terms of Reference every year. There have been
changes in legislation and the partnership landscape, which affects the Boards
governance responsibility and membership, the main changes highlighted within the
TOR were:
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The Board did provide the governance framework for the Drug and Alcohol
Action team (DAAT). This responsibility will move to Suffolk County Council
(SCC) as the responsibility for Public Health from April 2013. The Board will
continue to monitor the work of the DAAT and those it commissions as the
Board has a priority to tackle substance misuse.
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Home Office funding has transferred from the Safer Suffolk Partnership Board
to the Police Crime Commissioner.
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Over the last few months discussions have been taking place around a
countywide group brings together the strategic work required in relation to:
sexual exploitation; domestic and ”honor” based abuse. It was proposed that
the chair of the new strategy group (once nominated) be invited as a member
and the Board to have governance on all of these areas.
The Chair expressed thanks to Amanda Jones for her contributions to the Board and
for acting as Vice-Chair, a new vice Chair will be elected at the next meeting.
A finance report was presented to the Board highlighting spend so far and to
approve carry forward for 2013-2014.
Tim Passmore, Suffolk Police and Crime Commissioner provided a verbal update
and thanked all for their contributions and Feedback on the Police and Crime Plan,
confirming that the consultation is now closed.
Two of the Boards 6 priorities were reviewed, Charlotte Foster presented on
Creating Safer Night Time Economies and Kelly Parker presented Integrated
Offender Management asking the Board to consider the following questions:
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What can your organisation contribute to achieving this priority?
Who else could contribute to achieving this priority?
What actions will you take away from the meeting?
What measures should the Board use to monitor performance in this area?
Tim Newcomb confirmed that the aim of Operational Performance Team (OPTs) is to
be made up of multi-agency teams, sited and working together to address the crime
and disorder priorities identified in the Police and Crime Plan and CSP Action Plans.
These OPTs will be part of the wider community and not Police led, however it is
early days in the consultation. An internal review of the Police Community Safety
Team for Suffolk, together with the reorganising of some District and Borough
Community Safety Teams (as D&Bs merge), are also taking place at this time.
The Governments national alcohol strategy sets out proposals to crackdown on the
'binge drinking' culture, cut alcohol fuelled violence and disorder and slash the
number of people drinking to damaging levels. The Draft Alcohol strategy was
discussed at the meeting.
The Chair took the opportunity to thank Joanna Spicer for her past contributions on
behalf of the Police Authority.
The next Board meeting will take place on Thursday 11 July – 10.00am – 1.000pm.
Taz Hussain
SCC, Community Safety Coordinator
Lead for Safer Suffolk Partnership Board and Executive
Taz.hussain@suffolk.gov.uk