Agenda, decisions and minutes

At this point in the meeting 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 3 April 2012.

RESOLVED:       That the minutes of the last Crime and Community Safety Decision Session held on 3 April 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 5.00pm on Monday 30 April 2012.

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 purpose of this report is to inform the Cabinet Member of the trading standards service’s activity under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (‘the Act’) (POCA), and seek agreement on the priorities for spending receipts under the Home Office’s Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme (ARIS).

RESOLVED:       (i)      That the report be noted.

(ii)      That Option 1, to spend ARIS receipts in accordance with the priorities detailed paragraph 11 of the Officer’s report be approved.

(iii)     That further consideration be made to consider the financial contribution that the Police and Crime Commissioner for the city and area might make towards to target hardening following his or her election in November 2012.

REASON:           To maintain and enhance CYC’s ability to undertake proceeds of crime investigation and asset recovery work and to comply with the Home Office guidance on spending Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme payments and to prepare for the election of the Police and Crime Commissioner.

The Cabinet Member received a report which informed him of the trading standards service’s activity under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (‘the Act’) (POCA), and seek agreement on the priorities for spending receipts under the Home Office’s Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme (ARIS).

During discussion of the report, the Cabinet Member suggested that the Safer York Partnership Board, as the Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership for the city, might wish to discuss the priorities with the new elected Police and Crime Commissioner following their election in November 2012.

RESOLVED:       (i)      That the report be noted.

(ii)      That Option 1, to spend ARIS receipts in accordance with the priorities detailed paragraph 11 of the Officer’s report be approved.

(iii)     That further consideration be made to consider the financial contribution that the Police and Crime Commissioner for the city and area might make towards to target hardening following his or her election in November 2012.

REASON:           To maintain and enhance CYC’s ability to undertake proceeds of crime investigation and asset recovery work and to comply with the Home Office guidance on spending Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme payments and to prepare for the election of the new Police and Crime Commissioner.