Commissioner's Question Time
The Panel is asked to raise any issues or queries concerning crime and policing in Sussex with the Commissioner.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
94. The Panel raised
the following issues and questions of the Commissioner:
· The Commissioner was asked about her involvement with Police ICT and what duties she had assumed outside her remit as Commissioner. The Commissioner confirmed she had not taken on any duties that were outside her remit and would provide a written response to clarify and include detail of the boards she attended.
· The Commissioner was asked what replacements for the Neighbourhood Management Panels were planned. A full response to the question was contained in the response to the third written question.
Commissioner’s Question Time
The Panel is asked to raise any issues or queries concerning crime and policing in Sussex with the Commissioner.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
93. The following issues were raised by the Panel under Commissioner’s question time:
· The Commissioner was asked to provide an update on the Safer Communities Fund. It was confirmed that 12 bids had been received to date and it was known that others would be forthcoming.
· The Commissioner was asked how she was assured that the issue of the underreporting of crime was not occurring in Sussex, which had been an issue reported in the national press. The Commissioner confirmed that she was meeting with the Sussex Police’s Crime Registrar on a quarterly basis to ensure she was content that the force had a sufficiently robust approach to the recording of crime.
94. Andy Smith left the meeting at 12:37 p.m.