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ANNUAL REPORT 2009/10

Funded by Metropolitan Police Authority

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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………… p3 ABOUT CPCGs…………………………………………………………. p3 THE QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTION OF THE CPCG……….. p4 CHAIR’S REPORT…………….……………………………………….. p4 BOROUGH COMMANDER’S REPORT……………………………… p5 FINANCIAL REPORT…………………………………………………… p6 GROUP MEMBERSHIP……………………..…………………………. p7 GROUP AND EXECUTIVE MEETINGS……………………………... p8 POLICE PROGRESS UPDATES……………………………………… p11 LONDON WIDE UPDATE……………………………………………… p13 CONSULTATION ACTIVITIES………………………………………… p13 PUBLICITY………………………………………………………………. p16 CONCLUSION………………………………………………….……….. p17 THANKS AND CONTACT DETAILS………………………………….. p17 APPENDIX A: ATTENDANCE RECORDS…………………………. p18 APPENDIX B: SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT & MILESTONES p21 APPENDIX C: ACCOUNTS ……….…………………………………. p23 APPENDIX D: MEMBERSHIP LIST………….……………………… p24

Glossary of abbreviations AGM – Annual General Meeting BME – Black and Minority Ethnic CDZ – Controlled Drinking Zone CPCG – Community Police Consultative Group CSP – Community Safety Partnership DPS – Directorate of Professional Standards HMIC – Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary ICVP – Independent Custody Visiting Panel IPCC – Independent Police Complaints Commission LBH – London Borough of Hounslow LCP2 – London Communities Policing Partnership MPA – Metropolitan Police Authority MPS – Metropolitan Police Service PCSO – Police Community Support Officer SLA – Service Level Agreement SNP – Safer Neighbourhood Panel SNT – Safer Neighbourhood Team

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Introduction This is the Annual Report of the Hounslow Community Police Consultative Group (CPCG) for the period 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2010. The aim of the report is to provide members of the Group and the wider public with information on the Group’s activities, membership, achievements and plans for the future. The Hounslow CPCG typically meets bi-monthly at the Civic Centre in Hounslow – a centrally located venue with good facilities, parking and public transport links. The CPCG Executive Steering Group usually meets 2-3 weeks before each Group meeting to set the agenda, schedule and consider future presentations, and discuss urgent business. Over the period covered by this report, the Group met six times and the Executive five times (one meeting was cancelled for health and safety reasons due to extreme weather conditions). Full details of meeting dates and attendance records can be found at Appendix A. Mohammad Chaudhry was appointed Chair of the Group in January 2010 for what will be his third consecutive year in the role. Mohammad is a long-serving and committed CPCG member who represents the Pakistan Welfare Association (Hounslow).

About CPCGs Community Police Consultative Groups (also sometimes called Community Police Engagement Groups, or CPEGs) were established alongside Independent Custody Visiting Panels (ICVPs) under section 106 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984. This resulted from the recommendations of the Scarman Report, commissioned following the Brixton riots of 1981, which concluded that policing had become isolated from the demands, attitudes and priorities of local communities. The report required authorities to establish processes in order to obtain the views of the community about policing of their areas. In the absence of a formal authority for the Metropolitan Police Service, the Home Secretary took on the role. However, the MPS did encourage the establishment of Borough-based CPCGs. The Hounslow CPCG has been formally in existence since 1985. With the establishment of the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) in July 2000, the role of CPCGs was put in doubt; however, following the MPA’s Best Value Review of consultation later the same year, it was announced that the MPA should assume responsibility for CPCGs, including their constitution and funding, as part of its move towards ensuring participation in the consultative process from the wider community. It should be stressed that CPCGs function independently of the Police, Council or any other Government body.

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The Quality Assurance Function of the CPCG The Hounslow CPCG promotes a policy of transparency and openness by inviting members of the Group and the public to attend meetings, to air their views and provide feedback on the level of policing offered in the Borough, as well as London-wide and at national level. There is a high level of interaction between the Group and the MPA, which monitors performance via a series of milestones linked to a Service Level Agreement (SLA). In 2009/10, Hounslow CPCG was very successful in delivering on this SLA and achieved the vast majority of milestones set. The full list can be found at Appendix B. A major part of the Group’s qualitative role is to review and monitor the quality and standard of policing in the London Borough of Hounslow, and our publicly held meetings act as the only forum to challenge senior police representatives.

Chair’s Report Mohammad Chaudhry, CPCG Chair, writes: The Hounslow Community Police Consultative Group (CPCG) has always led from the front, setting examples and creating innovation that others follow. A few years ago, we felt that it was important to effectively involve our youth and we were one of the first groups to have our very own youth sub-group. This advanced into a joint youth conference being held annually with Richmond. In February 2010 we organised a Youth Crime Conference for Hounslow youth to meet their own specific needs and to target local issues. Looking forward, we would like to encourage Hounslow youth to form an independent Hounslow Cadet Scheme that will benefit both the youth and the local police in the area. Also, during 2009 / 2010 we started an award scheme for our membership because we felt local organisations could deliver much better value for money, for example by carrying out local consultative activities. This scheme received the blessing of MPA and we were able to grant £2,500 to our members for a number of successful programmes. A professionally made DVD was run in the Treaty Centre Hounslow to enhance the public’s understanding of the CPCGs; to encourage them to attend meetings and to promote the work of Hounslow CPCG. We encourage a diverse membership of the group and have an active membership with a number of joiners and leavers through the year, though every effort is made to encourage constituted groups to continue their

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membership. Contributions from our community organisations, our chamber of commerce and our secondary schools heads representative all add to our recipe for our success. The Comprehensive Spending Review currently being undertaken by central government is bound to have an impact on all public services, and I am sure CPCGs will not escape their share of cuts, though it could be argued that the ‘Localism’ agenda of central government should see CPCGs becoming more involved and receiving increased funding, but that remains to be seen. The one thing I can say with confidence is the team we have at Hounslow CPCG is extremely dedicated; all our members are willing to support the cause of public/police engagement and a number of volunteers give their time freely which is much valued and appreciated. Support from the Borough Council is an essential part of the running of the CPCG. We have been very fortunate over a number of years to have received it, for which we are truly thankful to our Borough Council. My final point is about the thorough spirit of partnership that we have seen from our police commanders through the years. I thank the Metropolitan Police for their understanding and opening themselves up to our scrutiny, without that we would not be able to achieve the functionality and success. Thank you all for your kind support and invaluable time commitment.

