Issue - meetings

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The Board received an initial report on proposals for a Communications Strategy and programme for the Safer Communities Executive Board. There was felt to be a need for this strategy to be in line with national good practice to ensure effective long term investment in the development of communications and consultation activity to support partnership programme delivery, maximise existing partnership resources and to seek to reduce the fear of crime in Haringey. The Board were advised that sufficient gaps and opportunities have been highlighted in this strategy to warrant agreement to the recommendations and active participation in co-ordinated delivery.

The Board noted the findings of the report and key objectives which were listed on page 8 of the interleaved report.  The chair thanked the report authors for the report which had been useful, and the Board agreed to the model of communications that the Performance Management Group of the HSP have decided, which is that the HSP should set the framework and principals for all theme boards’ communications strategies; key messages to reflect the key priorities of the HSP and its theme boards.

RESOLVED

The Board commended the work that had resulted in the draft Communications Strategy, and noted the importance of delivering clear, partnership key messages that promoted the good work of the partnership and addressed the fear of crime.

The recommendations of the report were not agreed as this required further discussion at the HSP.