Agenda and minutes

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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.

Apologies had been received from Rachel Lissaur.  

There were none.

There were no declarations of interest.

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 6 October 2021 as a correct record.

Page 5 of the minutes referring to Early Years should be changed to read “Early Help”. 

RESOLVED:

That subject to the above change, the minutes of the meeting held on 6 October 2021 be agreed as a correct record.

Noted.

Presentation by Jackie Di Falco.

Ms Jackie Di Falco presented the item.

Co-Chair, Mr Simon Crick stated that he would be happy to support the ongoing work regarding stop-and search.

The meeting welcomed the report and heard that:

·      Some internship work was being done with Sony music. A music studio was being used and a workspace was available for use in Bruce Grove. Work was being done with Sony to develop the skills for young people so they could pursue various careers.

·      The work involved a small cohort of young people who were engaged with the youth justice service. The understanding from this work would be taken and applied to a wider cohort of young people. This would involve siblings of young people who had been involved with the youth justice service (or those at risk of offending).

·      Work would be done more closely with youth services and the Haringey Community Gold Service to ensure that a wider group of people were being reached out to. It was hoped that this could be extended as part of the prevention approach.

·      It was important that members of the black community be provided with opportunities and development processes that were not solely related to sports and music (although sports and music was important).

·      The Guest of Honour programme was created to help black men who were seen as successful to speak to a cohort of young people to motivate them to have various careers. The programme and raising awareness of successful black men from various backgrounds should be continued.

·      There were resources in the borough, such as the college of North East London which had great resources for young people.  It’s was worth considering to what extent Further Education providers were part of the wider debate and what needed to be done with such institutions regarding the offers and availability of courses for career paths.

·      It should be noted that the most prolific offenders suffered difficult childhood experiences and that the behavioural scientists had said that the first seven years of a child’s development was key for the long term wellbeing of the individual.

·      Fathers to Fathers had been involved with the workshops. Innovative projects would continue on the basis that the funding and resources also continued.

·      It was worth noting that Ms Jackie Wright, from Tottenham, had placed number 1 on the Black Britain’s Power List and was the Vice President of Microsoft USA.

RESOLVED:

That the contents of the report and plan be noted.

Presentation by Joe Benmore.

Mr Joe Benmore presented the item and reminded the meeting that the consultation document had been made available and that responses should be submitted by 10 January 2022.

The Chair queried if the feedback and communities and partners was different to MOPAC’s intended priorities and if it would impact any strategic direction.

The meeting heard that:

·           MOPAC appeared to be most interested in where Londoners placed their interest. There would be an emphasis on violence and improving community relationships.

·           A set-up session or a meeting involving the Community Safety Partnership would be created in order to develop a response.

RESOLVED:

That the presentation be noted.

Presentation by Inspector Scott Mason

Inspector Scott Mason presented the item.

The meeting heard that:

·      Full intelligence checks were carried out on the women being dealt with to check where they were from and where they were housed. Trails were followed for as long as possible including housing checks, immigration checks, if they were known to specific lists and other checks.

·      An IPSA was an Independent Sexual Violence Advisor. This was someone who could speak to the females present around safeguarding issues.

·      Seven controllers had been identified in total and investigations were ongoing.

·      Partnership Working where the issues were discussed. The Police attended the PPSG in both Enfield and Haringey. There were partners that attended the PPSG and Inspector Mason would be happy to collaborate with any entity that could help make progress.

·      The figures for women and girls having been taken out of difficult predicaments would be shared with the Board.

·      The offences between the northern and southern area were grouped together but could be broken down between numbers noted in Enfield and Haringey.

·      A firearm (a revolver) was recovered by the Boxter team. This was found by an approach followed by a stop and search. This led to a short foot chase. Officers eventually recovered a live loaded revolver.

RESOLVED:

That the presentation be noted.

Report to follow.

Presentation by Bev Hendricks

This item was withdrawn from the agenda.

There were none.

Ms Manju Lukhman advised that a homicide had taken place and the Council had undertaken notification to the Home Office and the Council would undertake a DHR. The first DHR meeting would take place on 16 December 2021. The matter would be reported back to the Community Safety Partnership once the review had been concluded and the action plan had been produced.

Mr Peter Christian stated that if there was anybody that the Board were aware of being vaccine hesitant, then they should encourage those individuals to take their vaccines.

Mr Sandeep Broca noted that the strategic assessment process was underway. This was the annual review of crime and community safety across the borough. This would be brought forward to the next meeting of the Community Safety Partnership. 

Mr Joe Benmore suggested that an item may need to be brought forward regarding implications for Haringey Council as a result of government restrictions in response to the coronavirus crisis. 

The next meeting will take place on 9 February 2022.