The Safer Stronger Communities Select Committee monitors,
reviews and makes recommendations about a wide range of local
matters including; police and crime, equalities, community
engagement and libraries. It gives local councillors the
opportunity to question council officers and cabinet members and to
influence the decisions made by the Mayor and Cabinet in relation
to these matters. The Committee also enables councillors to hear
from local residents, the Police and Fire Brigade, local community
groups, and other interested parties.
The Committee chooses which community safety, equalities
and community engagement issues it wishes to focus on each year and
considers them over the course of its five formal
meetings.
The agenda and reports for each meeting are published five
full working days before each meeting.