The report of the Bradford West Area Co-ordinator (Document “K”) gives an update of some of the work undertaken by the Bradford West Area Neighbourhood Policing Team and an overview of the Bradford West Constituency Performance data.

Recommended –

(1)       That Bradford West Area Committee notes the work undertaken by the Bradford West Neighbourhood Policing Team from April 2017 to July 2017 that contributed to addressing priorities within the ward plans for the Bradford West.

(2)       That the Bradford West Area Committee notes the positive partnership working that has been established with Elected Members, Council Officers, community organisations, volunteers and residents within the Bradford West Area.

(Environment and Waste Management Overview and Scrutiny Committee)

(Inspector Tom Casey / Bhulla Singh – 01274 432597)

The report of the Bradford West Area Co-ordinator (Document “K”) gave an update of some of the work undertaken by the Bradford West Area Neighbourhood Policing Team and an overview of the Bradford West Constituency Performance data.

Police Inspector Tom Casey and Police Sergeant Noel Whittaker were present and with the permission of the Chair, jointly gave a summation of the report.

Following the verbal presentation, a question and answer session succeeded, as follows:

·         Business owners had raised concerns to an increase level of anti social drinking outside businesses in the Bradford 7 area. It could be assumed that this was the result of work covered in the City Centre, hence a knock on detrimental impact of a problem moving from one area to another. What action was or would be taken to alleviate the concerns raised by business owners?

o   The need for action would be taken when this concern would become a significant problem;

·         Why had crimes against people not been showcased in the appendix to Document “K” such as Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)?

o   That would be highlighted in a separate report due to the nature of the crime type. CSE was not classed in the same level of crime as presented in the report;

·         What was being planned in the community, for the community, in order to change the statistics presented in the Appendix?

o   To ensure priority crimes were taken in a holistic approach and educate communities in crime preventative techniques. It was equally important for Police Community Support Officers to engage further within the communities they were interacting in.

The Committee turned the representatives’ attention to the incident that had ignited on Grantham Road during Eid 2017 celebrations. The Committee took this opportunity to compliment officers on the swift manner the incident was put to an end. Equally, an officer who had been injured during the incident was also highly praised.

The Police representatives went further by thanking the Bradford West Area Co-ordinator and all elected Members of the Bradford West Constituency for the value of partnership that existed to make communities a safer place to live.

In response to comment, the Chair, on behalf of the Committee, thanked the Police representatives and their officers who worked tirelessly to make the communities in the Bradford West area a safer and better place to live.

Resolved –

(1)       That the work undertaken by the Bradford West Neighbourhood Policing Team from April 2017 to July 2017 that contributed to addressing priorities within the ward plans for the Bradford West be noted.

(2)       That the positive partnership working that has been established with Elected Members, Council Officers, community organisations, volunteers and residents within the Bradford West Area be noted.

(3)       That an update report be presented to the Bradford West Area Committee in 12 months time.

(4)       That the Bradford West Neighbourhood Policing Team, the Bradford West Area Co-ordinator’s Office and Ward Members be commended on the work undertaken in the Bradford West Constituency.

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