Meeting Details

The Chairman will welcome members of the public and Councillors and remind everyone to use microphones at all times when they are speaking. The Chairman will also explain action in the event of an emergency, mobile phones switched to silent, live audio-streaming / recording of the meeting. Councillors who are members of the Committee will introduce themselves.

Councillors will be asked to say if they are attending on behalf of a Committee member who is absent.

The Chairman will announce if there is any item not on the published agenda which will be considered because it is urgent and will explain the reason for the urgency.

Councillors will be asked to say if there are any items on the agenda in which they have a disclosable pecuniary interest which would prevent them from participating in any discussion of the item or participating in any vote upon the item, or any other pecuniary interest or non-pecuniary interest.

The Chairman will invite members of the public to indicate if they wish to speak or present a petition on any item included on the agenda. Please indicate your wish to speak at this point if your name has not been noted by Council staff.

This report provides the Crime and Disorder Committee with the opportunity to review the work of the Safer Colchester Partnership during 2016-17. Included within the report is background information and an explanation of the role of the Safer Colchester Partnership, work undertaken by the Partnership during 2016/17 and priorities for 2017/18. The report also details changes that have occurred during the year and information on the role of the Essex Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC).

At the Crime and Disorder Committee meeting, key stakeholders, including the Colchester Borough Council Portfolio Holder and Strategic Director and Essex Police Chief Inspector will be in attendance to provide further details to Committee members and to answer any questions that they may have.