Oxford Safer Communities Partnership – pages 99-104 of the agenda.

(a)          Members who are Council representatives on external bodies or Chairs of Council Committees who consider that a significant decision or event has taken place, will give notice to the Head of Law and Governance by 1.00 pm on Thursday 29 January 2015 to present a written or oral report on the event or the significant decision and how it may influence future events.

The next programmed report is Environment and Waste (April 2015)

(b)          Each ordinary meeting of Council shall receive a written report concerning the work of one of the partnerships on which the Council is represented.

On behalf of Councillor Sinclair, the Head of Environmental Development has submitted a report on the work of the Oxford Safer Communities Partnership.

Council is invited to comment on and note the submitted report.

Councillor Sinclair moved the report.

Councillors commented on the negative impact of potential cuts to domestic violence services, voluntary services generally, and to CCTV across the city; and welcomed multi-agency work. In response to comments, Councillor Sinclair undertook to review how rough sleeping was described.

Council noted the report on the work of the Oxford Safer Communities Partnership.