Agenda item

Media Relations

Minutes:

The Overview and Scrutiny Officer referred Members to the recent prominent articles and news stories relating to the remit of the Safer and Stronger Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee (for copy see file of minutes).  The articles included: information from Durham County Council (DCC) being used to support a Local Government Association (LGA) campaign in respect of used tyres, noting some that were resold were over 20 years old; the County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service (CDDFRS) having carried out Safe and Wellbeing Visits (SWVs) for a year, with 17,000 homes visited and 1,800 referrals made; and Durham and Cleveland Special Operations Unit fining 133 drivers caught using mobile phones behind the wheel.

 

Resolved:   

 

That the presentation be noted.