Borough Commander’s Report Ch Supt David Bilson, Borough Commander, writes: Accountability for the policing service and performance provided by the Metropolitan Police in Hounslow Borough is one of the most important responsibilities that I hold in my role as Borough Commander. The CPCG public meetings are the most important opportunity for me to provide that account to our residents throughout the year. In every ward across the Borough we are actively working with our residents to deal with the crime and anti social behaviour issues that matter to them in their neighbourhoods. At the CPCG we also have a broader forum at which community representatives can raise any issue of concern with regard to the way in which their streets are policed. In this report you will see we deal with very real challenges and problems including stop and search, public order policing, violent crime and police complaints. The discussions that we have are valuable for both members and police. The subjects are serious and genuine; the challenges to the police are robust and this always leads to service improvements. We very much value the CPCG commitment and engagement. On behalf of the MPS may I thank all the members for their commitment to excellent

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community/police consultation and working. May I especially thank the committee members and our Chair, Mohammad Chaudhry, for their continued support and generous public service. Together we are working for a safer Hounslow. David Bilson Chief Superintendent Borough Commander

Financial Report David Hardman was appointed the Group’s Honorary Treasurer at the January AGM, continuing in the position he held in 2008/9. A funding bid totalling £45,090 was submitted on behalf of the Group in January 2009 and the resulting award was £48,350. The Group received the money in two tranches – one in April consisting of three quarters of the full amount, and the remainder later in the year upon satisfactory completion of the work plan. For 2009/10, the submitted bid was for £50,000 – the maximum funding available – and £47,500 has been authorised, with the MPA’s Community Engagement and Citizen Focus Sub-Committee recommending that the remaining £2,500 is also provided, subject to progress on the work plan. Hounslow CPCG’s accounts are managed by the Group and overseen by the LBH Finance Department. A detailed account of income and expenditure for 2009/10 can be found at Appendix C. The size of the 2009/10 award meant that the Group was able to fund the first ever Hounslow-only Youth Crime Conference – an event previously held jointly with the London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames. In organising the event, great care was taken to ensure that items such as banners and “goody bags” for students (including branded merchandise) would be useable for future years. This enabled us to order items in bulk to secure discounts, while making sure that overall expenditure on the 2011 Conference will be vastly reduced, allowing for savings to be redirected towards making the event bigger and more inclusive. Further details on the 2010 Conference can be found in the Consultation Activities section of this report. The other major expenditure was the commissioning of a promotional film for the Group, which was made and shown in January 2010. All members were also given DVD copies to show around their organisations. Although this project involved a significant outlay, the cost was benchmarked against other providers and found to be competitive, and the Group felt it was worthwhile to try to raise awareness of the CPCG and its activities, and try to attract more

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interest and participation in meetings. Anecdotal evidence since January suggests that a measure of success has been achieved in this regard. As well as paying for the scripting, film crew and post production, the cost also included a manned stall at the Hounslow Community Road Show at the Treaty Shopping Centre for one week from 18 January 2010, during which the commercial was played on rotation on a giant plasma screen, and staff from the TV company distributed leaflets publicising the Group. The DVD was premiered at the 18 January AGM and was very well received. It was also cited as an example of good practice by Hounslow’s MPA Link Member, Valerie Brasse, at the Community Engagement and Citizen Focus Sub-Committee. The CPCG was pleased to be able to offer funding for community projects as a result of the grant award, with £2,500 specifically earmarked in the bid for this purpose. A rigorous business case assessment process was followed and funding was awarded to Grand Union Community Development for their Brentford Business Watch project, and to the Pakistan Welfare Association to fund an outreach worker. The complexity of the detailed documentation required for submission during the funding process again increased in relation to previous years. Groups must produce detailed evidence in support of funding bids, including a full breakdown of proposed expenditure, SLA, constitution, equal opportunities statement, membership and attendance list and audited accounts. The conditions stipulated by the MPA include:

1. All Groups to display MPA logo on their literature and the words “Funded by the Metropolitan Police Authority”

2. All Groups will be required to deliver the work programme set out in the funding form/SLA or as renegotiated with your Engagement & Partnerships Officer (EPO). You will also be required to meet with your EPO on a quarterly basis to monitor progress on milestones and financial expenditure

3. The final payment will only be released upon confirmation of satisfactory SLA monitoring reports from your EPO

Group Membership Hounslow CPCG aims to be as representative as possible of the Borough’s population and encourages any bona fide constituted organisation which represents a significant number of people to become a member. Membership is made up of non-voting members – such as the Police and Council Officials – and voting members, consisting of 35-40 voluntary and community bodies. Membership is regulated by the Group’s constitution, and when applying to become a new member, organisations must agree to support the objective of encouraging a society where all parts of the community have equal protection and are subject to the same rules of justice under the law.

