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Councillors A Screen and J Jones
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The Strategic Director and Policy and Partnership Manager gave an overview of the report. Members questioned the Officers on the content of the report – to access a full recording of the comments made please refer to the Council’s YouTube channel: Democratic meetings / Cyfarfodydd democrataidd. (link to be provided when uploaded) • The Committee praised the report for clearly reflecting the hard work and commitment of the partnership, particularly in addressing antisocial behaviour and improving community safety. The Committee also noted and welcomed the visible improvements in the city centre, including a calmer atmosphere and increased police presence, and recommended that these successes be highlighted more clearly in the report to help address public concerns and improve perception of safety. • The Committee recommended that efforts be made to increase feedback from partners to better understand how the partnership is working and to improve engagement in future reporting periods. • The Committee requested to receive a clear breakdown of which partner agencies responded to surveys. • The Committee recommended that greater emphasis be placed on promoting the partnership’s positive work and outcomes to help shift public perception of Newport, and to ensure the good work of the partnership is consistently and visibly shared across platforms.
a) Actions Arising The Scrutiny Advisor noted that the all actions are up to date, and outlined the changes in the way feedback and recommendations are now collected and presented to the Committee. b) Draft Annual Forward Work Programme 2025/26 The Scrutiny Advisor presented the Draft Forward Work Programme for consideration and outlined the scheduled dates of meetings and the proposed agenda items. c) Outcomes Monitoring The Scrutiny Advisor noted that all outcomes were up to date.
The minutes of the previous meetings held on 30th April 2025 were accepted as a true and accurate record.
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