Decision details

Four meetings a year were held in Plymouth at the City Council buildings.  The Crime Commissioner had published the annual report for 2018-19 at the 14^th June 2019 meeting.  Of particular interest was a presentation given on the issue of summer policing in Devon and that a bid for funding for special circumstances had been made, if successful this funding would help with additional resources needed during summer months when the local population could increase by as much as 125,000.  A letter had been presented to London in regard to this extra funding needed. 

The Committee requested that Councillor Biederman convey to the Panel that there needed to be an emphasis on recruitment of Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) but that the resources to train new recruits were not available.

Councillor Biederman advised that the next meeting of the Devon and Cornwall Crime panel was provisionally booked for Friday 15^th November 2019 at 10.30 am.  The Chairman asked Members to forward any questions they may have to Councillor Biederman ahead of this date.  Parish crime statistics should be available on the website but information for Fremington was not there, it appeared to be included under the Barnstaple area.