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Decision
 
RESOLVED that
Cabinet:
 

1.    
Ratified the
creation of a Community Safety Grant Fund of £50,000 to
support local synagogues in implementing additional safety
measures.

2.    
Agreed that the
funding be provided from the General Contingency Budget.
 
Reasons for
decision
 

1.    
Cabinet are asked to ratify the
decision taken by the Leader following consultation with Cabinet
Members, political group leaders and senior officers.

2.    
Given the spread of facilities
throughout the borough catering for the Jewish Community; this was
done as an urgent action to provide resources and reduce the levels
of concern in the Hertsmere Jewish Community following the attacks
on synagogues in the UK.

3.    
It was impractical to delay the
decision.
 
Alternative Options
Considered

 

1.    
The Cabinet could choose not to
provide resources for direct reassurance to the
community.  However this would go against the Hertsmere
Vision 2024-27 which includes “Keep our communities
safe” and the specific area of “Continue to work
together with the voluntary sector to support our
residents”.

2.    
The Cabinet could have delayed the
decision to be formally made at the meeting on the 16 October,
however that would have created almost a two week delay and
undermined the benefits any support could have provided.