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The full list of members as at the time of writing can be found at Appendix D, while Appendix A details membership changes over the course of 2009/10 as well as meeting attendance records. Group attendance averaged at 44% and this is considered good commitment to the consultative process, bearing in mind that the vast majority of members are volunteers and as such are giving up their own time to come to meetings. The Group Executive consists of the Chair, two Vice Chairs, Honorary Treasurer, Elected Representative (Councillor), two Community Representatives and the Police Borough Commander. The Executive instigated a comprehensive membership review in the summer of 2009 and letters were sent to several member organisations whose attendance had lapsed, encouraging them to come along to meetings or, if this proved particularly difficult, nominate replacement representatives. A number of changes were made over the year, many as a result of this initiative, and these are summarised below:

1. Supt Clive Chalk left Hounslow Police in July, having served the CPCG admirably. Members recorded their appreciation by requesting for a note of thanks to be added to his file

2. John Rowntree, a former CPCG Chair, re-joined the Group in September 2009, representing the Hounslow Volunteer Centre

3. Imran Mirza attended his first meeting in November 2009, as deputy to Mahmud Mirza, representing Ahmadiyya Muslim Association

4. Munar Rai, a new representative for Hounslow Jamia Masjid and Islamic Centre, also first attended in November

5. Hugh Picton, Grand Union Community Development, attended in November 2009 alongside the organisation’s usual rep, Mel Collins

6. Andrew Hillas replaced Maria Galovics as the Probation Service representative in January 2010

7. Stephen Hawkins also joined the Group in January, replacing Ann Rogers as the Age Concern representative

Group and Executive Meetings During 2009/10, meetings were held on the following dates:

• 23 April 2009 – Executive meeting at Hounslow Police Station

• 11 May 2009 – Group meeting at Feltham Library

• 25 June 2009 – Executive meeting at Hounslow Police Station

• 13 July 2009 – Group meeting at Chiswick Catholic Centre

• 3 September 2009 – Executive meeting at Hounslow Police Station

• 14 September 2009 – Group meeting at Hounslow Civic Centre

• 5 November 2009 – Executive meeting at Hounslow Police Station

• 16 November 2009 – Group meeting at Hounslow Civic Centre

• 18 January 2010 – Executive meeting at Hounslow Police Station

• 18 January 2010 – Group AGM at Hounslow Civic Centre

• 15 March 2010 – Group meeting at Hounslow Civic Centre

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In an attempt to try to engage with people from right across the Borough, it had been decided that Group meetings in 2009/10 would be held at various locations in LB Hounslow. However, following poor turn-outs in May and July, when meetings were held in Feltham and Chiswick respectively, and logistical problems regarding travel and parking, a decision was taken at the September meeting that Group meetings would always be held at Hounslow Civic Centre from that point forth. The exception would be if significant events in a particular locality made it appropriate to meet at a different venue. This decision was supported by both the MPA and the Borough Commander, who believed that the development of Safer Neighbourhood Teams and Ward Panels meant there was far more engagement at a local level than there had been in the past. The CPCG meetings are structured to include a number of standing items alongside the main discussion topic where guest speakers are given the opportunity to address the Group and take questions. Presentations this year were as follows: May 2009 Vivienne Cox attended to present the Annual Report of the Independent Custody Visitors’ Panel. The panel of volunteers conducted unannounced visits to police stations to see that detainees were not being maltreated. There were 100 visits a year and they took place at various times of the day and night. Vivienne reported that she considered the relationship between the ICVP and the Police a positive and mutually helpful one, and the Panel was happy that those held in custody in Hounslow and Chiswick Police Stations were being dealt with appropriately. Also in May, Ch Insp Cliff Law of Heathrow Police gave a presentation on the work of SO18 – Aviation Security. The unit worked closely with the Serious Organised Crime Agency and the UK Border Agency to make airports safe for staff and passengers but hostile to terrorists. Ch Insp Law explained that citizen focus policing was a priority and airports were patrolled by a number of Safer Airport Teams, in the same way as Safer Neighbourhood Teams patrolled the Borough’s streets. July 2009 At the July meeting in Chiswick, Brooke Dunlop and Jacob Powell gave a short presentation on the Hounslow & Richmond Volunteer Cadet Corps. The Cadets comprised youths aged between 14 and 21 who expressed an interest in the Police Service. The aim was to promote good citizenship and encourage interaction between youths and the Police. They were involved in non-confrontational policing events, such as remembrance day parades, and also took part in test purchasing – the attempted purchase of age-restricted items, including alcohol, fireworks and knives.

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September 2009 September’s meeting tackled the controversial subject of Stop and Search, courtesy of Hounslow’s Chief Inspector of Operations, Andy Morgan. Ch Insp Morgan explained the various Stop and Search powers available to the Police, including Section 44, which allowed officers to perform searches on people without suspicion an offence had occurred, in order to deter or prevent an act of terrorism. It was Section 44 stops which had sparked so much criticism and concern and the Met accepted that using these powers in great volume had a detrimental effect on public confidence; the powers had recently been scaled down in order to alleviate this situation, but the current terrorism threat was still “substantial”. Tamsin Kelland, MPA Engagement and Partnerships Officer, outlined the MPA stance on Stop and Search and encouraged more involvement from the community. Stop and Search Monitoring was carried out by Independent Advisory Groups but CPCG meetings were also an important forum. From this point on, Ch Supt Bilson introduced regular statistical reports on Stop and Search into the Police Progress Update reports attached to each agenda pack. November 2009 The Borough Commander took the opportunity at the November CPCG to outline the policy on armed response and explain about the restructuring of CO19 - the Specialist Armed Police Unit. CO19 could be deployed to protect the public if a particular emergency call was deemed to warrant a firearms response. Officers were specially selected and trained, and subject to tight controls. Following a major review after the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes at Stockwell tube station in 2005, a new unit (CO5) would be taking responsibility for all pre-planned firearms operations across London. Following reports in the press that armed foot patrols were being considered for various areas, Ch Supt Bilson reassured the public that this was totally out of the question; MPA Member Valerie Brasse concurred and stated that if this position were ever to change, it would not be without full consultation. Also in November, Tamsin Kelland and Detective Chief Inspector Robert Hoey gave a presentation on Domestic & Sexual Violence. The MPA’s Domestic Violence Board had recently broadened its remit to also deal with sexual violence, ranging from rape to sex trafficking, and Hounslow would be presenting to the Board in late 2010. Tamsin detailed Hounslow’s annual performance for 2008/9 and explained that the detection rate of 44% was considered very good. There were many areas of good practice and positive working but also some possible areas for improvement, and the DSV Board would look at this in detail. DCI Hoey explained that a new Command Unit called Sapphire had been launched in September 2009 to investigate serious sexual offences across London and there was one team covering Hounslow, Hillingdon and Heathrow. The new unit would ensure a consistent response and a dedicated, specific focus on all serious sexual offences, with staff being specially selected and trained.

