Agenda and minutes

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Items
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1.

FILMING AT MEETINGS

Please note that this meeting may be filmed or recorded by the Council for live or subsequent broadcast via the Council’s internet site or by anyone attending the meeting using any communication method. Although we ask members of the public recording, filming or reporting on the meeting not to include the public seating areas, members of the public attending the meeting should be aware that we cannot guarantee that they will not be filmed or recorded by others attending the meeting. Members of the public participating in the meeting (e.g. making deputations, asking questions, making oral protests) should be aware that they are likely to be filmed, recorded or reported on. 

 

By entering the meeting room and using the public seating area, you are consenting to being filmed and to the possible use of those images and sound recordings.

 

The chair of the meeting has the discretion to terminate or suspend filming or recording, if in his or her opinion continuation of the filming, recording or reporting would disrupt or prejudice the proceedings, infringe the rights of any individual or may lead to the breach of a legal obligation by the Council.

Minutes:

The Chair referred Members present to agenda Item 1 as shown on the agenda in respect of filming at this meeting, and Members noted the information contained therein.

2.

Apologies

To receive any apologies for absence.

Minutes:

There were apologies from Cllr Weston  and  Cllr Ogiehor. Cllr Liz  Morris attended the meeting.

 

There were apologies from Stephen McDonnell and Eubert Malcolm.

 

There were apologies for lateness from Beverley Tarka.

3.

CSP Agenda only 25th July 2018 pdf icon PDF 217 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

 It was noted that the September meeting of the CSP would be moved to October.

4.

Urgent Business

The Chair will consider the admission of any items of Urgent Business. (Late items of Urgent Business will be considered where they appear. New items of Urgent Business will be considered under Item x below).

Minutes:

None.

5.

Declarations of Interest

Members of the Board must declare any personal and/or prejudicial interests with respect to agenda items and must not take part in any discussion with respect to those items.

Minutes:

None

6.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 225 KB

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 26 February as a correct record.

Minutes:

The minutes of the  meeting held on the 26th of February 2018 were confirmed as  a correct record of the meeting.

7.

Introduction of new Chairs and priorities

Minutes:

At the outset of the meeting, there was introductions from Helen Millichap - Borough Commander, Cllr Blake – Cabinet member for Communities, Safety and Engagement, and David Murray – Interim Assistant Director of Environment and Neighbourhood.

  • The Borough Commander noted that it was a challenging time with finite resources available to the police. Further, there was a challenge to ensure that the police were effective enforcers of the law whilst creating trust in young people. The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) acknowledged the tricky areas that existed and was mindful of setting challenges that were both realistic and achievable. It was paramount that there was trust and confidence in the police, particularly amongst young people. It was important that shared endeavours were agreed and also what the next practical steps would be.    

 

  • The Cabinet Member for Communities, Engagement and Safety outlined the manifesto of the new Labour administration at Haringey Council, which he stated was clear in its commitment to reduce the level of crime in the borough. The Cabinet Member highlighted that a number of the commitments, such as reducing crime amongst young people, chimed with the challenges highlighted by the MPS, particularly that the community felt reassured that the Council was doing all it could to reduce crime. The focus of the new administration was at the prevention and intervention stage. The Cabinet Member further stated that recent public funding cuts had affected the current state of affairs. With regard to the increase in crime across London, it was noted that the Labour administration at Haringey had a manifesto commitment to increase investment in youth services throughout the borough.

 

  • Interim Assistant Director of Environment and Neighbourhood outlined the commitment of Haringey Council to bring plans and strategies, agreed with the CSP, into action.  The Council would be working to avoid any disconnect between theory and reality in the delivery of any strategies agreed. 

 

 

8.

Borough Plan Overview

Minutes:

The Partnership heard an overview of the Borough Plan. It was explained that the Borough Plan set out a list of priorities for the Council, which was expected to be going out to public consultation in October. The Council had been undertaking extensive engagement with its partners to gather their views to develop the Plan. This was facilitated by a partner engagement event which provided useful feedback.

 

Following discussion, it was recognised that ‘trust’ and ‘confidence’ should be defined within the context of what the CSP was seeking to achieve and, further, what it meant to ‘build’ these. In response, it was noted that confidence, in this remit, had many far ranging connotations. The main objective was to improve confidence in the community that crime was being seriously looked into and all efforts were being made to address these. Improving trust was a prerequisite amongst young people and they had to be able to rely on the police and the Council to do all they can to protect them from crime (particularly through preventative action).  

The Cabinet Member detailed that there appeared to be a feeling of mistrust with the authorities, and attributed this to being a by-product from the era of austerity. Building effective relationships with the community should be a key objective for the Community Safety Partnership. 

The Borough Commander stated that confidence in this arena was essentially about building the following:

           Confidence in the Police;

           Confidence in the institutions; and

           Confidence in the community to feel safe

9.

Community Safety Strategy Developments pdf icon PDF 87 KB

Minutes:

The CSP considered this report which provided an update on the status of the borough’s Community Safety Strategy. The report explained that the current Community Safety Strategy was extended to 2018 to allow alignment with the new Borough Plan (discussed at Agenda Item 8).

