MINUTES/ACTIONS SHEET
Name of meeting:
MERSEYSIDE COMMUNITY SAFETY PARTNERSHIP
Date:
Time (from/to):
Location held:
Attendees:
5th December 2014
10:00am-12:00pm
Bootle Town Hall
(CHAIR) Jane Kennedy
Police & Crime Commissioner
Dr Jo Liddy
OPCCM
John Riley
OPCCM
Norma Kielty-Crummey
OPCCM
Eddie Smithwick
OPCCM
Helen Selby
OPCCM
Charlotte Watkinson
OPCCM
Chief Supt. Julie Cooke
Merseyside Police
Chief Inspector Jenny Sims Merseyside Police
DCI Chris Sephton
Merseyside Police
Phil Garrigan
Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service
Cllr Emily Spurrell
Liverpool
Cllr Trish Hardy
Sefton
Cllr Jackie Harris
Knowsley
Justin Thompson
Knowsley CSP
Jenny Ewels
Liverpool Citysafe
Steve McGilvray
Wirral CSP
Mark Camborne
Wirral CSP
Rod Jones
St Helens CSP
Chris Jones
Sefton CSP
Ian Willman
Sefton CSP
Tracey Gore
Steve Biko Housing
Jane Chadwick
Merseyside CRC
Nicola Swanson
Travelsafe
Carol Johnson-Eyre
Travelsafe
Apologies:
ACC Ian Pilling, DPCC Ann O’Byrne, Governor Peter Francis, Tom
McGuire, Dr Sandra Davies, Andrea Watts, Cllr Richard McCauley, John
Quick, Cllr George Davies and Paula Sumner.
MINUTES/ACTIONS
Item
1. Apologies,
minutes and
actions
Discussion
The minutes from the previous
meeting held on 12th September
2014 were agreed as an accurate
record.
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Action
Who
Item
Discussion
Action
Who
Action 11: Travelsafe and Public
Health were invited to the meeting.
Travelsafe were represented and
Public Health sent apologies but
will attend the next meeting.
Action 12: Report on MCSP
priorities – see agenda item 2.
Action 13: Concerns regarding the
ASB reforms were not raised with
the Strategic Police Standing
Group as it was not deemed the
correct forum. The chair will
instead write to the Home
Secretary.
Chair to write to the
JK, OPCC
Home Secretary relating
to concerns regarding
the ASB reforms.
Action 14: A KSI report has been
shared with the Force to raise at
the Merseyside Road Safety
Partnership. A concern was raised
about who sits on this Partnership
and how this will be reported back
in to Local Authorities.
OPCC to circulate
details of Merseyside
Road Safety
Partnership group to
partners. Travelsafe to
assist.
OPCC &
Travelsafe
OPCC to circulate final
version of priorities and
terms of reference to
members.
ES, OPCC
Action 15: Report on Serious and
Organised Crime Partnerships –
see agenda item 7.
2. Priorities for the
MCSP
Members were provided with a
report containing an updated
version of the MCSP priorities and
terms of reference.
Following consideration, members
agreed new MCSP priorities and
terms of reference.
3. Commissioning
Update
Helen Selby provided members
with an update regarding the
OPCC’s commissioning of victims’
services.
The chair asked for summary
reports on OPCC’s commissioning
work to be circulated to members.
Members made a number of
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HS to circulate victims’
HS, OPCC
commissioning research
summary reports to
members.
HS, OPCC
HS to ensure member’s
Item
4. MASH Update
Discussion
comments regarding the
presentation. The chair requested
comments be taken into
consideration as part of the PCC’s
commissioning work.
Action
comments are taken
into consideration as
part of the PCC’s
commissioning work.
Who
Differences between how the
MASH operate and membership
were noted. Health and the
Community Rehabilitation
Company are not represented on
some of the MASHs.
MCRC to review any
blockages to their
agency’s contribution to
the MASHs.
JC (MCRC)
Any blockages to health
representation on
MASHs to be raised at
next MCSP (06/03/15).
OPCC
Main barriers to fully establishing
MASHs include partner buy in, colocation and information sharing
agreements.
The chair and members
agreed that Police Basic
Command Unit leads
should be briefed on
any blockages to
develop MASHs and
raise with the relevant
partners.
JL, OPCC
&
Merseyside
Police
MCSP to revisit
progress against the
National Action Plan in
six months.
OPCC
The chair informed members of
government consultation regarding
prisoner’s earnings. OPCC have
requested earnings be added to
the PCC’s budget.
Merseyside Police’s DCI Chris
Sephton provided a verbal update
on the progress of the MASH’s for
each area.
4 out of the 5 areas now have a
MASH. Liverpool is the only
exception with their MASH
scheduled to go live in April 2015.
