Agenda and minutes

Jackie Addison welcomed everyone to the meeting and outlined that the Introduction of Safer Neighbourhood Boards is the main subject for the meeting.  There have been developments since the LCPCG meeting in February 2013 on the same subject, when there was very little information available and we hope we will  ...  view the full minutes text for item 1.

Apologies were received from six members of the Strategy Group: Emmanuel Imuere – S&S group / PYE Project as above, Nico Springman - Ward Panel Forum / Ladywell SNP; Martyn Grover - LBBAC; Phil Turner - Second Wave; David Michael - Marsha Phoenix Trust and Joanne Hall - Lewisham  ...  view the full minutes text for item 2.

The minutes of the previous meeting were noted and agreed as an accurate record.

Both the membership applications from Tyrwhitt Rd Neighbourhood Watch and from Hestia Housing & Support were approved by the group.  The Chair explained the Strategy Group had decided that any new applications from Lewisham Neighbourhood Watch groups would be automatically approved by them and so would be put straight to the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

Natasha explained the background to the changes, and gave some details of MOPAC’s aims and intentions for the new Boards.  Key points covered include: Mayor of London’s new role as Police and Crime Commissioner; MOPAC (the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime) have 3 key “20:20:20” objectives to reduce crime,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

Jackie Addison, LCPCG Chair, explained the work that she and the Vice Chair, Royston John, had been doing since February to develop the new Board in a way that will reflect the priorities of LCPCG members.  During this time there have been many meetings with LCPCG Strategy Group, the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

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Before taking questions from the floor, the Chair explained that the Strategy Group were intending to use the next LCPCG meeting date to hold a “Shadow” Safer Neighbourhood Board meeting, as a trial, with Strategy Group members sitting temporarily in the Community positions and the other groups/agencies invited to sit  ...  view the full minutes text for item 9.

The Borough Commander of Lewisham Police, Russell Nyman addressed the meeting.  He referred to the statistics that police had supplied earlier that afternoon and told the meeting that performance vectors have moved away from the financial year to date to rolling year figures.  Overall, Lewisham Police are detecting more crime  ...  view the full minutes text for item 10.

Geeta Subramaniam-Mooney, Head of Crime Reduction and Supporting People at Lewisham Council gave an update to the meeting.  She discussed various aspects of work done by Council as well as joint work across the Safer Lewisham Partnership.

Key points covered include the Victims Conference about support for victims of crime  ...  view the full minutes text for item 11.

James Dobson, the Chair of Rushey Green Ward Panel congratulated Rushey Green SN Team on their nomination as SNT of the year.  

Russell Nyman responded that his officers have been working hard to improve on where they haven’t got things right in the past. For example although Lewisham Police’s satisfaction  ...  view the full minutes text for item 12.

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No other business was raised by the group. 

The Chair thanked everyone for coming and the thoughtful questions.  She noted that LCPCG had provided a hot buffet which was waiting for them outside, and encouraged the audience to stay, network and get to know one another and to discuss further  ...  view the full minutes text for item 14.

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