Issue - meetings

Councillor Mitchell

Cabinet considered a report on a review of the Joint Enforcement Team (JET) pilot scheme and proposals for the continuation of the scheme.

Cabinet noted that since the publication of the report, the Surrey Police and Commissioner’s Office had agreed to pay 50% of the cost of delivering the out of hours call out service for the next 12 months.

Resolved to:

1. commend the delivery and success of the JET pilot;

2. support continued funding to enable the JET pilot to become a permanent service within the Council and

3. endorse the provision of the out of hours call out service for a further 12 months.

Reason for the decision:

Cabinet noted that the JET has proven to be an efficient, proactive and effective mechanism to deal with complaints, many of which have been reported by residents of the Borough. This in turn helps to make the Borough a more attractive, cleaner and safer location in which to live, work and play. Provision of the out of hours service for a further 12 months would enable a further evaluation to take place.