Issue - meetings

The Board received a report setting out performance against Local Area Agreement (LAA) targets within the Boards responsibly during the fourth quarter of 2008/09. An overview was also provided of targets for 2009/10 and 2010/11.

It was noted that overall performance had been good with the overall crime rate in the Borough falling by 7% in comparison with the previous year.

The serious acquisitive crime rate had gone from Amber to Green and one of the most challenging targets in relation to the number of thefts from motor vehicles had been missed by just 0.1%, which showed that there had been a significant improvement in this area over the last year.

The Chair recognised that many of the improvements seen in performance were due to the effort of partners and she expressed her thanks to members of the Board for their contribution.

It was noted that during the next year there would be a focus on providing greater support to victims of crime and a more holistic approach to offenders and victims of drug and alcohol abuse. There would also be a new focus on seasonal marketing and informing the public via targeted publicity campaigns of successful initiatives led by the partnership.

The Board noted that initial work had been carried out by the Police to identify how the economic downturn might impact upon crime and preventative measures were being identified.

In response to a query the Board was advised that there would be monitoring and evaluation of the projects to ensure that there was a tangible impact.

RESOLVED:

1. That the report be noted.

2. That the SCEB Performance Management Group should continue to analyse performance and report back to the HSP.