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POLICY COMMISSION ENQUIRY SCOPING DOCUMENT

                                                                               

 

RESPONSIBLE BODY

 

POLICY COMMISSION FOR SAFER COMMUNITIES

ENQUIRY NAME

 

NEIGHBOURHOOD APPROACHES TO ROAD SAFETY

 

REFERENCE NUMBER

 

Saf4/06

 

PROPOSED OUTPUTS

 

To deliver an Island-wide strategy for the deployment of resources to facilitate community involvement in an island-wide speed monitoring programme.

 

RISK

 

High  

 

Medium

 

Low

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PROPOSED DATE OF INITIATION

 

July 2006

 

PROPOSED DATE OF COMPLETION

 

2007

 

REASON FOR ENQUIRY

 

·        Section 17 (1) of The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 places a duty on a local authority ‘to exercise its various functions with due regard to the likely effect of the exercise of those functions on, and the need to do all that it reasonably can to prevent, crime and disorder in its area.’

 

·        Paragraph 2.3.3 of the Council’s Aim High Strategy identifies the Council’s objective to ‘Create Safer and Stronger Communities’ by ‘Growing community confidence through greater people empowerment, ownership and cohesion, such that they feel safer in their homes, at work and on the streets.’

 

·        Initiated by the Council’s administration.

 

PROPOSED OUTCOME OF POLICY IMPLEMENTATION

 

·        Reduced levels of speeding in urban areas, particularly near schools and children’s play areas.

 

·        Reduced incidence of road traffic collisions.

 

·        A closer working arrangement with the community on community safety issues.

 

TERMS OF REFERENCE

 

To receive evidence from stakeholders on:

 

·        The effectiveness of community speed monitoring schemes nationally and locally

·        National Best Practice

·        Local need for community speed monitoring  

·        How the Council can work effectively with Town/Parish Councils, the voluntary sector and other stakeholders with respect to community speed monitoring

·        Capacity issues relating to the provision of service

 

In order to:

 

·          Ascertain the need for community speed monitoring locally

·          Develop an efficient and effective joined up scheme to be rolled out across the Island

 

What will not be included

·            Individual issues

KEY STAKEHOLDERS

 

·          Hampshire Constabulary

·          Town and Parish Councils

·          Safer Communities Partnership

RELEVANT CORPORATE AND/OR COMMUNITY STRATEGY/IES

 

Corporate Priorities fit:

 

 

Economic development and regeneration

 

Healthier communities and older people

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Safer communities

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Children and young people

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High-Performing Cost-Effective Council

 

Community strategy:

 

2020 Vision, Theme 1: ‘A Safe and Strong Island’

Aims to ‘create an Island where people value & respect one another

and feel safe and secure.’ By:

 

·          Creating cleaner, greener & safer public spaces.

·          Empowering local people to have a greater voice & influence over decision-making & the delivery of services.

 

IW Safer Communities Partnership Crime and Drugs Strategy 2005 – 2008

2.5 Partnership Development & Communication

 

RELATED PROJECTS

 

 

 

LEAD MEMBER

 

Councillor Heather Humby (TBC)

 

OFFICER INVOLVEMENT

 

Lead Link Officer:

Bill Pearce, Safer Communities Manager

 

Overview and Scrutiny Team:

Andrew Shorkey, Overview and Scrutiny Officer

 

OTHER RESOURCES REQUIRED

 

Expert IW Council Officer input.