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January 2010 The main business of the January AGM was the election of Group officers for the coming year. The following people were appointed as members of the CPCG Executive Steering Group: Chair – Mohammad Chaudhry Vice Chairs – Andy Atkinson and Meenu Dhiri Honorary Treasurer – David Hardman Community Representatives – Chris Boucher and John Rowntree Elected Representative – Cllr Shirley Fisher January’s meeting also featured a presentation on the Community Safety Partnership by Partnership Inspector Adrian Baxter. The CSP consists of the Council, Police and other agencies, including the Fire Service and Probation, working together to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour in the Borough, tying in closely with the aims of the CPCG. The CSP’s principal strategic document was the Community Safety Strategy and five Theme Champions were responsible for deciding how this should be implemented. The Partnership was responsible for delivering two of the Administration’s Ten Promises: the introduction of a Community Safety Co-ordinator in each of the five Areas, and the increased rollout of CCTV. March 2010 Detective Inspector Anne Bewley and Detective Sergeant Simon Cash from the MPS Directorate of Professional Standards (DPS) attended the March meeting to talk about the Police Internal Complaints Procedure. The DPS dealt with the majority of complaints against Hounslow Police, which ranged from officers smoking to allegations of GBH. They worked closely with the IPCC. DI Bewley relayed some headline figures relating to LBH; in the period between March 2009 and February 2010, there had been 233 public complaints, down 18% from the previous year. This was set against an 11% increase for the Met overall. 30% of the complaints were locally resolved, and only one was substantiated.

Police Progress Updates Each meeting features a Progress Update in which the Borough Commander and senior police staff report on recent happenings in the Borough before taking questions from Group members and the public. The report includes detailed crime statistics and trends as well as updates from the five Sector Inspectors’ Safer Neighbourhood Teams (SNTs). The Progress Update plays an integral part in the meeting, detailing the challenges faced by the police and initiatives undertaken to prevent crime and engage with the community.

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Some of the issues tackled throughout 2009/10 include: G20 Protests: In the May meeting, Supt Clive Chalk spoke about public order policing in the wake of the G20 protests in Central London. Although this did not relate directly to Hounslow, many members of the public were concerned about police tactics, including the “kettling” strategy, and with Heathrow Airport on the doorstep, the area was no stranger to public protests. Supt Chalk explained the variety of tactics used by police in such situations, and moved to reassure the Group and members of the public that every care was taken to keep conflict to a minimum. Police response drivers: In the July meeting, Ch Supt Bilson reported on two collisions involving police vehicles. He stressed what a rare occurrence this was and outlined the standards of training and monitoring police drivers were subjected to. HMIC Inspection: Ch Supt Bilson also reported back on an inspection by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary which followed concern over the crime detection rate in the London Borough of Hounslow. HMIC had produced a detailed report looking at all areas of policy and were satisfied with the evidence submitted. Controlled Drinking Zones: In September, the issue of controlled drinking zones was raised after a death linked to alcohol abuse in Lampton Park, Hounslow occurred. An application was later made and a CDZ has been introduced. Safer Neighbourhood Panel Priorities: A discussion took place at the November meeting around SNPs’ priorities and the extent to which they changed over time. This led to a table being introduced into the Progress Update report summarising the priorities of all of the Panels “at-a-glance” and enabling easy tracking of dynamic priorities. Stop and Search Data: In January, Ch Supt Bilson explained that he had begun conducting in-depth research into why the black population were being disproportionately affected by Stop & Search procedures. He resolved to keep the Group informed as the research progressed. Partnership Working: Following the publication of guidelines surrounding the Basic Command Unit Fund, Ch Supt Bilson explained that he hoped this grant would be used to build partnerships and strengthen existing partnership work, in order to help improve public confidence.

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London Wide Update As in previous years, regular editions of the London Gets Safer newsletter, along with other MPA communications, were included in each of the Group’s agenda packs to keep members abreast of policing issues across the Metropolitan area. Mohammad Chaudhry, Chair, represented the Hounslow CPCG at the relevant London-wide meetings. These consist of quarterly meetings with the Commissioner, along with a CPCG Chairs’ Forum, also held every three months. Copies of the minutes of these meetings are included in the agenda papers for members’ information and are often augmented by verbal reports from the Chair. London-wide meetings and CPCG-level activity are co-ordinated by LCP2 (London Communities Policing Partnership), an umbrella body which supports CPCGs in achieving their goals. LCP2 also hold meetings for Group Administrators and offer a number of training courses, from which Hounslow CPCG is grateful to have benefitted.

