The Community Safety Scrutiny Committee is scheduled to review reports on illicit tobacco and product safety, as well as the Prevent strategy. The committee will also consider its work programme for the upcoming year.

Illicit Tobacco and Product Safety Activity 2025-26

A report from Mark Keal, Head of Trading Standards, is scheduled to be presented, outlining the Trading Standards activity concerning illicit tobacco and product safety for the 2025-26 period. The committee will have the opportunity to review and scrutinise this overview. This report is available in the document Illicit Tobacco and Product Safety Activity 2025-26.

Prevent Annual Report

The committee is scheduled to receive the Prevent Annual Report, presented by Clare Newborn, Head of Community Safety Service, and Richard Clare, Strategic Prevent Lead. This report forms part of the UK Government's Counter-Terrorism strategy and will be reviewed and scrutinised by the committee. The report can be found in the document Prevent Annual Report. The Prevent strategy aims to address the causes of radicalisation and to ensure that vulnerable individuals are given support.

Community Safety Scrutiny Committee Work Programme

A report by Hannah Colclough, Scrutiny Officer, is scheduled to be presented, offering the committee the chance to consider and comment on its work programme for the forthcoming year. The aim is to ensure that scrutiny activities are focused where they can provide the greatest benefit. This report is available as Community Safety SC Current Work Programme 05 05 26.