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RESOLVED: That Council:
 

(1)  
At the discretion of all current members, remove
councillor addresses from the Councillor directory (but maintain
the entry in the Declaration of Pecuniary Interests until such time
as legislative change is effected);
 

(2)  
Adopt the default position that councillors opt in,
rather than opt out, of having their addresses published on the
Councillor Directory;
 

(3)  
Write to the local Members of Parliament to ask them
to support the LGA’s Debate Not Hate campaign;
 

(4)  
Write to the Government to ask them to work with the
LGA to develop and implement a plan to address abuse and
intimidation of all politicians;
 

(5)  
Work with MPs and the LGA to bring about legislative
change giving councillors and their families the same protection as
MPs;
 

(6)  
Ensure the council has a clear reporting mechanism
which councillors can use to monitor and record incidents of
harassment and abuse of councillors, officers, staff and
contractors;
 

(7)  
Regularly review the support available to
councillors in relation to abuse and intimidation and councillor
safety;
 

(8)  
Work with the local police to ensure there is a
clear and joined-up mechanism for reporting threats and other
concerns about the safety of councillors and their families and
discuss the need to take a preventative approach that accounts for
the specific risks that councillors face, as they do with other
high-risk individuals, like MPs;
 

(9)  
Take a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of
councillors, officers, staff and contractors working was us. Where
such occurs, this Council will robustly condemn acts of
intimidation and violence against our staff, contractors and
councillors.