5. National Child
Sexual
Exploitation
Action Plan
Wirral CSP highlighted how the
PCC and Merseyside Police’s
estates strategy could benefit
MASH’s co-location needs.
Members noted the contents of the
report and agreed to revisit
progress against the National
Action Plan in six months.
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Item
Discussion
Action
Who
The CSE mapping that
Liverpool has prepared
should be included
within the next update to
the MCSP.
6. Operation
Aquila
Chief Inspector Jenny Sims
provided a presentation on the
Merseyside Police’s Operation
Aquila.
Operation Aquila involves a variety
of police tactics to protect
vulnerable locations against
serious acquisitive crime.
Merseyside Police highlighted how
marketing has been a key part of
this operation.
Operation Aquila was previously
funded through the Chief
Constable’s fund. The chair
discussed proposals to continue
the work of Operation Aquila with
funding from the PCC’s office that
is available for community safety
projects.
CSP members discussed the
proposal and highlighted a number
of issues relating to PCC
community safety funding and the
impact if any of it was reduced in
order to fund Operation Aquila.
7. Serious and
Organised
Crime
Partnerships
The chair agreed to
consider partners’
comments and provide
an update by the end of
December 2014.
JR, OPCC
The chair requested an
update be provided at
the next MCSP
(06/03/15) on Serious
Organised Crime
Partnerships and the
‘local profile’.
OPCC &
Merseyside
Police
(Ch/Supt.
Bill
McWilliam)
The MCSP agreed to take on the
role of serious and organised
crime partnership.
Merseyside Police are developing
a local profile to inform serious
and organised crime partnership
work in line with the government’s
Serious and Organised Crime
Strategy.
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MERSEYSIDE CSP ACTIONS LOG
No.
DATE
ACTION
OWNER
COMPLETE DATE
STATUS
1
07/06/13
14/03/14
ACC Ian Pilling offered to host
a meeting with members to go
through the legislation and
identify key actions and
responsibilities to ensure
preparedness for when the Act
comes into force.
Ian Pilling MerPol
/Eddie Smithwick,
OPCCM
Community Remedy &
Trigger mechanisms to
be in place by October
2014 – Home Office.
COMPLETE
2
06/12/13
OPCCM Chief Finance Officer
to share funding information
with MCSP funding partners
once details are confirmed.
John Riley, OPCCM
Following Gov’t
announcement on
funding 18th December
2013.
COMPLETE
3
06/12/13
E Smithwick to liaise with
Ministry of Justice to take
forward idea of meet and greet
event at meeting on 18th
December 2013.
Eddie Smithwick,
OPCCM
4
06/12/13
E Smithwick to share Royal
Court Trust’s contact details
with members to help create
forward plan of schools that
could benefit from project.
Members will also be sent
Eddie Smithwick,
OPCCM & A Foulkes
Royal Court Trust.
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ASAP
COMMENTS
At MCSP meeting
members agreed to
convene a sub
group to look at
ASB reforms and
next steps.
Legislation now
passed.
Letter sent to local
authorities.
COMPLETE
Meet the Bidders
event held 11th
March.
COMPLETE
Royal Court Trust
shared details of
public performance
of Terriers with
MCSP members at
Royal Court
No.
DATE
ACTION
OWNER
COMPLETE DATE
STATUS
information on a forthcoming
public performance of the
Terriers.
5
06/12/13
E Smithwick to look at role of
police and crime
commissioners in domestic
homicide reviews and update
members.
Eddie Smithwick,
OPCCM
Ahead of next
Merseyside CSP
14/03/14.
COMPLETE
6
14/03/14
Members requested a draft
copy of PCC’s commissioning
intentions and information to
clarify what is meant in terms
of the following terms listed in
MOJ grant conditions to PCCs:
‘preparedness, capability and
capacity building.’
Helen Selby, OPCCM
Ahead of next
Merseyside CSP
06/06/14.
COMPLETE
7
14/03/14
CSP leads to provide MCSP
with a report on outcomes
against the key deliverables
listed within their grant
agreements.
CSP Leads
Ahead of next
Merseyside CSP
06/06/14.
COMPLETE
8
14/03/14
Membership of the
Commissioning Advisory
Helen Selby, OPCCM
Ahead of next
Merseyside CSP
COMPLETE
6
COMMENTS
Theatre on
27/02/14. Members
have shared
nominations for
performances of
the play in their
areas with the
Royal Court Trust.
Briefing paper
setting out PCCs
role with regards to
DHRs shared with
CSPs.
No.
DATE
ACTION
OWNER
COMPLETE DATE
Board sub-group is to be
confirmed.
