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Cabinet received a report considering the
draft Community Safety Strategy for 2025-8 which outlined the
emerging priorities of the SoSafe
Partnership for the next three years.
 
The Portfolio Holder for Stronger Communities
outlined the critical work being done in this area to ensure the
safety and wellbeing of the community. 
He advised that the Council and its partners had continued to work
together to tackle anti-social behaviour and crime by delivering
initiatives supporting some of the most vulnerable people in the
town.  This strategy would build upon
that progress.
 
The Chief Executive reiterated that the
Council benefitted from great support from partners including the
Police, Fire and Rescue and the Probation Service and their
contributions to the SoSafe Partnership
were strongly welcomed.  He advised that
with the help of the Head of Community Advice and Support and her
Team, £2.2million had been secured towards the activities of
the Partnership over the last three years which was a huge
achievement. 
 
Members were supportive of the continued
commitment by the Council and partners to make Stevenage a safer
place.
 
It was RESOLVED:
 

1.        
That the Community Safety Strategy (the Strategy)
accompanying the report for onward transmission to Council be
approved and;

2.        
That the work of the SoSafe Partnership in both the development and
delivery of the Strategy be noted.