Agenda and draft minutes
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Apologies for Absence Minutes: 1.1 Chair informed meeting participants of the virtual meeting etiquettes.
1.2 No apologies for absence.
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Urgent Items / Order of Business Minutes: 2.1 Discussion was as per the agenda.
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Declarations of Interest Minutes: 3.1 No declarations of interest.
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MPS Hackney - Stop and Search & Trust and Confidence Additional documents:
Minutes: 4.1 The Chair welcomed to the meeting Detective Chief Superintendent Marcus Barnett (BCU Commander) and Detective Chief Inspector Dan Rutland. Tim Head, Project Co-ordinator and Emmanuel Onapa, Account Campaigns Manager from HCVS Account Youth Independent Advisory Group and stop and search monitoring group for Hackney.
4.2 Verbal updates and presentations were provided from the Metropolitan Police Service for London Borough of Hackney and the YIAG (The Account is the Youth Independent Advisory group and stop and search monitoring group for Hackney).
Time code in recording 2.30 4.3 The Chair explained the back ground to this item and outlined the promises of the previous Borough Commander made to the Commission in their discussions at the LiH in January 2019.
· they would train officers to use cameras · Make sure officers did not have their coats over the camera or facing shoes. · Work with schools and talk to pupils to understand stop and search.
4.4 A year on the Commission wanted to consider if trust and confidence in the police from the community had improved.
4.5 At this meeting the LiH Scrutiny Commission looked at Stop and Search and Trust and Confidence.
Time code in recording 4.08 4.6 The Borough Commander commenced his opening statement by acknowledging the current climate and tensions within the community from the events of recent weeks – citing Covid-19, the lockdown, economic impact and the tragic incident in America with the death of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter campaign. The MPS acknowledged the hurt and pain the Afro-Caribbean community is feeling and recognised the impact of this on the residents of Hackney.
4.6.1 The Borough Commander explained how trust and confidence is complex and has spanned a number of years, and is as a result of the work that they do in communities, how they police in the community and enforce the law. Highlighting for some sections of the community this is a very real issue.
4.6.2 The officer agreed in Hackney trust and confidence was low and that he was the officer responsible for improving this. Explaining he has a duty to work with the community and partners to build and raise confidence. Recognising Hackney Police have a lot of work to do but wished to work alongside the community. The Borough Commander made clear he was committed to the community of Hackney.
Time code in recording 9.05 4.6.3 It was confirmed body worn cameras have been rolled out in Hackney. Hackney is in the process of implementing the second iteration of body worn cameras which are better quality, robust and have a more stable platform in terms of usage. This has been rolled out across main stream policing.
4.6.4 It was explained all the officers are trained to use the body worn video and this sits alongside clear guidelines, processes, procedures and policies. These provide officers with clarity on how and when to use body worn cameras. There was a cultural period where officers were getting used to wearing body worn ... view the full minutes text for item 4. |
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Community Safety Partnership Plan 2019-2022 Additional documents:
Minutes: 5.1 The Chair welcomed to the meeting Cllr Caroline Selman, Cabinet Member for Community Safety, Policy and the Voluntary Sector; Tim Shields, Chief Executive and Co-Chair of the Community Safety Partnership (CSP); Gerry McCarthy, Head of Community Safety, Enforcement and Business Regulation; Maurice Mason, Community Safety Partnership Manager and Karen Law, Partnership Strategic Analysis & Performance Manager from London Borough of Hackney. Also in attendance for this items was the Co-Chair of the community Safety Partnership Detective Chief Superintendent Marcus Barnett (BCU Commander) from Hackney Metropolitan Police Service.
5.2 The Living in Hackney Scrutiny Commission has the statutory duty to scrutinise the work of the Community Safety Partnership in London Borough of Hackney. At this meeting the commission received an update on the progress to date against the community safety partnership plan. The commission would also review the strategic priority area street based drug market and substance misuse to consider the coordinated response of the Community Safety Partnership (CSP) to tackle street drug dealing and associated ASB.
Time code in recording 1.29.22 5.3 The Chief Executive of Hackney Council commenced his opening statement highlighting the points below. 5.3.1 The agenda has a copy of the Community Safety Plan which outlines the strategic priorities.
5.3.2 The plans contains 4 strategic priority areas: 1. Serious Violence and Gang Crime 2. Alcohol Related Crime & Disorder (in particular licensing and safer socialising) 3. On Street Drug Markets and Substance Misuse 4. Domestic abuse / Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG).
5.3.3 Adjacent to this plan are action plans for each area.
5.3.4 There have been discussion the previous night and at the meeting tonight on the impact of the crimes on the community and disproportionate impact.
5.3.5 It is key to think about how they can make Hackney a better place in a balanced way whilst thinking about how they can support young people. This includes tackling poverty, delivering outcomes through better education, job opportunities and better housing. Reducing crime is key to making Hackney a better place to live for everyone.
5.3.6 In developing the community safety partnership pla there was engagement with the voluntary sector and other partners. The community safety partnership plan is evidence based with priorities drawn out from the strategic needs assessment.
5.3.7 The main ambition is to keep the residents of Hackney safe and provide opportunities. In the assessment a point that came out strongly from residents was the need to focus on drugs and the drug market and to recognise the impact it was having on their daily lives. In particular street based dealing. This is also an impact within the night time economy (NTE). The NTE is appreciated by Hackney and enjoys the benefits but this area also needs to be regulated.
5.3.8 The area of drugs was highlighted as a strategic priority not just because it is a key area of local concern but that Mayor’s Office for Policing And Crime (MOPAC) also require local authorities to have a plan with strategic priorities. Although drugs is ... view the full minutes text for item 5. |
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Minutes of the Previous Meeting Additional documents:
Minutes: 6.1 The minutes of the meeting held on 20th January 2020 and 19th February 2020 were agreed.
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Living in Hackney Scrutiny Commission- 2020/21 Work Programme Additional documents: Minutes: 7.1 The Chair informed the Commission the latest version of the work programme was on pages 191 – 196.
7.2 The July LiH meeting will cover the final evidence session from their scrutiny review.
7.3 A full review of the work programme will take place in September 2020. A number of items from the previous work programme have been rolled over due to changes with the schedule of meetings and the pandemic.
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Any Other Business Minutes: 8.1 None.
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