Consultation Activities As in past years, the CPCG was involved in a number of consultations throughout the year. This included a major exercise on the MPA’s Community Engagement Strategy, which was discussed in a series of groups at the January meeting. Members were asked to consider five key questions and the responses, outlined below, were relayed back to the Authority to inform the strategy. MPA Community Engagement Strategy Q1: Why does your group think communication, consultation and engagement between the police and Londoners is important? Communication and consultation is important as there is a need to have trust between the police and the community. London has a very diverse community and many people are arriving from all over the world who have no contact with the police; it is therefore vital that there is engagement with community leaders in order that they do not feel isolated. Safer Neighbourhood Teams and PCSOs help to achieve this and it is important to bring police back onto the streets. Q2: Why does your group think communication, consultation and engagement between the MPA and Londoners is important? It is important that elected members of the MPA communicate with the community to highlight their aims and objectives in holding the police to account, and people should be encouraged more to report any concerns to the MPA.

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Q3: What does your group think the key strands of work in the revised MPA/MPS Community Engagement Strategy action plans should be? Community cohesion and a localised agenda should be key in the action plan. There are also specific issues on age, particularly youth. It is often felt that the sale and use of drugs drives a lot of other crime and if this could be reduced it would have a knock-on effect. Another important issue is thefts from youths, in particular mobile phones – this appears to be fairly low-level crime but can leave a significant lasting impression on the victim. It is important to link Safer Neighbourhood Teams at Borough level to ensure the effective exchange of ideas and liaison between border wards. It is vital to engage BME groups as they have a lot of knowledge with regards to more niche areas. There is a need to support the voluntary sector, which is under serious threat from a lack of funding. Q4: How does your group think we should manage expectations around what Londoners want the MPS and MPA to do in regards to community engagement and what are they able to do? With regards to what they are able to do, the police should be more visible on the street and mix with the public more effectively to ensure there is engagement both ways. For this reason there should be more uniformed officers on foot or on bicycles, rather than in cars. The public needs to have confidence that seemingly minor points they raise with the police are noted as they can often develop into more major issues. Response times are erratic and need to be more consistent. Communication could be improved by having more flyers and newsletters delivered to homes and diversity training courses, with follow-up training, should be widespread. Q5: How does your group think the MPA and MPS should measure the success of the revised strategy? Surveys are a good way of measuring the public perception of the revised strategy, though the fear of crime sometimes outweighs the reality. Local ward targets and youth engagement are important. There is a real need to talk about perception as crime statistics which are largely positive can be perceived as alarming when small areas in need of improvement are highlighted out of context. Visit to the MPS Training Centre at Gravesend In October 2009, the CPCG organised a trip to the MPS Training Centre near Gravesend in Kent. This was attended by four Group members – David Hardman (Neighbourhood Watch Association and CPCG Honorary Treasurer), Brian Close (Heston & District Community Association), Naseem Yousef (Hounslow Muslim Women’s Association) and Chris Boucher (OutWest). The group were given a picture show detailing various crowd control methods and were briefed on various scenarios. Staff gave a demonstration of how riot shields were used to provide officers with extra

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confidence as well as protection from projectiles and, in extreme cases, petrol bombs. The enthusiasm and dedication of the officers was apparent to all who attended and the visit was considered very worthwhile and informative. The 2010 Hounslow Youth Crime Conference The 2010 Hounslow Youth Crime Conference, organised by the CPCG and LBH Community Safety Unit, took place at St Giles Hotel in Feltham on 12 February 2010. This was the first Hounslow-only Conference, having previously been held jointly with the London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames, and was exceptionally well received. Eight secondary schools from Hounslow Borough participated in the Conference, including the Pupil Referral Unit, Woodbridge Park, and a total of 61 pupils attended. Eleven Police Officers, including Police Community Support Officers, and eight professionals, including members of the Community Safety and Youth Offending Teams, acted as facilitators to ensure the event ran smoothly and achieved the aims outlined, namely:

• To raise awareness among young people of particular community safety issues, looking at Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB), criminal damage, peer pressure and Stop & Search

• To bring young people together with Police and other community safety agencies to build positive relationships and to consider the impact of community safety issues on young people’s lives

• To gather information on community safety issues that concern young people so that they may be incorporated into community safety plans and strategies

• To provide information to young people about community safety issues and to encourage them to spread awareness within their school communities

• To work jointly with young people to produce publicity material on community safety issues aimed at their peer group

The event was attended by Cllr Barbara Harris, Deputy Mayor; Cllr Paul Fisher, Lead Member for Community Engagement; and Chief Inspector Steve Kyte of Hounslow Police, who opened the Conference. Throughout the day, pupils were given the opportunity to consider the effects of ASB, peer pressure and knife crime on their lives and the lives of friends and family, as well as learning more about their rights and responsibilities around stop and search procedures. This was achieved via a series of workshops which ran on rotation throughout the day. In addition, students were asked to rank their crime and ASB concerns by way of a “ladder game”, and the results of this survey constitute the Community Safety Partnership’s statutory consultation with young people to inform the Community Safety priorities for 2010/11.

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The day culminated in a poster slogan competition, in which all the school groups were asked to devise a slogan for an image depicting community safety issues. Each student was given a conference pack containing a variety of leaflets as well as a Hounslow Youth Crime Conference branded pen, USB memory stick with combination padlock, and dynamo torch, designed to be useful, practical items which would also encourage community safety. The students were also awarded AQA Accreditation in Participating in Debates and Discussions. The Conference scored an 86% Excellent/Good rating from the students who attended, with the Stop & Search and Victim’s Perspective workshops being particularly well received, and plans are already underway to repeat the event in 2011. A follow-up event was held in May 2010 whereby all the winning schools from the poster competition were invited to a ceremony at the Council Chamber in the Civic Centre to receive their vouchers and celebrate their achievements. Students from the overall winning school, Feltham Community College, were also given copies of the poster featuring their slogan: “Take the Safe Way, Not the Alley Way”. Further copies of the poster were distributed to CPCG members to display around their organisations. If you would like a copy of the full 2010 Hounslow Youth Crime Conference Report, please contact the Group Administrator.

