Councillors and committees

Agenda item

SURREY POLICE AND CRIME PLAN REFRESH

The PCC published a Police and Crime Plan for 2016 to 2020 based on the six manifesto pledges he made during his election campaign. Two years into office, the PCC has decided to refresh the Police and Crime Plan. Some areas of crime and policing have changed in the last two years and the PCC has now met with hundreds of partners, community groups and residents. All of these have informed a refreshed plan for 2018-2020 which is attached for the Panel’s comments.  

 

Minutes:

Key points raised during discussion:

 

1.    The PCC introduced his suggested refreshed Police & Crime Plan which he said looked to the future.  He had taken stock at his mid-term and explained how he hadn’t fully appreciated the interconnections when he started the role.  There was now good partnership working which he hoped to take further.  Whilst there had been many comments made on the consultation for the refreshed plan there was no themes to them.

2.    The PCC explained how priority 1 was not just about armed response but about working with partners to prevent terrorism.  There would be no reduction in the number of firearms officers. In response to a Member query the PCC stated that he would put more detail in the plan on rural crime

3.    In response to a question regarding how success was to be measured the PCC explained that he hadn’t set rigid targets as they could distort outcomes.  Instead he would have a raft of indicators based on satisfaction.  The indicators were currently being worked on but it was thought that they would be more in line with police targets.

4.    There was some discussion around resources and the use of those resources.  The PCC explained the rise in precept which was approved by residents and described Surrey as being in a stable financial state but no more.  There were further savings to be made.  Some money was to be put aside for an innovation fund in order to use resources better.

5.    The PCC confirmed that he would continue to support Junior Citizen this year and that he would be funding the booklets given to every junior citizen.  However, he could not guarantee this for future years.

6.    In response to specific queries on the plan the PCC stated that this was a strategic plan which sits on top of many action plans that are the responsibility of the police.  He went on to explain how the OPCC was now much more integrated with police action boards.  The public had indicated during the  consultation that they wanted to see specific targets and have these explained to them.

7.    The PCC went on to explain that Neighbourhood Watch was working well in most areas and that he had visited the co-ordinator recently and was please that it was working well.  He also requested details from Panel Members if they felt that any particular area was not working well.

8.    The PCC recognised the need to work better with children’s homes, social services and health in order to prioritise actions to reduce the number of repeat missing young people.

9.    The Panel were informed that the new complaints regulations had been put off until next year.  The PCC did not want to extend his role in this regard as he believed complaints should, as much as possible, be dealt with as close to the source as possible.  He did not envisage an enhance role for the Panel.  He also thought that there would be a rise in the number of complaints which would have a resource issue and may have to expand his own office to cope with that.

 

RESOLVED:

 

The Panel noted the report.

 

ACTIONS/FURTHER INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED:

 

None.

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