About Scrutiny Panel Meetings.
Scrutiny Panel
meetings are usually held in public. They give elected members not
on the Cabinet an opportunity to examine, discuss and make
recommendations about significant issues and decisions.
1.
Purpose/Objectives of the
Review
·
To investigate, as a benchmark,
Northampton's crime statistics in relation to serious acquisitive
and violent crime
·
To identify `hotspots' in relation to
serious acquisitive and violent crime
·
To identify the impact that serious
acquisitive crime and violent crime has on the residents of
Northampton
·
To identify the serious acquisitive crime
and violent crime issues that Northampton Borough Council, in
partnership with other Agencies, can have an impact upon
2.
Outcomes Required
·
To provide a research paper for 2013/2014
to the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) detailing outcomes and
the Council’s priorities
·
To investigate what Northampton Borough
Council services can do to add further value to effectively
addressing serious acquisitive crime across the
borough
·
To identify which services within the Council that
could contribute to the reduction in serious acquisitive
crime
·
To make recommendations for improvement,
as appropriate
3.
Information Required
·
Context:
Local statistics
Demographics – local and national
Benchmarking data from comparable Local
Authorities
·
Baseline data:
National crime statistics
Local crime statistics
·
Synopsis of various research documents and other published
documents
·
Evidence from expert internal
witnesses
·
Evidence from expert external
witnesses
·
Evidence from ward Councillors
·
Best practice data
·
Site visits
·
Desktop research
4.
Format of Information
- Officer
reports/presentations
- Baseline
data such as:
Ø
Performance data - National and Local Crime
Statistics
Identified
`hotspots’
- Published
reports (précis’s) such as:
Ø
Environmental audits
Ø
SAC Evaluation documents
Ø
Strategic Assessment 2011/2012
Ø
Community Safety Partnership Strategy
2012/2013
- NBC
– Leader of the Council evidence
- Evidence
from Julie Seddon, the Chair of
Community Safety Partnership
- Evidence
from Mark Evans, Laura Mayor, Crime Prevention Manager, Chief
Inspector Fay Tennet, Northants
Police
- Evidence
from Deborah Presbury, IOM Team,
Northants Probation
- Evidence
from Neighbourhood Wardens
- Evidence
from the Head of Offender Management Services, Northampton
Prisons
Evidence from Dawn Wintle, Accident and
Emergency, Northampton General Hospital
- Evidence
from Victim Support
- Evidence
from the Northampton Youth Forum
- Evidence
from the Police and Crime Commissioner
- Evidence
from Housing Services, Northampton Borough Council
- Evidence
from Neighbourhood Management, Northampton Borough
Council
- Evidence
from Lynn Chapman, Sunflower Centre
- Evidence
from ward Councillors
- Expert
advice – Internal and external
- Best
practice
- Witness
interviews/evidence
5.
Methods Used to Gather
Information
- Minutes of
meetings
- Desktop
research
- Site
Visits (if applicable)
- Officer
reports
- Presentations
- Examples
of best practice
- Witness
Evidence:-
Ø
Key witnesses
as detailed in section 4 of this scope
6.
Co-Options to the Review
·
Sharon Henley, Architectural Liaison Officer, Northants Police, to
be approached suggesting that she is co opted to this Review for
its life.
·
Neil Bartholomey, Chair,
Northampton PubWatch, to be approached
suggesting that he is co opted to this Review for its
life.
7 Equality
Impact Screening Assessment
- An Equality Impact Screening
Assessment to be undertaken on the scope of the Review
8 Evidence gathering
Timetable
May 2012 to April 2013
·
Wednesday, 2 May 2012 - Scoping
meeting
|
·
Monday, 18 June 2012 – Evidence
gathering
|
·
Wednesday, 15 August 2012 – Evidence
gathering
|
·
Wednesday, 10 October 2012 – Evidence
gathering
|
·
Monday, 26 November 2012 – Evidence
gathering
·
Thursday, 10 January 2013 – Evidence
gathering/approval final report
|
·
-Monday, 4 February 2013 – If
required
|
·
Thursday, 21 March 2013 – If required
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·
Monday, 8 April 2013 – If
required
|
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Various site visits will be programmed during this period if
required.
Meetings to commence at 6.00 pm
7.
Responsible Officers
Lead Officer
Steve Elsey, Head of Public
Protection
Co-ordinator
Tracy Tiff, Scrutiny Officer
8.
Resources and Budgets
Steve Elsey,
Head of Public Protection, to provide internal
advice.
9 Final report presented by:
Completed by 8 April
2013.
Presented by the Chair of the Panel to the Overview and Scrutiny
Committee and then to Cabinet.
10
Monitoring procedure:
Review the impact of the report after six months (December
2013)
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