Agenda item

To receive the Q2 monitoring report 2023/24.

The Chairman and Vice-Chairman put three strategic questions to the PCC. These and the PCC’s responses can be found at appendix 1.

 

The PCC gave an update on the quarterly monitoring report Q1 (00:13:38 on recording). He gave a brief overview of the report, highlighting some of the main points and progress to date before focusing on the 6 Priority areas in further detail.

 

Priority 1 Cut Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) (00:13:50 on recording)

 

The PCC highlighted the following points:

 

• A small uptick in dwelling burglary and plans for more prevention activity.
• ASB had continued to fall.
• The need to keep focusing on preventing road accidents in Dorset. Investment in preventing fraud.
• Supporting Young People

 

Follow on panel questions and responses from PCC (00:17:34 on recording) and at appendix 1.

 

Following a supplementary question that wasn’t of a strategic nature, The PCC invited members to provide details of any individual cases to him outside of the meeting and advised that would follow up on them.

 

Priority 2 Make Policing More Visible and Connected (00:29:05 on recording)

 

The PCC highlighted the following points:

 

• The launch of Bournemouth “Town Teams”, which had been put in place to ensure the safety of the public, particularly to support the nighttime economy.
• The reopening of three front-desks to the public, in Blandford, Swanage and Lyme Regis.

 

Additional Panel questions (00:31:55 on recording).

 

• Dorset Police needed to better explain how to use the single online home website and the PCC would work with the communications team at the force to communicate how best to use it.
• The 101 average response time was averaging at 15 minutes and the PCC aspired to reduce this average response time even lower. There had already been significant improvement in terms of response time.
• The single online home was designed to improve the quality of interaction between the police and the public.
• Dorset Police was working with BIDs, chamber of commerce’s and businesses to develop a suitable reporting system for shoplifting and the PCC suggested he could bring this particular issue back to the panel at a future meeting. 

 

Priority 3 Fight Violent Crime and High Harm (00:47:06 on recording)

 

The PCC highlighted the following points:

 

• Much violence can be linked to drug-related crime, progress being made across the county of Dorset.
• Bid submitted to home office for safer streets fund.
• He had commissioned domestic abuse charity to undertake a deep dive into the elements of domestic abuse pathways across Dorset.

 

Panel questions and responses from the PCC (00:50:37 on recording) and at appendix 1.

 

Additional Panel questions (01:10:27 on recording).

 

• The PCC could provide data relating to the victim satisfaction survey that is undertaken by the police.

 

 

Priority 4 Fight Rural Crime (01:13:36 on recording)

 

The PCC highlighted the following points:

 

• He and his regional counterparts were leading a campaign to combat the involvement of organised crime groups (OCGs) in rural crime.
• He had been working with partners to explore opportunities into preventing and enforcing fly-tipping.
• In his bid to the Home Office Safer Streets Fund, the PCC had included a request for rural burglary prevention packs, which would be delivered to property owners on a face-to-face basis to allow discussion on prevention.

 

Panel questions and responses from the PCC (01:17:31 on recording).

 

• There was under-reporting of rural crime, although this was far improved since the enlargement of the rural crime team.
• The rural burglary packs would come with all of the material required to allow their being proper use.

 

Priority 5 Putting Victim and Communities First (01:20:18 on recording)

 

The PCC highlighted the following points:

 

• He had been focussed on business and retail crime and had provided a fund for 200 businesses to take advantage of.
• The launch of a new police scrutiny panel to assess police stop and search powers.

 

Panel questions and responses from the PCC (01:26:25 on recording) and at appendix 1.

 

Additional Panel questions (01:31:20 on recording).

 

• The PCC was content that the police force was working hard to address the issue of hate crime and ensuring that communities felt safe.
• Dorset Police had a good understanding of exactly what constituted as a hate crime or hate incident, despite regular confusions by the public and press.

 

Priority 6 Make Every Penny Count (01:36:26 on recording)

 

The PCC highlighted the following points:

 

• There had been a number of successful bids for funding, including for the Safer Streets Fund and for managing the Bibby Stockholm.
• There was a new legitimacy board which was establish to ensure that correct standards were in place.
• Work was being undertaken to bring the firearms licensing unit back into the remit of Dorset Police.

 

Panel questions and responses from the PCC (1:41:18 on recording) and at appendix 1.

 

NOTED

 

The Meeting adjourned at 11:46am and recommenced at 11:55am.