 

The CSP was informed that the emerging Community Safety Strategy aimed to improve the quality of life in the borough by addressing the outcomes arising out of local, national, and regional drivers, such as reducing high crime rates and reducing reoffending. Further, the CSP noted that there had historically been an issue between the fit of single agency plans and partnership ones but that the new Borough Plan would be a Partnership Plan and so presented an opportunity for stronger alignment with the Community Safety Strategy. The Strategy would be looking to build on the outcomes of the previous Strategy, such as continuing to prevent and minimise gang-related activity and victimisation.

 

The CSP was notified that, as the Borough Plan is finalised, a draft Community Safety Strategy would also be drawn up and shared among partners for comment. Given the progress to date this work could be finalised through bilateral meetings and a new Strategy presented to the next meeting of this Partnership.

 

Following discussion, it was queried what the process involved in changing attitudinal issues was. It was noted that, in order to change attitudes through reasoning, it was important to listen to the views and experiences of individuals in the community. Only once people and their situation were understood, could a tailor made response be developed to change their attitude.

RESOLVED

To note that officers will align a refreshed Community Safety Strategy with the new Borough Plan, taking account of the latest Strategic Assessment.

 

 

10.

Serious Youth Violence Strategy Developments pdf icon PDF 658 KB

Minutes:

The CSP considered the new strategy in development to combat serious youth violence. The CSP were advised that the purpose of the Young People at Risk Strategy was to prevent serious youth violence and improve outcomes for young people at risk of becoming victims or perpetrators. A key focal point was to reduce the number of young people in the criminal system and those involved in crime. Particular emphasis would be placed on prevention and early intervention, seeking to nurture the protective factors that help young people to stay safe and keep them on a positive path. The strategy would propose a vision communities celebrated and one that nurtured young people. It was emphasised that it would be essential to support young people to grow up safe from harm.

 

The CSP was informed that the strategy focused on ensuring that the following key outcomes were met:

 

  • young people were safe, and felt safe from violence;
  • young people had good mental health; and
  • young people had positive aspirations.

 

To achieve the above, there would be a greater focus on a preventative approach. This included addressing and identifying factors which would identify young people before they became at more significant risk of becoming victims of violent crime. The CSP was informed that the Council would intervene or enable partners to intervene as early as possible in a young person’s life if they were at risk of becoming a victim or perpetrator of violent crime. Families, communities and schools were at the heart of this approach.

The MPS and authorities were recognised as being crucial in playing lead roles to ensure that the outcomes of the strategy were achieved. Additionally, it was noted that significant partner engagement needed to take place with schools, communities and families to see what different roles actors and agencies should be taking.

The CSP was notified of the timeline of the Young People at Risk Strategy, which was as follows:

  • a needs analysis in July 2018;
  • an evidence review in August 2018;
  • a practice review in September 2018;
  • partner engagement in October 2018; and
  • Presented to Cabinet in January 2019.

The CSP was asked to consider its view on whether the Council had the right vision for the strategy and how organisations represented in the CSP could contribute to achieving the outcomes identified above.

The following points were raised in discussion:

  • The co-producing of the strategy between the Council’s partners, communities and young people was welcomed but that housing needed representation and true co-producing involved families. In response, it was noted that housing participation was welcomed in the strategy and acknowledged that the voice of young people would be essential to this piece of work.

 

  • Significant data existed elsewhere, such as in New York and Glasgow, where similar strategies had been created. It was acknowledged that such data and information was useful and issues like mediation would be looked into to ascertain how effective they had been elsewhere and whether they should be replicated in the Strategy.

 

11.

Strategic Assessment pdf icon PDF 134 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The CSP considered the presentation at Annex A which summarised the 2017-18 Haringey Community Safety Partnership Strategic Assessment. The presentation outlined areas of concern and/or where performance was not in line with the London average. Areas covered were critical locations and emerging problems. The Strategic Assessment would be used to form the basis of the Community Safety Strategy (as discussed at Item 9) and the key areas of focus. The CSP was advised that the Strategic Assessment was an annual statutory requirement of all Community Safety Partnerships in England and Wales, authored between September and March.

 

The CSP was informed that the Strategic Assessment corroborated with the Mayor’s priority areas to address. Amongst the priorities were:

 

  • A commitment to tackling violence against women and girls;
  • Working with community organisations to further youth engagement; and
  • Zero tolerance approach to hate crime.

 

The local priorities identified for the borough of Haringey included robbery and Non-Domestic Violence with Injury (VWI). The Strategic Assessment placed particular emphasis on the pressing need for violence reduction (such as in knife crime, firearms and gang related activity) and that this should be one of the principal objectives for Haringey.

 

It was noted that, whilst overall recorded crimes in Haringey had increased (+7%), Haringey had experienced a smaller increase than the London average (+8%). The CSP’s attention was drawn to the fact that there was specific areas where Haringey was not performing as well when compared to London as a whole, such as an increase of +3.5% in hate crime reports in the 12 months to December 2017, whilst London had seen an increase of +3% during the same period. However, there were areas where Haringey was doing better than London as a whole, such as the statistic which showed that there had been a reduction in young victims of knife injuries, reducing by -8% in the 12 months to February 2018. During this period, London overall had increased by 8%.

