Agenda and minutes

The Chair of the Humberside Police and Crime Panel welcomed everyone to the meeting and invited all in attendance to introduce themselves and identify the local authority/organisation they were representing.

Resolved - That it be noted that apologies for absence had been received from Councillor L Tock (Hull City Council).

There were no substitutes attending the meeting.

Councillor M Ali declared a personal interest as the Chair of the North Lincolnshire Independent Advisory Group.

Resolved - That the minutes of the meetings of the Police and Crime Panel held on 19 September 2023, having been printed and circulated amongst the members, be taken as read and correctly recorded.

The Chair welcomed the Police and Crime Commissioner for Humberside and Chief Executive Officer at the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner to the meeting.  Mr Evison and Ms Cook provided the Panel with an update on the following areas –

·        Attendance at the Home Affairs Select Committee to discuss the Right Care Right Person initiative pioneered by Humberside Police.

·        Attendance at a Road Safety Summit to discuss road related deaths and innovative preventative measures to address this.

·        Community Safety Partnership outcomes across Humberside

·        Youth Offending Services

·        Safeguarding Adult and Childrens Partnership

·        Not In Our Community (NIOC)

·        Crimestoppers

·        External funding progress

·        Humber Violence Prevention Partnership

·        Anti-Social Behaviour statistics

·        Reducing re-offending

·        Public Health Approach to Domestic Abuse (PHADA)

·        Safer Streets

Following the verbal presentation, the Chair facilitated a discussion between Panel Members and Mr Evison and Ms Cook.

Resolved - (a) That the contents of the verbal presentation be noted, and (b) that Mr Evison and Ms Cook be thanked for their verbal update and for responding to members’ questions.

The Secretary to the Panel circulated its annual report for 2022-23.  The report informed the reader of the Panel’s activities and achievements during 2022-23, as well as its development, finances, and work programme during the year.  Members discussed the content and its accuracy.

Resolved – That the Humberside Police and Crime Panel Annual Report for 2021-22 be approved and published on the Panel’s website.

The Secretary to the Panel reminded Members that the meeting scheduled for 28 November 2023 had been cancelled.  Therefore, the next scheduled meeting of the Panel was 7 February 2024, commencing at 10.00 am at the Ergo Connects Centre, Hessle.

There was no urgent business for consideration at the meeting.