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18 July, 2022

Have your say in Commissioner Zoë’s July Public Accountability Meetings

Commissioner Zoë Metcalfe will host her monthly Public Accountability Meetings on Thursday and Friday, 21 & 22 July, and is encouraging people across North Yorkshire and York to get involved.

As well as receiving the latest updates from North Yorkshire Police and North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, there will be a focus on safeguarding.

On Thursday 21 July we will hear an update on how the police have reviewed, resourced and applied learning in response to HMICFRS’s Nation Child Protection Inspection report recommendations. And to understand how that learning will be embedded into safeguarding and partnership working to provide a wider and appropriate delivery of support and service for children at risk.

On Friday 22 July we will hear how the fire service work to safeguard people through the assurance of effective safeguarding policies, robust partnership arrangements and frontline training to ensure good understanding of safeguarding responsibilities.

Broadcast live online, the meetings aim to make the emergency services more accessible and anyone with questions can submit them in advance to info@northyorkshire-pfcc.gov.uk .

Commissioner Zoë said:

“I always want to make sure I am asking the questions you want answers to, which is why these Public Accountability Meetings are so important.

“They will allow me to find out more about the work of the police and fire and rescue service, and put the focus on topics which are important to residents and businesses across York and North Yorkshire.

“Please join us to watch either live or at any time after on the website.”

The agenda, along with presentations and reports, are available on the Commissioner’s website where you can also find details on how to watch live and submit a question or catch-up after the meeting.

The focus of this month’s meetings: 

Thursday 21 July 2:30-4:00pm – North Yorkshire Police

  • Nation Child Protection Inspection – Follow Up & Safeguarding Learning
    To provide an update on how the police have reviewed, resourced and applied learning in response to the Nation Child Protection Inspection report recommendations. And to understand how that learning will be embedded into safeguarding and partnership working to provide a wider and appropriate delivery of support and service for children at risk.

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2a_Uf72g-FU
Watch on our website: https://bit.ly/PAMJuly2022 

 

Friday 22 July 2:00pm – 3:30pm – North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service

  • Safeguarding and vulnerability
    To provide an update on the assurance of effective safeguarding policies, robust partnership arrangements and frontline training to ensure good understanding of safeguarding responsibilities.

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/tgBkmVYLF0k
Watch on our website: https://bit.ly/PAMJuly2022

 To ask a question on this month’s hot topics:

  • In advance of the meeting, please send your question to info@northyorkshire-pfcc.gov.uk please include your name and address with your question.
  • To ask a question during the meeting using Twitter, include #NYscrutiny in your tweet, follow us at @northyorkspfcc.

You can find out more about the North Yorkshire Police’s response to HMICFRS’s National Child Protection Inspection of North Yorkshire Police on our website: https://bit.ly/PAM8April2022