STATUS
COMMENTS
06/06/14.
9
14/03/14
Members agreed to hold a
MCSP planning day.
Eddie Smithwick,
OPCCM
Ahead of next
Merseyside CSP
06/06/14.
COMPLETE
10
14/03/14
Write to Merseyside’s Public
Health departments with a
view to adding a health
representative to the MCSP.
Eddie Smithwick,
OPCCM
Ahead of next
Merseyside CSP
06/06/14.
COMPLETE
Eddie Smithwick,
OPCCM
Ahead of next
Merseyside CSP
5/12/14
COMPLETE
Working alongside
MCJB Business
Manager. A date
will be set for a
MCSP planning
day. A
questionnaire will
be developed
ahead of the
planning day that
will help inform
discussion around
the work of the
MCSP for 2014-15.
See Knowsley CSP
Justin Thompson
for info.
To scope out membership to
the MCSP from Public Health.
11
12/09/2014 OPCC to write out to
Travelsafe and Public Health
to invite them to the next
meeting.
7
A letter was sent to
both Travelsafe
and Public Health
on 7th November.
No.
DATE
ACTION
OWNER
COMPLETE DATE
12
13
.
Ahead of next
Merseyside CSP
5/12/14
STATUS
12/09/2014 The PCC will look again at the
priorities and circulate an
amended version to members
Eddie Smithwick,
OPCCM
12/09/2014 The Chair will consider raising
the concerns regarding the
ASB legislation at the Strategic
Police Standing Group
meeting
Eddie Smithwick,
OPCCM
Ahead of next
Merseyside CSP
6/03/15
OPEN
Dr Jo Liddy, OPCCM
Ahead of next
Merseyside CSP
6/03/15
OPEN
Dr Jo Liddy, OPCCM
Ahead of next
Merseyside CSP
5/12/14
COMPLETE
12/09/2014
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The OPCC will contact Chief
Supt Carl Kruger for a briefing
on the subject.
OPCC to circulate details of
Merseyside Road Safety
Partnership group to partners.
Travelsafe to assist.
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16
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12/09/2014 The MCSP will form a Serious
and Organised Crime
Partnership as part of the
Home Office Requirement.
05/12/2014 OPCC to circulate final version
of priorities and terms of
reference to members.
05/12/2014 Helen Selby to circulate
victims’ commissioning
CLOSED
Eddie Smithwick,
OPCC
Ahead of next
Merseyside CSP 6/03/15
OPEN
Helen Selby, OPCC
Ahead of next
Merseyside CSP 6/03/15
OPEN
8
COMMENTS
Action update
Chair to write to the
Home Secretary
relating to
concerns regarding
the ASB reforms.
Action update the
PCC has directed a
KSI report to be
shared with John
Hogan from
Merseyside Police
to raise this with
the relevant road
policing
meeting/forum.
No.
DATE
ACTION
research summary reports to
members.
HS to ensure member’s
comments are taken into
consideration as part of the
PCC’s commissioning work.
MCRC to review any
blockages to their agency’s
contribution to the MASH’s.
Any blockages to health
representation on MASHs to
be raised at next MCSP.
The chair and members
agreed that Police Basic
Command Unit leads should
be briefed on any blockages to
develop MASHs and raise with
the relevant partners.
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05/12/2014
19
05/12/2014
20
05/12/2014
21
05/12/2014
22
05/12/2014 MCSP to revisit progress
against the National CSE
Action Plan in six months.
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The CSE mapping that
Liverpool has prepared should
be included within the next
update to the MCSP.
05/12/2014 In light of the PCC’s proposal
to fund Operation Aquila by
using community safety
funding, the chair agreed to
consider partners’ comments
OWNER
COMPLETE DATE
STATUS
Helen Selby, OPCC
Ahead of next
Merseyside CSP 6/03/15
OPEN
Jane Chadwick,
MCRC
Ahead of next
Merseyside CSP 6/03/15
OPEN
Chair, OPCC
Ahead of next
Merseyside CSP 6/03/15
OPEN
JL, OPCC & MerPol
Ahead of next
Merseyside CSP 6/03/15
OPEN
OPCC
MCSP meeting at
05/06/15
OPEN
John Riley, OPCC
Information to be shared
with members by the end
of December 2014
OPEN
9
COMMENTS
No.
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DATE
ACTION
and provide members with an
update by the end of
December 2014.
05/12/2014 The chair requested an update
be provided at the next MCSP
on Serious Organised Crime
Partnerships and the ‘local
profile’.
OWNER
COMPLETE DATE
OPCC & MerPol
Ahead of next
Merseyside CSP
6/03/2015
10
STATUS
OPEN
COMMENTS