To endorse the Herefordshire Community Safety Strategy 2011 – 2014.

The Cabinet Member Highways, Transportation and Sustainability presented the report.  The following points were made in discussion:

·         The Herefordshire Community Safety Strategy is a statutory partnership working with the Herefordshire Partnership Executive Group.

·         Page 88 of the report outlines the key considerations and how partner organisations will work together and target resources in the most efficient and effective way.  The strategy will be reviewed as part of the Council’s Root and Branch Review.

·         It was noted that performance had been achieved against most of the targets.

·         In response to a comment by the Chairman of Overview and Scrutiny and Member concerns that issues such as speeding / road safety were currently taking two to three years to be resolved; it was stated that the new Crime panels should bring about greater accountability and scrutiny of these issues.

 RESOLVED: That Cabinet recommend to Council that the Herefordshire Community Safety Strategy 2011/14 be adopted.