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Gating Orders-a criteria for adoption

 

 

Meeting: 25/09/2012 - Cabinet (Item 24)

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Report of the Cabinet Member Housing and Safety

Additional documents:

Decision:

RESOLVED that

 

  1. the criteria and process for assessing requests and where appropriate making gating orders detailed in Appendix 2 be adopted for application throughout the borough.

 

  1. delegated authority be granted to:

 

  • The Community Protection Manager to initiate the initial assessment in response to a request for a gating order.
  • The Director for Wellbeing and Culture in consultation with the Cabinet portfolio holder to ensure that the right criteria and conditions are in place and where appropriate authorise formal consultation to be carried out. 
  • The Director of Wellbeing and Culture in consultation with the Cabinet portfolio holder to authorise the making of a gating order where there are no unresolved written representations received during the formal consultation period,

 

Minutes:

The Cabinet Member Housing and Safety introduced the report and explained that central government had put in place legislation to enable closure of back and side alley ways which can become a source of crime in built up areas. The report outlined a criteria and process for the assessment and making of gating orders at the Council to ensure a consistent and transparent approach around the borough.

 

He emphasised that gating orders would be implemented as a last resort with other measures outlined in paragraph 3.1 of the report to be considered first.

 

RESOLVED that

 

  1. the criteria and process for assessing requests and where appropriate making gating orders detailed in Appendix 2 be adopted for application throughout the borough.

 

  1. delegated authority be granted to:

 

  • The Community Protection Manager to initiate the initial assessment in response to a request for a gating order.
  • The Director for Wellbeing and Culture in consultation with the Cabinet portfolio holder to ensure that the right criteria and conditions are in place and where appropriate authorise formal consultation to be carried out. 
  • The Director of Wellbeing and Culture in consultation with the Cabinet portfolio holder to authorise the making of a gating order where there are no unresolved written representations received during the formal consultation period,