Venue: St Margarets Hall, St Margarets Street, Bradford on Avon BA15 1DE
Contact: Kevin Fielding
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Welcome Minutes: The Chairman welcomed everybody toSt Margarets Hall.
The Chairman introducedthe AreaBoard membersand theWiltshire Council officers present. |
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Apologies for Absence Minutes: Apologies were received from Matthew Midlane – Monkton Farleigh Parish Council. |
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Minutes To approve and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 15 July 2015.
Supporting documents: Minutes: · The minutes ofthe Bradford on Avon Area Board meetingheld on 15 July 2015 were signedas the correct record with the following note:
Agenda Item No.8 Westwood Issues
John Bishop – Chairman of Westwood Parish Council & Alan Wheals – Westwood Parish Council.
· The minutes ofthe Local YouthNetwork Management Group heldon 20 August 2015 were signedas the correct record.
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Declarations of Interest To receive any declarations of disclosable interests or dispensations granted by the Standards Committee.
Minutes: There were none. |
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Chairman's Announcements and Updates
Announcements
· School Place Planning Strategy · Re-design and re-commissioning of Childrens’ Centres · Art competition to increase awareness of autism · Transfer of Colonel Llewellen Palmer Educational Charity
Updates
· Wiltshire Police · Wiltshire Fire and Rescue · HealthWatch Wiltshire · Town and Parish Councils
Supporting documents:
Minutes: The following Chairman’s Announcements were noted:
· School Place Planning Strategy.
· Re-design and re-commissioning of Childrens’ Centres.
· Art competition to increase awareness of autism.
· Transfer of Colonel Llewellen Palmer Educational Charity.
The following Updates contained in the agenda pack were noted:
· Wiltshire Police – written update.
· Healthwatch Wiltshire – written update.
· Holt Parish Council. That the Holt Neighbourhood plan had now been accepted by Wiltshire Council.
The Chairman thanked everybody fortheir updates. |
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Local Youth Network
To receive the notes from the last LYN Management Group meeting and to receive an update from representatives of young people.
Emma Coombs - Community Youth Officer.
Supporting documents: Minutes: Emma Coombs and members of the LYN gave a brief update.
Points made included:
· That over 50 young people had enjoyed two days of Active Trowbridge sports activities.
· Thanks for Cllr John Potter for organising a twenty mile bike ride for the young people.
· That LYN members had been on a bowls taster session.
· Various youth projects were now happening thanks to the Area Board’s youth funding.
· Good work on-going at the Holt youth club.
The Chairman thanked Emma Coombs and the members of the LYN for their update.
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Police and Crime Commissioner- Annual Report To deliver the Annual Report, introduce the new Police and Crime Plan for 2015-17 and take questions from the meeting.
Angus Macpherson - Police and Crime Commissioner for Wiltshire.
Supporting documents: Minutes: Naji Darwish – Office of the Wiltshire Police & Crime Commissioner gave a presentation that outlined the Annual Report on the outcomes of the previous Police and Crime Plan and to present the new Plan for 2015 – 17.
Points made included.
Achievements: 2014/15
· 2.7% reduction in crimes (885 fewer than last year). · 4.2% reduction in anti-social behaviour incidents. · Wiltshire Police rated Good by HMIC in PEEL. · 95% of people feel safe during the day.
Aim · Keep Wiltshire and Swindon as one of the safest places in the country.
Three commitments to the public
· Neighbourhood teams are at the centre of policing in Wiltshire. · Neighbourhood policing will be protected by shifting resources to the front line. · Any increase in police element of council tax will be used to reduce the impact of central funding reductions on neighbourhood policing.
Four Priorities
Priority 1: Prevent Crime and anti-social behavior. Priority 2: Protecting the most vulnerable in society. Priority 3: Putting victims and witnesses at the heart of everything we do. Priority 4: Secure high quality, efficient and trusted services.
The Chairman thanked Naji Darwish for his presentation.
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Child Sexual Exploitation To introduce the reality of CSE in Wiltshire and how we all can help to tackle it.
Blair Keltie - Service Manager, Child Sexual Exploitation and Missing Children, Wiltshire Council.
Minutes: Blair Keltie - Child Sexual Exploitation Manager Early Help, Wiltshire Council gave a presentation on the reality of Child Sexual Exploitation and discussion on how it should be tackled in Wiltshire.
Points made included:
What are we doing about CSE in Wiltshire?
· A multi-agency strategy and action plan is in place led by the WSCB (Prevent, Protect, Pursue).
· The WSCB CSE sub-group includes the nominated leads from each Agency.
· Dedicated Multi Agency CSE Team located in MASH.
· The Council and Police employ missing co-ordinators to oversee data and return interviews inc ‘Missing People’.
· CSE handbook and tool-kit for practitioners.
· A multi-agency risk management group, WRMG.
· Single agency and multi-agency training in place.
· Ongoing operational development (Oxford and Rochdale visits).
What more do we need to do?
· Increase awareness (general public, parents/carers, hoteliers, taxi drivers, park wardens, shopping centre staff, GPs, Area Boards, Town and Parish Council, fast food outlets, supermarkets).
· Continue to engage all schools.
· Use all available powers, eg abduction notices.
· Commission a multi-agency peer review related to CSE.
· Acknowledge that this is everyone’s business . The Chairman thanked Blair Keltie for his presentation. |
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Julia's House - building a children's hospice for Wiltshire
The charity would like to explain how the local community can support the project through volunteering, setting up supporter groups, fundraising and awareness raising.
Liz Froud - Julia’s House.
Minutes: Liz Froud – Julia’s House gave a short presentation to raise awareness of the charity and how it could be supported in its bid to open a Hospice in Wiltshire.
The Chairman thanked Liz Froud for her presentation and wished the Hospice project well. |
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Community Area Grants To consider the following applications to the Community Area Grants scheme:
· Restoration of Iron Duke Rubber Calendaring Machine -£3,400
· Councillor Led application by Councillor Macdonald: tourism development and branding - £5,000
Supporting documents: Minutes: The Wiltshire Councillors were asked toconsider one application seeking 2015/16 Community Area Grant funding and one Councillor led funding application.
Decision Bradford on Avon Museum - Restoration of Iron Duke Rubber Calendaring Machine awarded £3,400 with the conditions that the full amount of funding would be returned to the Area Board if the project was not fulfilled, and that £500 would be put towards community benefit costs related to the project. Reason The applicationmeets grant criteria 2015/16.
Decision Councillor Led application by Councillor Macdonald: tourism development and branding - £5,000 Reason The applicationmeets grant criteria 2015/16.
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Community Area Transport Group (CATG) To receive the notes from the last (CATG) meeting and consider any recommendations arising.
Minutes: It was agreed to defer the signing off of the 7 September 2015 CAT-G meeting notes until the Area Board members had been given the opportunity to study them in detail. |
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Urgent items Any other items of business which the Chairman agrees to consider as a matter of urgency.
Minutes: There was none. |
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Future Meeting Dates The next meeting of the Area Board is to be held on Wednesday 11 November 2015 at St Laurence School.
Minutes: The next meeting of the Area Board is to be held on Wednesday 11 November 2015 at St Laurence School. |