 

In further discussing the statistic on the reduction of young victims of crime, specifically ‘knife injury victims aged under 25 (non-domestic)’, it was noted that this had fallen by 28% in Haringey. It was queried how accurate this figure was, given that this statistic was only from what had been reported to the police and there might have been more cases than those reported. In response, it was noted that this figure was more likely than not to be correct as there was alternative means by which it could have been discovered that there had been a knife injury to a victim, other than it being reported to the police, such as the analysation of hospital admissions or data attained from young people. Lastly, it was acknowledged that, although the figure was a positive one and indicated a general move in the right direction, it must be noted that knife enabled crime was on the increase year on year and complacency must be avoided in view of positive statistics.

 

The following points were also raised in discussion:  ...  view the full minutes text for item 11.

12.

Discussion on above

Minutes:

Following group discussions amongst the Community Safety Partnership, there was a positive reaction to the new emphasis on focussing strategically on intervention and prevention. It was acknowledged that, moving forward, better identifying factors which could help prevent crime, such as those discussed in Agenda Item 11, as being the fundamental point that would underpin the success of any strategies created.

 

It was identified that a large number of those who were found to be engaged with criminal activity had already had some dealings with the authority in one way or another.  It was felt that a key focus should be to look at how a preventative approach could be adopted to ensure that individuals were not caught up in a cycle of criminal activity and constant engagement with the authorities. For those that were identified as being at risk of becoming involved with crime, what could be offered to them (in terms of support) to prevent initial involvement with the authorities. The use of role models and mentors who could embody a positive image for young people to emulate was suggested as an effective preventative measure, as had been shown by other systems that successfully used similar tactics to prevent and combat criminal activity.

 

Additionally, agencies such as local groups with a far reach and a high number of members should be utilised in spreading positive messages. 

It was noted that there existed a range of strategies used by the police, Haringey Council and the Safer Neighbourhood Board to treat similar issues. Issues such as these must be addressed to reduce the potential for duplicate activity. It was felt that it would be helpful if strategies used by the various agencies were aligned so that resources could be better strategically used.

In looking at the issue of serious youth violence and the causes of it, with regard to wider factors such as organisation of crime, it was acknowledged that the Council and its partners had significant scope to contribute to the reduction of this. For example, Homes for Housing could be a significant resource tool for the police in alerting them when it becomes apparent that homes within their jurisdiction were being used for criminal and gang related activity. Homes for Haringey could also help to prevent criminal activities operating out of these properties by evicting those individuals found to be using the property as a base to operate. Also it would to obtain the learning from other cities such as New York when considering actions on youth violence.

 

There was discussion about support to children who are at risk of future offending and who despite going to a school where there were good results were not achieving their potential. This meant exploring different methods for supporting these children and their families from a young age to learn and continue engaging with learning through secondary school to deter from offending. This could mean looking in detail at home factors connected with learning and better supporting the family from a child’s  ...  view the full minutes text for item 12.

13.

Information sharing protocol pdf icon PDF 424 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The CSP considered the report which detailed updated information about the MOPAC London Crime Prevention Fund (LCPF), and Co-Commissioning fund, outlining the current progress of the fund(s) to date and next steps.

The CSP was notified that the current information sharing arrangement was due for review in December 2018. However, it had been suggested that the review date for this was brought forward so that the Council could ensure the information sharing arrangement complied with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), following its implementation on 25 May 2018.

Resolved

To note the contents of the MOPAC LCPF and Co-Commissioning Fund Update.

 

14.

MOPAC Commissioning

Minutes:

The CPS considered the report which detailed updated information about the MOPAC London Crime Prevention Fund (LCPF) and Co-Commissioning Fund Update. The CSP heard that A new approach to the LCPF has been introduced that safeguards and protects local community safety and preventative services while also enabling innovation through co-commissioning to collectively achieve more than would have otherwise been possible under the previous funding formula.

The CSP noted that the Mayor of London was continuing the LCPF budget over the next four years, (2017/18 to 2020/21) and a key focus for the Council was to think consciously about how best how the money provided was spent to utilise the funds available.

The CSP heard that there would be a wide ranging focus from direct work with women and young people (specifically on 18-25 year olds)  who had been involved with crime, and tackling the sexualisation of young people to help prevent sexual violence of young people.

Resolved

To note the contents of the MOPAC LCPF and Co-Commissioning Fund Update.

 

15.

New Items of Urgent Business

To consider any new items of Urgent Business admitted under Item 2 above.

Minutes:

None

16.

Any Other Business

To raise any items of AOB.

Minutes:

None

17.

Dates of Future Meetings

To note the dates of future meetings set out below:

 

!9th of September 2pm

Minutes:

15th October 2018 2pm

12 December 2018 2pm

13 March 2019 2pm