Publicity The Hounslow CPCG publicises its meetings and activities through a variety of media. Meetings are routinely advertised on the Council website and in the local press as well as the London Borough of Hounslow magazine, Hounslow Matters. In addition, the CPCG established its own website in the summer of 2009, courtesy of eVoice, a service provider sourced via LCP2, the umbrella group for London’s CPCGs. The site carries news and pictures as well as FAQs, an events calendar detailing forthcoming meetings, and all the organisation’s papers, such as meeting agendas and minutes, question papers, the Group’s constitution and membership application forms. The address of the site is: http://www.e-voice.org.uk/hounslowcpcg. In order to further publicise the work of the CPCG and attract new members, the Group commissioned a commercial in December 2009 which was filmed in January 2010 (as mentioned in the Financial Report on p5). This involved interviews with the Borough Commander, Chair and other Group Members as well as an informative commentary explaining the aims and objectives of the Group, and was produced by an independent TV company, LBV TV (with editorial content overseen by the Group Administrator). Part of the venture included the rotational showing of the film at the Community Road Show in the

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Treaty Shopping Centre in Hounslow for one week in January, with LBV staff fielding questions and providing information leaflets. Although the true extent of the success of the exercise cannot yet be judged, initial indications show that the film and road show have been successful in increasing interest in the CPCG and its activities. DVD copies of the commercial have been distributed to member organisations in the hope that they can help extend the Group’s public reach.

Conclusion During 2009/10, the Group continued to receive the local public’s views on crime, policing and ASB and advise the MPA accordingly, to ensure that the concerns of the community are reflected in its policies. The vast majority of SLA milestones were achieved and the Group hopes to be able to continue successfully implementing the agreed work plan in 2010/11 (attached at Appendix B), despite the public sector budget cuts which will no doubt have a considerable impact on the CPCG, LCP2 and the MPA. Members acknowledge that more could always be done to further improve community engagement and consultation and will continue to discuss ways in which this can be achieved. Hounslow CPCG works in partnership with the MPA to provide the high standard of service that Hounslow’s communities deserve and to further enhance the reputation of the Group.

Thanks During the year, the Group welcomed a number of guest presenters to meetings and the opportunity is taken here to thank them again for taking the time out of their busy schedules to visit the Group and take part in the lively debates that followed. Thanks go to all those members and representatives who donated their time and expertise to the work of the CPCG throughout the year. Members enjoyed the use of committee facilities at the Civic Centre at no charge to the Group again this year and wish to express their thanks to LBH for this service. Finally, the CPCG would like to thank the MPA for their continuing funding and support of the Group’s objectives.

Contacts For further information about the work of the Hounslow CPCG please contact: Hounslow CPCG Group Secretary Committee Services Civic Centre Lampton Road Hounslow TW3 4DN Telephone: 020 8583 2064 Fax: 020 8583 2055 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.e-voice.org.uk/hounslowcpcg

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APPENDIX A 2009/10 Meeting Attendance Record

Name and organisation 11.05.09 13.07.09 14.09.09 16.11.09 18.01.10 15.03.10 Avg %

2009/10 CHAIR

Pakistan Welfare Association (Mohammad Chaudhry)

(** Deputy nominee for the Association is Ehsan Choudhry)

üüüü üüüü üüüü üüüü üüüü üüüü 100%

2009/10 V. CHAIR

Hounslow Residents Group (Andy Atkinson)

APS X APS üüüü üüüü üüüü 50%

2009/10 V. CHAIR

Victim Support Middlesex (Meenu Dhiri)

(Gilli Heagarty* is deputy nominee for Victim Support)

üüüüR üüüü2 üüüü X üüüü APS 67%

Age Concern, Feltham (Ann Rogers; Stephen Hawkins from Jan 2010)

X X X X üüüü APS 17%

Ahmadiyya Muslim Association (Mahmud Mirza & M. Safi*)

APS APS X üüüüR X üüüüR 33%

Bereavement Services

(& Age Concern, Hounslow) (Lata Dhiri)

APS üüüü üüüü X üüüü APS 50%

Bangladesh Welfare Association (Abdul Ansary)

X X X X X X ZERO

Disability Network Hounslow (Domenique Banza-Mwenze)

APS APS üüüü APS APS X 17%

DITURIA (Kosovan/Albanian Community in Hounslow) (Ruzhdi Jata)

X X X X X X ZERO

OutWest (Chris Boucher)

üüüü APS APS üüüü üüüü APS 50%

Grand Union Community Devt (Mel Collins)


Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha (Raghbir Singh Khangoora & Jagjiwan Singh*)

APS X üüüüR üüüü APS X 33%

Heston Residents’ Association/ Heston & District Community Assoc (Brian Close & Peter Baker*)

üüüü üüüü üüüü2 üüüü2 üüüüR üüüü2 100%

Councillor Paul Jabbal

(Cllr Beverley Williams from Jul 09) (West Area Committee)

üüüü X üüüü üüüü APS APS 50%

Councillor Sam Hearn (Chiswick Area Committee)

APS APS APS APS APS üüüü 17%

Councillor Gurmail Lal (Heston & Cranford Area Cttee)

üüüü üüüü üüüü üüüü APS üüüü 83%

Councillor Shirley Fisher (Isleworth & Brentford Area Cttee)

APS üüüü APS APS üüüü üüüü 50%

Councillor Nisar Malik (Central Hounslow Area Cttee)

APS X APS X X X ZERO

Hounslow Homes (Godfrey Hamilton)

X X X X üüüü X 17%

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Hounslow African & Asian Youth Association (Abdirahaman Hassan)

X APS X X X X ZERO

Hounslow Afro Caribbean Assoc. (Ron Lewis)

