Venue: Committee Room 1/2 - Port Talbot Civic Centre. View directions
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Minutes of Previous Meeting PDF 65 KB Minutes: Members
discussed the current number of referrals (page 18, paragraph 2 of the previous
minutes), and noted that not all of these would result in a referral to the
Channel Panel. Some might be signposted towards other areas of help. Further
information would be presented to Members at the next meeting. That
the Minutes of the previous meeting held on 26 March, 2019, be approved. |
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Forward Work Programme 2019/20. PDF 62 KB Minutes: The
committee noted the Forward Work Programme for 2019/20. |
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Report of the
Head of Human Resources – Sheenagh Rees and Assistant Chief Executive & Chief
Digital Officer - Karen
Jones Minutes: Members
discussed the two types of training available for Prevent – e-learning and face
to face Workshops to Raise Awareness of Prevent (WRAP). It was noted that the
Home Office no longer kept records of individuals who had completed Prevent
e-learning training. Although it was the aspiration to train all staff, it was
noted that some staff had no access to a computer, so could not easily complete
the e-learning training. Members
were disappointed to note the low levels of training which had been taken up
within the Education, Leisure and Lifelong Learning (ELLL) directorate –
currently only 33% had received training - and noted that this was because the directorate had their own training team. Members
requested that the Director of ELLL and the Cabinet Member for Education,
Skills and Culture be sent a letter from the Sub Committee emphasising the
importance of the Prevent training. A
new Exploitation training pack was being formulated and the training course
piloted, and would be rolled out shortly. Discussion
also took place around the following areas: ·
Evening training courses for Governors, ·
Funding of Prevent training through existing resources, ·
The importance of training the community in Prevent, for example, taxi
drivers. Members
asked the Learning Training and Development Manager for detailed figures on the
uptake of training after the dates in the report (end of August – Prevent
training, either face to face or e-learning, and end of July - VAWDASV
Training). This would be provided to Members following this meeting. Following
Scrutiny the Committee noted the report. |
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Critical Incident Group - Update Report PDF 168 KB Report of the Assistant Chief Executive and Chief Digital Officer - Mrs.
Karen Jones Minutes: The
critical incident group had been set up as a response to the rise in drug
deaths, drug dealers and County Lines in the area. Although the group had now
ended, the action plan from the group was still ongoing. Officers
were pleased to report that the action plan was performing well overall. The
tasks that were in progress were being monitored by the Community Safety
Partnership Group. The group would be meeting at the end of October to go
through the action plan in detail and would hold people to account if
necessary. Following
Scrutiny the Committee noted the report. |
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Anti-Social Behaviour PDF 1 MB Report
of the Assistant Chief Executive and Chief Digital Officer
- Mrs. Karen Jones Minutes: Members
were updated on the work and responsibilities of the Anti-Social Behaviour
(ASB) team. A refresher event would shortly be organised for the ‘Have a Heart,
Give Smart’ scheme which had been launched a year ago. It was noted that there
would always be certain amounts of anti-social behaviour, but the ASB team was
trying to maintain low levels. Members
discussed the issues at Vivian Park in Port Talbot over the summer months, and
noted that these issues had improved due to joint working. New signage had been
put in place and there had been joint visits to lock up the park, with the help
of the police. The
early closure of Port Talbot bus station as a result of anti-social behaviour,
was discussed. Members were concerned this would push vulnerable people onto
the streets, but reassurances were given that this had only been a temporary
measure. Port Talbot bus station was now closing at the correct times, and was
being monitored by CCTV. Members
mentioned specific areas of anti-social behaviour in their local wards, and
were encouraged to report all instances to 101, in order for the reports to be
passed onto the ASB team. Discussion
took place around year on year trends of anti-social behaviour and whether
austerity had had any effects. Members would be interested to receive
information, going forward, on whether incidents of anti-social behaviour rose
or fell in the months following Brexit. Further
topics discussed included: ·
Drug taking paraphernalia in parks, ·
Dispersal Orders, ·
Call back service on the 101 line, ·
The possibility of designated areas for street art in Neath Port
Talbot, ·
Restorative justice. Members
were advised that an online form was available on the South Wales Police
website for use in reporting non-emergency incidents, in addition to the 101
telephone number. It was felt that this online service was not well publicised,
and the public were not encouraged to use it. South Wales Police Officers would
bring back further information at the next meeting of the Sub Committee. Members
noted the ongoing ‘Kick County Lines into Touch’ campaign. Rugby World Cup
fixtures lists had been produced with what to look for regarding County Lines
on the reverse. Following
Scrutiny the Committee noted the report. |
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Quarterly Performance Indicators DOTX 37 KB Report of the Assistant Chief Executive and Chief Digital Officer - Mrs.
Karen Jones Additional documents: Minutes: Members
chose not to scrutinise this item, but the report was noted. |