To receive any questions or petitions from members of the public
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5.1 |
Alan Kewley raised the following questions:- |
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(a) What arrangements were now in place for Members of the Committee to receive updates following meetings of the Police and Crime Panel now that the Member who used to provide such briefings (Councillor John Campbell) was no longer a Member of the Council? |
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(b) Further to the meeting of the Police and Crime Panel held on 8th July 2016, at which the appointment of the new Chief Constable for South Yorkshire (Stephen Watson) had been approved, and the announcement by Mr Watson that one of the police’s priorities would be to increase neighbourhood involvement, could the Council take steps to improve its community involvement including re-establishing PACT (Police and Communities Together) and other such meetings? |
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(c) Would it be possible for the Committee to undertake a scrutiny exercise into the role and responsibility of the Safer and Sustainable Communities Partnership? |
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5.2 |
The Chair stated that, as well as requesting that written responses be provided to Mr Kewley, some of the public engagement meetings, including Neighbourhood Action Groups, had not, historically, been well attended in the past, and whilst the Council was in favour of encouraging public engagement, such meetings were not always successful due to low attendance figures. In terms of the Police and Crime Panel, he stated that he would look to make arrangements for at least two written update reports, to be submitted to this Committee during 2016/17. He added that Councillor Talib Hussain was Chair of the Police and Crime Panel, and could be asked to attend meetings to provide an update. |