Issue - meetings

(a)       That the report be noted; and

(b)       That the Member Engagement Manager pursues further information on  people dropping out of substance misuse rehabilitation programmes.  

The Member Engagement Manager introduced a report to note and consider elements of the 2014/15 Improvement Plan Monitoring Report relevant to the Committee.  The report covered the period April to July 2014.  The Committee was asked to note the following:

• The levels of progress and confidence in meeting the Council’s Improvement Priorities and their impacts including the milestones achieved.
• The measures which evidenced achievement and the baseline data and targets.
• The baseline risk assessment for the strategic risks identified in the Improvement Plan and the arrangements to control them.

The Member Engagement Manager advised that the Improvement Plan sub-priority report on Community Safety was appended to the report for the Committee’s consideration.  The Chairman invited Members to raise questions.   

Councillor Paul Shotton referred to the information on ‘completed treatments’ and waiting times for substance misuse services and queried the success rates for rehabilitation programmes and outcomes.   It was agreed that the Member Engagement Manager would pursue further information concerning people dropping out of substance misuse rehabilitation programmes: this was linked to the action arising out of the minutes of the previous meeting.

Councillor Shotton also commented on the use of CCTV and said he would like to see increased use of mobile  CCTV provision.  During discussion the Chief Executive responded to the queries and concerns raised by Members regarding Town and Community Councils and the use of existing installations, future provision and level of service, and funding, to reduce fear of crime in communities.   

RESOLVED:

(a)       That the report be noted; and

(b)       That the Member Engagement Manager pursues further information on  people dropping out of substance misuse rehabilitation programmes.