Agenda and minutes

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Questions can be submitted in writing to scrutiny@swansea.gov.uk up until noon on the working day prior to the meeting. Written questions take precedence. Public may attend and ask questions in person if time allows. Questions must relate to items on the open part of the agenda and will be dealt with in a 10 minute period.

No public questions were received.

Invited to attend to give a strategic overview are Cllr Alyson Pugh (Cabinet Member for Wellbeing), Julie Davies (Head of Child and Family Services), Jane Whitmore (Strategic Lead Commissioner Social Services) and Paul Thomas (Community Integration Partnership Manager)

Cllr Alyson Pugh (Cabinet Member for Wellbeing), Julie Davies (Head of Child and Family Services), Jane Whitmore (Strategic Lead Commissioner Social Services), Paul Thomas (Community Integration Partnership Manager) and Gareth Pritchard (Anti-Social Behaviour Officer) were invited to attend and present their report giving a strategic overview of the issue.

They outlined:

·       Why we do this, including the definition of Anti-Social Behaviour under the Grime and Policy Act 2014, how it is reported, the 4 step plan and how we and our partners provide specific solutions.

·       Early intervention and prevention work and tools used.

·       The partnership approach, explaining that it is not solely delivered by Swansea Council, that there is a broad partnership approach to taking ASB. 

·       The Safer Swansea Partnership and the Public Service Board accountabilities.

·       Our key partners

·       Finance

·       Current performance and trends explaining that ASB data is monitored and collated via the Police NICHE system.

·       Future challenges and opportunities

·       Risks

·       Also attached to the report was a list of the key Legislation that impacts on ASB and the Home Officer Guidance on Anti-Social Behaviour principles recently published.

The report and full notes from the discussion will form part of the Inquiry Findings Report and this will be brought back to the Panel at the end of the evidence gathering phase of the inquiry. It will then be considered alongside all the other evidence gathered when discussing and agreeing the Inquiry conclusions and recommendations.

The Panel are asked to discuss and agree their Terms of Reference, Project Plan, Call for Evidence and Integrated Impact Assessment for the Anti-Social Behaviour Scrutiny Inquiry

The Working Group agreed their Terms of Reference and Project Plan with the addition of inviting Neighbourhood Support Officers and Local Area Co-ordinators.  Also agreed was the Inquiry Call for Evidence and the Integrated Impact Assessment.