Issue - meetings

The Board received a report that provided an overview of progress made in relation to the implementation of community safety strand of the Alcohol Strategy Action Plan.

It was noted that there were three strands to the Strategy:

• Community Safety
• Health
• Children and Young People

The relevant HSP Thematic Board were responsible for delivering these.

It was noted that funding for a post in the DAAT team, which focused on working with victims of domestic violence, may be lost and this was likely to affect the teams ability to address domestic violence.

In response to a query, the Board was advised that rather than issuing fixed penalty notices in response to street drinking, a targeted approach was taken and notices were not generally issued to street drinkers on an ad hoc basis.

As there was clear evidence that a large proportion of Anti Social Behaviour (ASB) was fuelled by alcohol and therefore enforcement was targeted at areas or groups of people where this link was clear.

The Board discussed how the projects in receipt of Partnership funding, which assisted street drinkers access treatment, were monitored in terms of effectiveness and there was agreement that there should be some analysis provided demonstrating this.

RESOLVED:

1. That the report be noted.

2. That the Board should receive a report that provided an analysis of the effectiveness of projects funded by the Partnership in addressing street drinking.