Agenda item

To receive updates from our key partners, including:

Verbal Updates

To receive any verbal updates from representatives, including:

a.    Wiltshire Police

b.    Town and Parish Councils

Written Updates

The Board is asked to note the following written and online updates attached to the agenda:

a.    Wiltshire Police

b.    Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service - online

c.    Community First

d.    Age UK

e.    Healthwatch Wiltshire

f.     BaNES, Swindon and Wiltshire Together (Integrated Care Board)

g.    Purton Parish Council

h.    Cricklade Town Council

Written updates were available in the agenda pack from:

·       Wiltshire Police, pg. 61 – 67

·       Wiltshire Police Road Safety Update, pg. 69 – 80

·       Community First, pg. 81 – 83

·       Age UK, pg. 85 – 86

·       Healthwatch Wiltshire, pg. 87

·       BaNES, Swindon and Wiltshire – Integrated Care Board, pg. 89 – 92

·       Purton Parish Council, pg. 93 – 94

·       Cricklade Town Council, pg. 95 - 96

The following partners also provided verbal updates:

Wiltshire Police

Sarah Holden from Wiltshire Police thanked the brilliant volunteers in their Community Speed Watch teams and encouraged communities to ask for traffic surveys. When asked for advice about the type of Speed Indicator Devices that communities should invest in, she said that she was unable to advocate a particular brand, but Wiltshire Police were able to record those using EVOLIS and Message Maker.

Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

District Commander Dean Hoskins reported that they would be attending Area Board meetings by exception going forward but reassured attendees that they would continue to keep the Area Board up to date through written updates. He explained that recruitment was an ongoing issue and that the force was looking to make approximately £2.5 million in efficiency savings. In response to a query about the findings of an independent review into the workplace culture at the organisation, which found an underlying culture of misogyny and sexism, the District Commander stated that the Chief Fire Officer was taking proactive steps to address the issues. He assured that Area Board that examples of poor behaviour would not be tolerated.

Royal Wootton Bassett Town Council

Town Clerk Mark Hopkins had now been in post for a year and was the sponsor for the ongoing redevelopment of the Manor House. The project would provide a multipurpose space for community use, including meeting rooms, offices and exhibition space. It was also reported that the council had gone paperless.