Purpose

Cabinet will consider the recommendations made
by the North Paddington Serious Violence Taskforce, and detail how
the Council plans to respond to the recommendations.

Decision

Cabinet approved the
following recommendations:

·      
Approves the Council's response to the recommendations of the North
Paddington Serious Violence Taskforce as set out in Appendix 2.

·      
Approves the initial spend of £150,000 to implement the
Council's response to the recommendations of the North Paddington
Serious Violence Taskforce, as specified in paragraph 4.9.

·      
Delegates authority to the Cabinet Member for Communities to
approve the further spend of up to £100,000 to implement the
Council's response to the recommendations of the North Paddington
Serious Violence Taskforce.
 
Reasons for Decision
The North
Paddington Serious Violence Taskforce has identified key areas for
the Council, other public agencies, the voluntary and community
sectors, and communities themselves to work together on. The
Council's response to the recommendations suggests piloting new,
place-based approaches to respond to the issue of serious
violence.
 
By approving
the spend allocated to implementing the Council's response to the
Taskforce's recommendations, the Council will drive forward both,
its response to serious violence in North Paddington and its
contribution towards the systems change that the communities in the
area have asked the Council for.