Operational Delivery Group Action Log May 10 2011

Next meeting: May 24 2011

Present: Jeff Mason (Chair) - Licensing SBC, Matt Smith (Minutes) - ASB SHL, Sarah Brewerton - ASB SHL, Tim
Butterfield - Environmental Enforcement Manager, Iman Heflin-Scott - ASB SBC, Theresa Patten - ASB/Licensing
Police, Stephen Hunt - ASB/Licensing Police
Apologies: Pete Dewey - Parks SBC, Chris Boseley - NHS, Tony Robinson - Herts Fire & Rescue, Debbie Barker ASB SBC, Simon Tabert - Police
Priority

Action Plan

Issue / Date /
Location

Activity update: Last 2 weeks

Outcome and
evaluation

To coordinate partnership
Youth Nuisance, contributions to Scaffold and general
FIP projects

The Oval - SB stated that the ASB team for SHL had not received any logs of ASB at The Oval for a very long time. The Close.
Police also checked their records for ASB and nothing recent, or serious, was flagged up.

To ensure young people

have positive activities to
engage in

Hendren Court - SB had met with the tenant at 9 Hendren Court. The residents at Hendren Court are leaving the
communal door open thus 'inviting' youths into the block.
Epsom close - SB spoken to nobel school about students behaviour.

Proactive multi-agency
operations will be carried out
to reduce ASB in response to
seasonal trends

SB &TB are carrying out an

Oval Clean Up in the near
future. SB & TB to update
ODG once the clean up has
taken place.
Epsom close walkabout
planned end of May.

Racing Gunnels Wood Road

Update 10/05/11

SB to uppdate on Boy Racers

meeting

Town Centre Fountain - JM raised that a young child had sustained injuries from jumping in the fountain. PCSOs asked
to intervene where this happens which they already do.

To use mobile CCTV to

address ASB in identified
hotspots
Antisocial Behaviour

Planned Activity

Old Red Lion Pub, Shepphall - JM me re noise disturbance. Cllr complaint being monitored

SB to give update on how the

FIP event went on the
11/05/11

To develop a reward scheme

for people who take a stand
against ASB

SB / MS to feedback from
football match

General
Good neighbour awards - nominations needed for the December awards
FIP - professionals panel sits every 3 months. FIP success stories event on 11th May.
Alcohol Awareness Month
ODG feels that it is vital that Probation attend ODG
Football Match- SHL V NHH - Stevenage Homes are taking on North Herts Homes at football on the 3rd June 2011.
Noise Nuisance Week 23-27th May.
Wii olympics presentation in June

Environmental ASB eg There have been complaints that the children from Barclays school are littering on their way home from school. TB
Graffiti, flytipping
spoke to the school and an assembly will be held.
Travellers

Travellers horses have been tied up near Brighton Way. There are concerns that the horses may get loose.

Trolley Retrieval

There is now a number you can ring for trolleys from supermarkets to be retrieved. Trolleys retrieval project needs
executive sign off

Dog fouling

TB doing walkabouts with DogWatch re fouling.

Community
engagement

Luton Road Steet Party - success story. JM has photos of residents enjoying themselves.

JM to invite probation to next

meeting
SB to produce stats & for
ODG from noise action week.

Close
The RSPCA are involved. TB
to contact Chris Woodard.
TB to update ODG
Close

Strategy / Consultation DB has finished the ASB consultation and is awaiting sign off from Nick Parry.
Update 10/05/11

To provide youth
engagement activities for 11
14 yrs

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DB to confirm to ODG when it

has been signed off.

Blockages /
Resources

Tackling Criminal Damage including arson)

Managing
Offenders
Reducing Violent Crime (including domestic violence)

Deliberate fires
Update 10/05/11

Playground equipment damaged in Serpentine close 23/4/11

Several rubbish fires in underpasses
A fire at 200 Canterbury Way.

TR to feedback on fires.

Develop a sort it or report it

programme with partners
To carry out a Community
Safety Weekend in Bedwell,
including input from
Community Payback, local
young people, DCTP,
Community Development
To carry out six multi-agency
Environmental Action Days
To conduct joint partner
Arson patrols

Criminal damage?

To complete Arson Audits at

all Secondary schools
JM to contact probation re
community payback
To suggest Community
Payback projects at identified
hotspots through OPG

To ensure that all

premises/personal licence
holders that break their
licence conditions are
properly held to account
To implement a voluntary
code of practice to
encourage licence holders to
take further measures to
control drinking
To carry out enforcement
operations in relation to the
night time economy

D.V. Week in
November
To monitor and implement
the Domestic Violence Action
Plan
Hate Crime Forum
Determine a partnership
response to tackling Hate
Crime

Domestivc Violence Week - November : SB would like a SoSafe Calendar to be made up on positive family
relationships. Professionals and school children to draw pictures and there will be a directory of phone numbers on the
back. SB getting life locks.
SB has started a New Hate Crime Forum that takes place quarterly The first meeting is on 16th May 2011. The new Hate
Crime Officer is Sam Bailey.

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SB to arrange meeting to
discuss the calendars.
SB to update ODG on how
the meeting went.

Tackle Acquisitive Crime

To increase membership of
Neighbourhood Watch and
DogWatch

DogWatch

DogWatch link is on the SBC website under environmental health.

Info only.

To use community
messaging to increase
reporting of community
intelligence
To carry out crime prevention
campaigns

Crime prevention - there was a discussion around police use of crime prevenntion A boards. Tracy Parry has said these
mus not be used in the town centre.

To share intelligence
between Stevenage Shop
Watch and OPG to reduce
shoplifting

Tackle Drugs and Alcohol

To respond to seasonal
spikes in offending by
targeting the commercial
centre of Stevenage

To build links between

SoSafe and drug treatment
agencies
To engage with communities
to provide community
intelligence (including drug
paraphernalia, drug related
ASB, underage alcohol
sales) leading to crime
reduction opportunities

Drug Testing Kits

Order more drug testing kits.

Alcohol Testing Sticks

SB to give TP alcohol testing sticks.

Improving feelings of safety

Environmental Action
Days
To hold one public meeting Update 10/05/11
to engage with members of
the public and inform them of
the actions SoSafe have
taken
Stevenage Day

SB to order more drug testing

kits.
Close once TP has
received the sticks.

Environmental Action Day planned in Shephall, 11th May.

JM to feedback to ODG re:

EAD at Shephall

Plans are going smoothly for Stevenage Day,

I H-S to get shirts for the day.

To agree a partnership
approach to engaging with
the public through
Stevenage Day 2010
Press Officers to meet to
coordinate the
communications action plan
EAD's

Fire Officers do give safety advice at EAD's

Info only.

To pass good news stories to

lead officers of
Neighbourhood Forums to
share crime reduction
initiatives
Generate and complete
Home Safety Checks in high
risk super output areas.

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AOB

Licensing Training

JM, SH, TP & SB to meet for licensing training.

Update once training takes

place.

42 meadow Way

Vulnerable people decanted from property

Cavall walk??

reports of drug dealing - SHL informed ward PC

Stevnson Mews

Scott Lydham - possible ASBO. SB has briefed affinity suttin to do an injunction. SB to update.
Theresa raised a concern with the lack of action against tenants by some housing providers. IHS siad a letter would be
sent from the Chief Executive of SBC and Chief Inspector Liverside. IHS/ DB to keep group updated.

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