Decision details

Safe City and Youth Justice Strategy Updates

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Housing and Sustainability seeking approval to update and amend the existing Safe City and Youth Justice strategies (2014-2017).

Decision:

To consider and recommend to Council the updated Safe City Strategy and Youth Justice Strategy.

Reasons for the decision:

To ensure that the statutory Safe City and Youth Justice Strategies reflect the latest challenges and opportunities for the city, informed by the Community Safety Strategic Needs Assessment, and that they include a clear and up to date set of actions to make Southampton a safer city for residents and visitors.

Alternative options considered:

An alternative option is to not update the Safe City and Youth Justice Strategies.  However, continuing to use a strategy that is outdated would risk the Council not meeting its statutory obligations, and being unable to draw down funding for the Youth Offending Service. In turn, this would impact the Council’s ability to maintain the service.

Report author: Felicity Ridgway

Publication date: 15/03/2016

Date of decision: 15/03/2016

Decided at meeting: 15/03/2016 - Cabinet

Effective from: 24/03/2016

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