APS üüüü üüüü X X X 33%

Hounslow Chamber of Commerce (Leslie Robinson)

APS üüüü üüüü X üüüü X 50%

Hounslow Federation of Tenants and Residents Association (Tina Howe)

X X X X X X ZERO

Brentford, Chiswick & Isleworth Crime Prevention Panel (Flavia Beckwith)

üüüü üüüü üüüü üüüü APS üüüü 83%

Hounslow Jamia Masjid and Islamic Centre (Syed Rashid Qadri/Temoor Khan*)

APS üüüü2 APS üüüüR üüüü X 50%

Hounslow Racial Equality Council (Satvinder Buttar & Sukdev Grewal*)

X X X üüüü üüüüR APS 33%

CAB Management Committee (Rep TBC)

X X No rep üüüü üüüü No rep 33%

Hounslow Muslim Women’s Assoc (Mrs N Yousef & Naseem Khan*)

X X üüüü X üüüü üüüü 50%

Independent Custody Visitors Panel (Vivienne Cox)


London Probation Area (Maria Galovics – Andrew Hillas from Jan 10)

X APS X APS üüüü APS 17%

Hounslow Volunteer Centre (John Rowntree)

- - üüüü APS üüüü üüüü 75%

Member of European Parliament X X No rep No rep No rep No rep ZERO

London Borough of Hounslow Neighbourhood Watch Association (David Hardman)

üüüü APS üüüü üüüü üüüü APS 67%

Secondary Schools Head teacher (Harinder Pattar)

APS üüüü APS üüüü üüüü APS 50%

Somali Consortium (Hassan Isse)

X X X - X X ZERO

Vedic Cultural Society (Krishan. L. Chopra)

X APS üüüü APS X X 17%

The Town Twinning Association

(Illyas Kwaja)

üüüü X X üüüü üüüü X 50%

Youth Representative (Saman Lodhi)

X üüüüR X X üüüü APS 33%

Total Attendance (Read as a percentage of the number of attendee organisations/ groups)

11/38 (29%)

14/38 (37%)

16/35 (46%)

17/36 (47%)

22/37 (59%)

12/36 (33%)

42%

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Non-voting membership: 11.05.09 13.07.09 14.09.09 16.11.09 18.01.10 15.03.10 Avg %

British Transport Police (Sergeant John Shea – Heathrow & PC Russell Tatt – Waterloo)

CDO CDO CDO CDO CDO CDO N/A

Metropolitan Police Authority (Valerie Brasse and Tamsin Kelland)

üüüü üüüü2 üüüü üüüü2 üüüü2 üüüü2 100%

Metropolitan Police (Hounslow) Borough Commander, Chief Superintendent David Bilson

APS üüüü üüüü üüüü

üüüü üüüü 83%

Metropolitan Police (Hounslow) Supts Simon Phipps & Clive Chalk (CI Steve Kyte from Sept; Supt Paul Martin from March)

üüüü üüüü üüüü üüüü X üüüü2 83%

Borough Liaison Officer

X X üüüü üüüü X üüüü 50%

LBH CSP & Crime Reduction Unit (Insp Adrian Baxter & Kirti Sisodia)

CDO CDO CDO APS üüüü X 13%

LBH – Street Management & Public Protection

No rep No rep No rep No rep No rep No rep N/A

MPs for Hounslow (Alan Keen & Ann Keen)

X APS X APS APS X ZERO

Total Attendance

(Read as a percentage of the number of attendee organisations/ groups)

13/44 (30%)

17/44 (39%)

20/40 (50%)

21/42 (50%)

25/42 (60%)

16/42 (38%)

44%

NOTES: (*) Denotes status of deputy member to the main representative (2üüüü) Denotes that both representatives attended the meeting. (NEW) Denotes members agreed by the Group membership at that meeting (and whether the representatives were present at that meeting) CDO Copy Documents Only – attendance not expected

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APPENDIX B Service Level Agreement Milestones 2009/10

Milestones and Key

Deliverables:

Milestone 1 Qtr (Apr 2009 – June 2009)

• Support Youth Conference prize-giving √

• Host CPCG meeting in Feltham, including presentation from Heathrow

Police √

• Review publicity strategy (ongoing throughout the year). Ensure each meeting is advertised in Hounslow Matters and the Chronicle, and on

the Hounslow website. √

• Ongoing – every quarter host a presentation on a topical policing issue

such as contest 2, stop and search or prevent. √

• Ongoing – Include SLA on Executive meeting agendas √

Milestone 2 Qtr (July 2009 – Sept 2009)

• Review membership list and attendance in order to assess how

representative the group is and to fill gaps. √

• Draft letters to existing members who are failing to attend, stressing the importance of their presence in representing the community, and

subsequently review membership. √

• Host CPCG meeting in Chiswick √

• Forge stronger links between the CPCG and the Community Safety Partnership (CSP). Arrange for a CSP rep to attend and present to the

group. √

• Ensure CSP consults with CPEG on Community Safety Strategy and

local crime reduction priorities √

• Initiate website design through LCP2 √

Milestone 3 Qtr (Oct 2009 – Dec 2009)

• Encourage member organisations to give brief updates at Group meetings on particular community safety issues their organizations are focusing on (Round table at the end of the meeting) N/A

• Hold a Youth-themed CPCG meeting to feed back issues from the Youth Crime Conference X

• Host CPCG meetings at Hounslow Civic Centre and one other venue elsewhere in the borough, one of which should include a presentation

on Public Order √/X

• Launch publicity for Youth Crime Conference √

• Design promotional leaflet to be distributed throughout the borough √

Milestone 4 Qtr (Jan 2010 – March 2010)

