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Status:
Implemented
Title:
Knife Crime
Details:

Motion I


Proposer: Cllr Goss

Council  
 
1. Notes and congratulates the Evening Gazette on their anti-knife campaign launch last month in association with the arrival of the Knife Angel statue to Colchester.   
 
2. Notes the tragic consequences of knife attacks on families and friends and recognises the bravery and work of Ann Oakes-Odger MBE whose son was sadly murdered through stabbing.   
 
3. Notes the alarming increase in knife carrying, nationwide, particularly by those associated with gang membership and/or illegal drug activity.   
 
4. Welcomes the work of the police in tackling all forms of crime and the progress they are making, including reducing violent crime. And welcomes their work to raise awareness through the deployment of a knife arch in Colchester centre and work with knife amnesties and knife bins.  
 
5. Notes the work of the Youth Voices Listening Project that found “knife crime and knife harm stood alongside fights and drug use as major concerns for young people in Colchester”.  
 
6. Therefore calls on Colchester Council through the Safer Colchester Partnership to deepen multi-agency collaborative working on this issue. And with our schools and young people to continue work done through the Knife Angel visit. To help make Colchester and its surrounding area safer for us all, particularly our younger residents.  

 

As this motion relates to an executive matter, the suspension of Council Procedure Rule 11(2) will be moved to allow the motion to be debated and determined. 

 

 
Implementation Date (not before):
Thu 7 Dec 2023
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Include Item on Forward Plan:
No
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Is the Decision Maker Aware of the Decision:
Yes
Decision Type:
Committee
Decision Maker:
Full Council
Is the Head of Services Aware of the Decision:
Yes
Is a Key Decision:
No
Would the recommended decision be contrary to the budget and policy framework:
No
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Date & Time CreatedUser Full NameStatus DescriptionDetails
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28/11/2023 11:08:48Richard CliffordBusiness Item Created 
28/11/2023 11:08:48Richard CliffordCommittee AddedCouncil
28/11/2023 11:08:48Richard CliffordMeeting Added07/12/2023 6:00PM
28/11/2023 11:08:56Richard CliffordStatus ChangedDecision Proposed [2]
29/11/2023 11:13:53Richard CliffordGeneral Details Edited 
29/11/2023 11:22:46Richard CliffordGeneral Details Edited 
29/11/2023 14:37:06Richard CliffordGeneral Details Edited 
05/01/2024 15:28:57Richard CliffordStatus ChangedImplemented [7]

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