Agenda and minutes

The Committee noted the apologies of Councillor T Thomas and Appointed Member Catherine Hobbs. 

To approve and sign as a correct record the Minutes of the meetings held on 14December, 2017 and to deal with any matters arising, attached.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the 14^th December 2017 Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee be approved and signed as a correct record. 

The Committee noted the report of the Chair of the Safe City Partnership detailing the Annual Review. 

RESOLVED that:

(i)  the conviction rate for Southampton was circulated to the Committee;

(ii)  the latest crime statistics for 2017/18 were circulated to the Committee;

(iii)  whilst recognising that additional information was available in the full Strategic Assessment, the 2017/18 executive summary presented to the OSMC includes reference to the underlying causes of the rising crime levels in Southampton and the actions that had  been taken reflecting this understanding;

(iv)  Councillors were provided with a briefing on the work of Operation Fortress (Heavy);

(v)  the Committee were provided with the number of people in Southampton that successfully completed the drug treatment programme in 2016/17; and

(vi)  the Committee were provided with the following information from 2010 to 2017:

•  The number of police officers in Southampton

•  The police recorded crime rate in Southampton per 1,000 population.

The Committee received and noted the report of the Service Director, Legal and Governance detailing the actions of the Executive and monitoring progress of the recommendations of the Committee.