Issue - meetings

Update by Police Scotland (to follow)

Inspector Mark Stephen provided the Committee with a verbal update on Police Scotland’s activities and statistics within the Oban, Lorn and the Isles Area including:

·         Oban, Lorn and the Isles currently have a full complement of staff and a waiting list of officers wishing to move to Oban.

·         Work was ongoing with the Alcohol and Drugs Partnership and local licensed premises to raise awareness of drug and drink misuse.

·         Online and phone scammers continue to target vulnerable individuals within the community. Police Scotland would be running a safer communities workshop on the 17^th June 2019 at Station Square and will be rolling out the campaign to rural areas to raise awareness of how people can protect themselves against scammers.

·         Statistically crime figures in the area remain low.

Decision

The Oban, Lorn and the Isles Area Committee:

1. Noted the contents of the verbal update.

2. Thanked Inspector Stephen for his attendance and;

3. Thanked the Community Policing team for their ongoing support to the rural areas.

(Ref: Verbal update by Inspector Stephen, Police Scotland dated 13 March 2019, submitted)