Public accountability meeting – 23 March 2021 - York & North Yorkshire Office for Policing, Fire, Crime and Commissioning

Due to a technical issue, the video quality of this meeting is poor, however the audio quality is good.

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Meeting overview

This month’s meeting focuses on:

North Yorkshire Police – Rape and Serious Sexual Offences
Prosecution of rape and serious sexual offences has been receiving national attention recently, with many victims and members of the public concerned
about prosecution rates. North Yorkshire Police will provide assurance on what they are doing to support victims to cope and recover and, where possible,
achieve justice through the courts.

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service – Post Incident Support
To explore the type and extent of post incident support provided by our Fire and Rescue Service to ensure the welfare of victims and of their future safety.

The full procedure for asking questions at this meeting is available here: Procedure for public questions

To ask a question in advance
Send your question to [email protected] before the day of the meeting. Please include your name and address with your question.
To ask a question during the meeting using Twitter
To ask a question during the live broadcast, post your question on Twitter using #NYscrutiny
Not all questions may be able to be used, but they will inform the Commissioner’s questioning and the general discussion.

Chair – Simon Dennis – Interim Chief Executive & Monitoring Officer, Office of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner
Lisa Winward – Chief Constable, North Yorkshire Police
Andrew Brodie – Chief Fire Officer, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service

Thomas Thorp – Interim Assistant Chief Executive & Deputy Monitoring Officer, Office of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner
Caroline Blackburn – Interim Assistant Chief Executive & Deputy Monitoring Officer, Office of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner

Rape and Serious Sexual Offences presentation:

Performance update:

Post Incident Support presentation:

Performance update:

No	Time	Item	Lead
1	13:30	Attendance and introductions	Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner
2	13:32	Minutes of previous meeting and Actions	All
3	13:35	Public questions	Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner
4	13:40	Rape and Serious Sexual Offences Supporting victims of crime	Police Jenni Newberry
5	14:25	Performance update	Police
6	14:45	Post Incident Support	Fire
7	15:30	Performance update	Fire
8	15:50	Public questions	Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner
9	15:55	Any other business	All
10	16:00	Next meeting 27 April	2021

From Richard who lives in Helmsley
My wife and I, together with our adult daughter and her two dogs moved to N Yorks in 2019 from South Oxfordshire in order to enjoy living in a more relaxed part of the country.We recently participated in the survey relating to dog theft and I am writing to ask if the commissioner will be commenting on the results of that survey at tomorrows public briefing.Whilst we personally have not encountered any attempted theft, the threat is posing a real concern to us and quite frankly spoiling our attempts to settle in the area. We are forever mindful of having to keep a constant vigil on our dogs even whilst they are in our garden as we are passionately protective of them.I am a member of the Helmsley Mobile Rural Watch group (which has excellent support from the PCSO, s) and this keeps me abreast of some of this abhorrent activity within the locality.It appears that the deterrent for such crime is inadequate and I would welcome the commissioners proposals on how best we should move forward to a position where owning a dog can be enjoyed without compromise.