Safer Gloucester - Safe & Attractive Streets Policy: Draft May 2016

Gloucester City Council Cabinet

Safe & Attractive Streets Policy taken to Wednesday Cabinet 20th July 2016.

SAFE & ATTRACTIVE STREETS POLICY (Pages 37 - 52) 
To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Communities and Neighbourhoods seeking approval for the introduction of  a “Safe & Attractive Streets” policy which covers begging, street drinking, rough sleeping and so-called “legal highs”.  Meeting Draft Minutes. Cabinet Papers, agenda, decisions, draft minutes. Public Reports Pack - Safe & Attractive Streets Policy, Agenda Item 7 page 37.

Recommendations 
2.1 Cabinet is asked to RESOLVE that: 
(1) The “Safe & Attractive Streets” policy outlined in Appendix 1 be adopted. 
(2) Awareness campaigns to help tackle street nuisance and raise awareness of support for rough sleepers be used
(3) The lead Cabinet Member delegates authority to the Head of Public Protection to sign off public space protection orders (PSPO)
(4) Consideration be given to exploring Making Every Adult Matter that reviews local services and can develop co-ordinated interventions that can transform lives.

RESOLVED: 
1. The “Safe & Attractive Streets” policy outlined in Appendix 1 be adopted. 
2. Awareness campaigns to help tackle street nuisance and raise awareness of support for rough sleepers be used
3. That the lead Cabinet Member delegates authority to the Head of Public Protection to sign off public space protection orders (PSPO)
4. Consideration be given to exploring Making Every Adult Matter that reviews local services and can develop co-ordinated interventions that can transform lives.

 

Note: Streets Policy Consultation by City Council - Draft May 2016 was presented to and approved by the Forum subject to MEAM being included and Final Policy being forwarded for approval. The Final Streets Policy was not forwarded before Cabinet and MEAM was not included as promised but Cabinet resolved that 'consideration be given....'. The Final Policy circulated for public use also now included use of the 1824 Vagrancy Act with regard to homelessness and rough sleeping on which the Forum had not been consulted. Interesting comment by Cllr Haigh, Labour, at Public Question Time re Vagrancy Act. It has been pointed out by members that the Policy presented and approved at Cabinet did not include reference to the Vagrancy Act, so should the appropriate policy need to be formally approved by Cabinet??

Formal Letters of concern and then warning letters issued to those carrying out activities on/ in a public place within the authority’s area having had a detrimental effect on the quality of life of those in the locality, are in 'members area'.