Agenda item

The Minutes of the Meeting held on 20 October 2015 were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

The Chairman referred to the Police and Crime Panel Development Session which was held on 3 December 2015 and thanked all members who had attended and all staff from the Police and Crime Commissioners’ (PCCs) office who had contributed to the success of the Session.

Councillor Armstrong informed the Panel that, while he had been unable to attend the Session, he had been fully briefed on its content by the Overview and Scrutiny Officer.  The Overview and Scrutiny Office added that an evaluation pack from the Session would be circulated in due course.

The Chairman reported that the Session had been well received but that in hindsight a wider audience could have been invited to attend.

Mr Dodwell referred to page 2 of the Minutes and informed the Panel that ‘his Parish Council’ should read ‘the Association of Parish Council’s’.

The Panel reported that it was good to receive feedback on all points raised at the previous meeting by email so soon after the meeting and thanked the PCC and his office for producing this information.

Councillor Hopgood referred to page 2 of the Minutes and asked for an update on PCSO powers to issue fines.  The PCC replied that he had responded to a Government consultation on PCSO powers and had included this as part of the response.

The Overview and Scrutiny Officer informed the Panel that the following feedback had been circulated:

·       A further breakdown of the figures for domestic abuse, as requested by Councillor Hopgood;

·       Details of schools which had not attended the Wisedrive event as requested by Councillor Hopgood;

·       The Crime Pic questionnaire referred to at Minute Number 7;

·       Information on Neuro Linguistic Programming and Mindfulness training referred to at Minute Number 8.