• Host CPCG AGM at Civic Centre and ensure all posts on the

Executive are filled √

• Help to organize Hounslow Youth Crime Conference in conjunction

with the MPS and CSP. √

• Review attendance throughout the year, contact representatives who

have not attended regularly and review their membership. √

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Service Level Agreement Milestones 2010/11

Milestones and Key

Deliverables:

Milestone 1 Qtr (April – June)

• Hold public meeting including presentation on a topical policing issue to be decided in consultation with the MPA/MPS/Executive

• Support Youth Crime Conference prize-giving

• Invite Member organisations to submit bids for outreach project funding in line with the Group’s objectives (subject to approval of CPCG funding)

• Compile and distribute Annual Report for financial year 2009/10

• Invite new Partnership Inspector to meeting and consider regular slot for CSP every 4-6 months to consult re Strategic Assessment

• Update website with quarterly newsletter and circulate

Milestone 2 Qtr (July - September)


• Review Membership list and attendance in order to assess how representative the Group is of the Borough population, and fill gaps

• Send letters to Members who haven’t attended in the last six months stressing the importance of their presence in ensuring the Group represents the community

• Circulate Independent Custody Visitors Panel Annual Report and take a presentation at meeting


Milestone 3 Qtr (October - December)


• Take part in consultation for Policing Plan/Budget

• Take report from IAG/Stop & Search Monitoring Group regarding Stop & Search data and outcome of their meeting

• Facilitate CPCG engagement on Counter-Terrorism


• Begin planning 2011 Hounslow Youth Crime Conference

Milestone 4 Qtr (January - March)


• Hold Youth Crime Conference in February

• Hold AGM and ensure all posts on Executive are filled

• Take presentation on Domestic & Sexual Violence/Hate Crime


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APPENDIX C

Hounslow Community Police Consultative Group

Income and Expenditure Account

For the period 1st April 2009 to 31st March 2010

Income Expenditure

MPA Funding Award 2009/10 48,350.00 Administrative Salaries 17,938.00 Secretarial On-Costs 6,278.30 Hire of Halls 235.00 Public Transport (Administrative) 45.00 Provisions 595.85 Committee Printing 2,567.84 Audio Visual Charges 1,000.00 Translation Service* 1,405.72 Postage 177.77 Conference Expenses** 10,040.66 Grants to Voluntary Organisations 1,500.00 Advertising 6,313.50 ------------------------------------- TOTAL 2009/10 48,350.00 48,097.64 ------------------------------------- NOTE: * Translation Service charges cover BSL interpretation for one of the six

Group meetings held over the financial period 2009/10, together with the cost of translating various documents into Braille

** Conference Expenses covers the total expenditure for the 2010

Hounslow Youth Crime Conference, much of which is investment for 2011, as well as attendance fees for CPCG Members to attend policing-related conferences

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APPENDIX D

Membership List (Voting) as at 14 July 2010

Organisation Representative Deputy

AGE CONCERN Stephen Hawkins

AHMADIYYA MUSLIM ASSOCIATION Mahmud Mirza M.Safi

BANGLADESH WELFARE ASSOCIATION Abdul Ansary

BEREAVEMENT SERVICES Late Dhiri

CHISWICK CRIME PREVENTION PANEL Flavia Beckwith

CHISWICK NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH ASSOC. Flavia Beckwith

CITIZENS' ADVICE BUREAU Kamila Baldwin

DISABILITY NETWORK HOUNSLOW Dom Banza-Mwenze

DITURIA Ruzhdi Jata

GRAND UNION COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Mel Collins

GRURDWARA SRI GURU SINGH SABHA Raghbir Singh Khangoora Jagjiwan Singh

HESTON RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION Brian Close Peter Baker

HOUNSLOW AFRO-CARIBBEAN ASSOCIATION Ron Lewis Brenda Baptiste

HOUNSLOW ASIAN & AFRICAN YOUTH ASSOC. Abdirahman Hassan Suhel Miah

HOUNSLOW CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Leslie Robinson

HOUNSLOW TENANTS AND RESIDENTS' ASSC. Tina Howe

HOUNSLOW JAMIA MASJID & ISLAMIC CENTRE Syed Rashid Qadri Temoor Khan

HOUNSLOW MUSLIM WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION Naseem Yousef

HOUNSLOW NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH ASSOC. David Hardman

HOUNSLOW RACIAL EQUALITY COUNCIL Satvinder Buttar Sukhdev Grewal

HOUNSLOW RESIDENTS' GROUP Andy Atkinson

HOUNSLOW VOLUNTEER CENTRE John Rowntree

INDEPENDENT CUSTODY VISITORS PANEL Vivienne Cox

LONDON BOROUGH OF HOUNSLOW Cllrs Collins, Lal, Colin Ellar, Morgan-Watts and Hearn

MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT Alan Keen MP, Mary Macleod MP

OUTWEST Chris Boucher

PAKISTAN WELFARE ASSOCIATION Mohammad Chaudhry Ehsan Choudhry

PROBATION SERVICE Andrew Hillas

SECONDARY SCHOOLS HEADTEACHERS Harinder Pattar

TOWN TWINNING ASSOCIATION OF HOUNSLOW Ilyas Khwaja

VEDIC CULTURAL SOCIETY Krishan Chopra

VICTIM SUPPORT MIDDLESEX Meenu Dhiri Nadia Ikramullah

WELLINGTON DAY CENTRE Krishan Chopra

YOUTH PARLIAMENT Saman Lodhi

Non-voting Members:

MPA: Valerie Brasse (Link Member), Tamsin Kelland (Engagement & Partnerships Officer)

Met Police: Ch Supt David Bilson, Ch Insp Steve Kyte

Community Safety Partnership: Kirti Sisodia, Insp Ged Boyer

Hounslow Homes: Godfrey Hamilton