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The Committee
resolved:-

(i)            
in relation to the use of a safe consumption room, to note that
Police Scotland would provide an informed response to Members
outwith the meeting;

(ii)           
in relation to Group 2 figures for Sexual Crimes, to request that
Police Scotland break down the figures by gender for future
reports;  

(iii)         
to endorse the report;

(iv)         
to agree Police Scotland polices by consent with the
public; note the report where it states “We know that Hate
Crime continues to impact individuals and communities, particularly
those most vulnerable in society”; and agree Police
Scotland are doing a good job in ensuring asylum seekers and
refugees are protected from the rise in anti-immigration protests,
noting Hate Crime is not a legitimate protest; and

(v)          
to agree Police Scotland should continue to respond
to protect Council workers who face intimidation and threats as
they take down the flags from the lampposts right across the city,
noting that ensuring public safety is a key element of policing by
consent.