Issue - meetings
Statement from Cabinet Member for Community Safety & Engagement
Meeting: 08/07/2019 - Council (Item 3)
Statement from Lead Member for Community Safety & Engagement
Additional documents:
Decision:
Council noted a statement provided by the Cabinet Member for Community Safety & Engagement regarding recent fatalities within the borough, which the Mayor had agreed to receive as an urgent item.
Minutes:
The Mayor then moved on to advise that he had agreed to allow Councillor Miller (Lead Member for Community Safety & Engagement) to make a short urgent statement to Council at this stage in proceedings, regarding fatalities that had occurred within the borough over the weekend.
Councillor Miller thanked the Mayor and asked Members to join him in condemning the acts of violence that had taken place in Brent over the weekend. Taking the opportunity to convey the Council’s sympathy to the families and communities involved, Councillor Miller also felt it was important to recognise that communities across Brent were stronger than the violence experienced and condemned its perpetrators. He pointed out that whilst incidents of serious crime and knife crime, in particular, had significantly dropped across the borough there was a need to unite and maintain the focus on police resources and community support given the significant drop in central funding being made available.
Councillor Miller concluded by again offering condolences and pledged the Council’s support to those affected by the recent crimes.