PAPER  C

 

Committee :    FIRE AND PUBLIC SAFETY SELECT COMMITTEE

 

Date :              16 DECEMBER 2002

 

Title :               PROMOTING A SAFE SOCIETY BEST VALUE REVIEW

                                                              

REPORT OF THE HEAD OF CORPORATE POLICY

 

 

1.        SUMMARY/PURPOSE

 

1.1      This report provides Members with the next six monthly update on progress against the recommendations of the Council’s Cross-Cutting Best Value Review “Promoting a Safe Society”.

 

2.        BACKGROUND

 

2.1      The report resulting from the review was presented to this Committee on 21March 2001, when the report was approved and the action plans contained in the report were agreed. It was also recommended that the Accident Prevention, Crime Prevention, Disaster Prevention and Substance Mis-Use elements of the review should all be overseen by the Fire and Public Safety Select Committee whilst the Community Care Issues should be dealt with by the Social Services, Housing and Benefits Select Committee.

 

3.        PROGRESS ON RECOMMENDATIONS

 

3.1      May I refer Members to Appendix , where progress is identified against the individual recommendations under each of the five categories of the review, in tabular format

 

RECOMMENDATION

 

1.       That members comment upon the new recommendations/targets.

 

  1. That several of the action points be removed from the plan.

 

 

BACKGROUND PAPERS

 

“Promoting a Safe Society” Best Value Review.

 

Contact Point : Niki Haytack, ☎ 01983 822696



JOHN BENTLEY

Head of Corporate Policy