Agenda item

To receive updates on actions agreed at the previous meeting.

One Member queried the status of an action from the previous meeting:

Whether the Grantham Charter Trustee had been contacted regarding Queen Jubilee activities. The Deputy Chief Executive would check as to whether they had been contacted or not.

The status of the action was unknown; however, the Chairman would follow it up and provide a response once known.

The Chairman provided an update on action 59 relating to the electronic agenda for the meeting of Lincolnshire Police and Crime Panel being sent to the Committee. It was confirmed that the meeting date had been postponed to the 24 June 2022. Once the electronic agenda was accessible, this would be forwarded onto the Committee.

Councillor Richard Cleaver requested a response from the Cabinet Member to the suggestion from Chief Inspector Vickers that South Kesteven could consider more proactive use of legal powers in relation to anti-social behaviour which is mentioned in item 60 in the minutes of the last meeting.

The Director of Housing and Property provided the Committee with a response on behalf of the Cabinet Member for Safer Communities:

The Neighbourhoods Team and CCTV had worked in partnership with the Police and been involved in a number of targeted operations, the most recent being a night of proactive activity aimed at disrupting antisocial behaviour associated with vehicles in the Grantham area.  The operation saw one vehicle seized for having no valid insurance policy, a further two motorists reported for speeding, two more reported for having no MOT, and a further driver reported for driving without due care and attention. The operation also resulted in three people being issued £150 fines for littering, directly related to vehicle ASB.

Neighbourhoods Officers were also working with the police to use ANPR cameras to establish vehicle owner details and request vehicle stops as part of ongoing flytipping investigations and there are plans for a day of action with the Lincolnshire Police Rural Crime Team to tackle illegal waste sites and bogus waste carriers.

The team had also carried out patrols in the Council’s parks to engage with young people, dog owners and users and help prevent antisocial behaviour and worked as part of a wider team during the covid19 pandemic, ensuring restrictions were complied with.

Much of the work of the team was reacting to request for service from our residents. The team of 5 dealt with over 3,300 complaints in 2021, ranging from environmental crime, neighbour nuisance and pests. In many cases antisocial behaviour and neighbour nuisance complaints were resolved without the need for formal enforcement action, however, where this is necessary, legislation allows and evidence is available, action is taken. 

The action sheet was noted.

One Member highlighted that an Officer from the Community Award group had confirmed attendance to regular Parish Council meetings.

Furthermore, it had been requested that a PCSO or a representative of Lincolnshire Police attended occasional Parish Council meetings in Bourne. However, no further communication had been heard.

ACTION: For the Chairman to query the lack of attendance from PCSOs/representative of Lincolnshire Police at Parish Council meetings.