Agenda, decisions and minutes

At this point the Cabinet Member is asked to declare any personal or prejudicial interests he might have in the business on the agenda.

At this point in the meeting the Cabinet Member was invited to declare any personal or prejudicial interests that he might have had in the business on the agenda.

The Cabinet Member declared no interests.

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 6 March 2012.

RESOLVED:       That the minutes of the last Crime and Community Safety Decision Session held on 6 March 2012 be approved and signed by the Cabinet Member as a correct record.

At this point in the meeting, Members of the public who have registered their wish to speak at the meeting can do so. The deadline for registering is Monday 2 April 2012 at 5.00pm.

Members of the public may register to speak on -:

·        An item on the agenda

·        An issue within the Cabinet Member’s remit

·        An item that has been published on the Information Log since the last session. Information reports are listed at the end of the agenda.

Please note that no items have been published on the Information Log since the last Decision Session.

It was reported that there had been no registrations to speak under the Council’s Public Participation Scheme.

The following report outlines the current landscape of Designated Public Place Orders (DPPO) and puts forward proposals to consult on a simplification of the structure which would ease enforcement and reduce displacement.

RESOLVED:       (i)      That the report be noted.

(ii)      That Option 3 to consult on a single DPPO within the boundary of the Outer Ring Road, maintain those existing outside the outer ring road and create additional orders to address problems as they arise be approved.

REASON:                     To ensure that the Council and the police can effectively tackle the problems associated with anti-social behaviour and street drinking.

The Cabinet Member received a report which outlined the current landscape of Designated Public Place Orders (DPPO) and put forward proposals to consult on a simplification of the structure to ease enforcement and reduce displacement of anti social drinking behaviour.

Officers informed the Cabinet Member that methods that had been used by the Police to record of anti social behaviour (ASB) made it difficult to identify what ASB could be attributed to alcohol.

They  suggested that Option 4, to consult on a single DPPO covering the whole Unitary Authority, was the most appropriate approach to simplify the structure. As they felt that it was better to consult in as wide an area as possible, to include all the relevant communities affected.

The Cabinet Member felt that Option 3, to consult on a single DPPO within the boundary of the Outer Ring Road, maintain those existing outside the outer ring road and create additional orders to address problems as they arise, could be more justifiable because it would be consistent and would limit displacement.

He mentioned to Officers that the consultation should be clear about what a DPPO was not, and that all options proposed in the Officer’s report should be presented. He suggested that the Council’s Communications Team could also be involved in promoting the consultation, in order to achieve more public awareness.

RESOLVED:       (i)      That the report be noted.

(ii)      That Option 3 to consult on a single DPPO within the boundary of the Outer Ring Road, maintain those existing outside the outer ring road and create additional orders to address problems as they arise be approved.

REASON:                     To ensure that the Council and the police can effectively tackle the problems associated with anti-social behaviour and street drinking.