Issue - meetings

The report attached is also intended to stimulate discussion around the following agenda item.

The Board received a report that communicated the issues from the annual data assessment and developing government priorities. The purpose of the paper was to stimulate debate about cross cutting issues and future delivery of the safer for all strategy.

It was recommended to the Board that there be a focus in the strategy on:

Ø      Maximising resources through joint tasking and problem solving – this would be through discussing and prioritising the actions to be addressed.

Ø      Prioritising early intervention and prevention.

Ø      A borough wide focus on employability and employment creation.

Ø      Investigating the range of issues to persistent locations of multiple deprivation especially Northumberland Park and having a long term plan for this area.

Ø      Delivering an integrated offender management model.

Ø      Closer working with and through private and voluntary sectors.

Ø      Promoting self reliance in crime reduction and prevention.

Ø      Support for young and female victims of crime and their families.

Ø      Application of successful interventions and lessons learnt across the HSP and neighbouring boroughs.

The Board discussed the wider issues which would have an impact on the above priorities such as engaging with young offenders and enabling them to feel that their views would be taken seriously. Schools had a key role in early intervention as they were able to recognise the children that were at risk of offending at later ages when intervening is more difficult. This was because young offenders may already be at a disadvantage in gaining employment through having lower attainment levels or they may have mental health issues which had not been identified and treated at an early age.

The subject of mentoring was discussed and it was noted that there was a GLA initiative seeking 1000 mentors to provide guidance for young people. As part of this drive, the Mayor was visiting all London boroughs to conduct community conversations.  The Board were informed that the Mayor was due to visit Haringey on the 13^th April at Tottenham Town Hall. Reverend Nims Obunge offered to provide information on the invitation process for attending this event and agreed to pass this to the Community Safety Team.   In connection with this, the Board noted that a youth summit had previously been organised by the Council and had resulted in the selection of 40 mentors who had also been trained to take part in a mentoring initiative. It was agreed that the outcomes from the summit be revisited and that it would be worthwhile locating these mentors to ascertain if they would be interested in taking part in the London scheme.

RESOLVED

That the recommendations, listed above, be agreed as a basis for the strategy going forward.