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Police and Fire and Rescue Scrutiny Sub-Committee
12 Mar 2019 - 15:00 to 16:00
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Agenda

Agenda
Notification
Standard Items
Further Information

This is a meeting which is open to members of the public. 

A copy of the agenda and reports for this meeting will be available for inspection prior to the meeting at the Customer Service Centre, Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley and online at http://renfrewshire.cmis.uk.com/renfrewshire/CouncilandBoards.aspx

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Members of the Press and Public
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Present
Councillors Hood, McGurk, J MacLaren and Strang.
Chair
Councillor McGurk, Convener, presided
In Attendance
M Crearie, Director of Communities, Housing & Planning Services; O Reid, Head of Communities & Public Protection and C Dalrymple, Communities and Regulatory Manager (both Communities, Housing and Planning Services); and K O’Neill, Assistant Democratic Services Officer (Finance & Resources).
Also in Attendance
S Wright, Chief Inspector, H Scott, Chief Inspector (both Police Scotland); and M Gallacher, Group Manager and I Campbell, Watch Manager (both Scottish Fire & Rescue Service).
Apoogy
Councillor Nicolson.
Items Of Business
Apologies
Apologies from members.
Declarations of Interest
Members are asked to declare an interest in any item(s) on the agenda and to provide a brief explanation of the nature of the interest.
There were no declarations of interest intimated prior to the commencement of the meeting.
Report by Chief Superintendent, Police Scotland.
1
There was submitted a report by the Chief Superintendent, Police Scotland, relative to service performance and activities in the Renfrewshire area.

The report summarised the key performance indicators and provided statistics for the period 1 April to 31 December 2018, relating to the specific key objectives detailed in the Renfrewshire Local Policing Plan 2017/21, together with comparative data. 
 
The report also provided, in an infographics format, local updates in relation to the Police Scotland priorities of violence and anti-social behaviour; acquisitive crime; public protection; major crime & terrorism and road safety & road crime.  

DECIDED: That the information be noted.
Report by Local Senior Officer, Scottish Fire & Rescue Service.
2
There was submitted a report, in an infographics format, by the Local Senior Officer, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) relative to SFRS performance and activities in the Renfrewshire area during the reporting period Quarter 3 - 1 October - 31 December 2018.  

The report had been developed to compliment key partnership activity embedded across Renfrewshire Community Plan and associated Delivery and Thematic plans. The report also provided updates in relation to Accidental Dwelling Fires and Casualties, Unintentional Injury and Harm, Deliberate Fire Setting, Non Domestic Fire Safety and Unwanted Fire Alarm Signals.  

DECIDED: That the report be noted.
Report by Police Scotland.
3
There was submitted a report relative to Group 3 crime which incorporated a range of acquisitive crimes/crimes of dishonesty from theft by housebreaking, theft of motor vehicle, theft by shoplifting, common theft and fraud relative to statistical data for the period April 2018 to January 2019.  A National Acquisitive Group was established with all divisions of Police Scotland and other agencies working together to address this trend.

The sub-committee was informed of the increasing trend which had been observed in relation to the volume of recorded acquisitive crimes in Renfrewshire. Motor vehicle crime had been a significant contributor to the overall increase.

The detection of housebreaking offenders remained a local priority in Renfrewshire, Police Scotland worked closely with the Warden Service and used social media to inform and alert on local issues, this focus had contributed to a sustained decreasing trend in housebreaking crimes.

Police Scotland continued to tackle doorstep crime within all local communities under the auspices of Operation Monarda, which brought together organisations to help minimise risk and prevent harm to vulnerable and older people from criminals who commit bogus crime.

Fraud continued to follow an increasing trend and was partly driven by society’s increasing digitalisation, internet and developing technologies provided criminals with expanding opportunities to commit cyber-enabled fraud.

DECIDED: That the information provided be noted.
Verbal Report by Chief Superintendent, Police Scotland and Local Senior Officer, Scottish Fire & Rescue Service.
4
Chief Inspector Wright advised that 21 officers from K Division would be ready to be deployed to assist on any Brexit issues, if required, and re-assured the sub-committee there would be no impact on services provided by Police Scotland locally.

The sub-committee was advised that in view of recent issues during football matches, which had been highlighted in national press recently, St Mirren Football Club in conjunction with local fans groups and Police Scotland had implemented stewarding and policing plans to ensure that their football ground was a safe environment.

The Chief Inspector also advised that following recent news items regarding drones there had been no issues reported relative to Glasgow Airport and that all Scottish Airports would be analysed to assess any potential impact of drones.

DECIDED: That the information provided be noted.

Attendance

NameReason for Sending Apology
No apology information has been recorded for the meeting.

Declarations of Interests

Member NameItem Ref.DetailsNature of DeclarationAction
No declarations of interest have been entered for this meeting.

Visitors

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