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Name: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police and Crime Panel (Statutory Joint Committee)
Start: 2026-03-16T14:00:00Z
End: 2026-03-16T18:00:00Z
Location: Ashburton Hall, Elizabeth II Court, The Castle, Winchester

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police and Crime Panel (Statutory Joint Committee) - Hampshire

Agenda

Published

Minutes

Published

Meeting Times

Scheduled Time

Start:
Monday, 16th March 2026
2:00 PM

End:
Monday, 16th March 2026
6:00 PM

Meeting Status

Status:
Moved

Date:
16 Mar 2026

Location:
Ashburton Hall, Elizabeth II Court, The Castle, Winchester

Meeting Attendees

Vice-Chairman

Councillor Phillip Davies

East Hampshire District Council

Present, as expected

Deputy

Councillor Cynthia Garton

Eastleigh Borough Council

Not required

Committee Member

Councillor Tonia Craig

Liberal Democrat

Apologies

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Committee Member

Councillor Richard Brown

Havant Borough Council

Apologies

Committee Member

Councillor Joanne Burton

Conservative

Apologies

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Committee Member

Councillor Alan Oliver

Hart District Council

Present, as expected

Deputy

Councillor Gillian Harris MBE

Havant Borough Council

Not required

Committee Member

Councillor Dan Poole

New Forest District Council

Absent

Committee Member

Councillor Philip Lashbrook

Test Valley Borough Council

Absent

Chairman

Councillor Simon Minas-Bound

Additional Local Authority Co-opted Member

Present, as expected

Co-opted Member

Trevor Cartwright MBE

Independent Co-opted Member

Apologies

Co-opted Member

Shirley Young

Independent Co-opted Member

Absent

Deputy

Councillor Paul Basham

Basingstoke and Deane Brough Council

Not required

Deputy

Councillor Tom Hanrahan

East Hampshire District Council

Not required

Deputy

Councillor Simon Martin

Fareham Borough Council

Not required

Deputy

Councillor Steve Clarke

New Forest District Council

Not required

Deputy

Councillor Halleh Koohestani

Rushmoor Borough Council

Not required

Deputy

Councillor David Podger

Additional Local Authority Co-optee

Not required

Committee Member

Councillor Lesley Meenaghan

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Committee Member

Councillor Stephen Hammond

Gosport Borough Council

Apologies

Committee Member

Councillor Karen Lucioni

Isle of Wight Council

Apologies

Deputy

Councillor Ian Holder

Portsmouth City Council

Present, as substitute

Committee Member

Councillor Kimberly Barrett

Portsmouth City Council

Apologies, sent representative

Deputy

Councillor Thomas Finn

Gosport Borough Council

Apologies

Deputy

Councillor Jacqui Rayment

Southampton City Council

Not required

Committee Member

Councillor John McKay

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council

Present, as expected

Committee Member

Councillor Christine Guinness

Rushmoor Borough Council

Present, as expected

Committee Member

Councillor Toqeer Kataria

Southampton City Council

Present, as expected

Committee Member

Councillor Richard Murphy

Winchester City Council

Present, as expected

Co-opted Member

Councillor Luigi Gregori

Additional Local Authority Co-opted Member

Present, as expected

Deputy

Councillor Tina Collins

Hart District Council

Not required

Deputy

Councillor Ed Blake

Isle of Wight Council

Not required

Deputy

Councillor Brian Laming

Winchester City Council

Not required

Agenda

1 Apologies for Absence

To receive any apologies for absence.

Minutes Apologies were received from:

· Cllr Tonia Craig – Eastleigh Borough Council

· Cllr Joanne Burton – Fareham Borough Council

· Cllr Steve Hammond – Gosport Borough Council

· Cllr Karen Lucioni – Isle of Wight Council

· Trevor Cartwright – Independent Co-opted Member

· Kimberly Barrett – Portsmouth City Council

2 Declarations of Interest

To enable Members to declare to the meeting any disclosable pecuniary interest they may have in any matter on the agenda for the meeting, where that interest is not already entered in their appointing authority’s register of interests, and any other pecuniary or personal interests in any such matter that Members may wish to consider disclosing.

Minutes Members were able to disclose to the meeting any disclosable pecuniary interest they may have in any matter on the agenda for the meeting, where that interest is not already entered in their appointing authority’s register of interests, and any other pecuniary or non-pecuniary interests in any such matter that Members may wish to disclose.

No declarations were made.

3 Minutes of the Previous Meeting

To confirm the minutes from the previous meeting.

Attachments:

Document Minutes 06 Mar 2026

Minutes The Minutes from the 2 February 2026 meeting were confirmed as a correct record.

4 Questions and Deputations

To receive any questions or deputations in line with Rule 31 and 31A of the Panel’s Rules of Procedure.

Minutes No questions or deputations were received by the Panel on this occasion.

5 Chairman's Announcements

To hear any announcements the Chairman may have for this meeting.

Minutes The Chairman had attended the Police and Crime Commissioner Awards[1] ceremony that had taken place on Friday 13 March and presented an award. He thanked the Commissioner for inviting the Panel.

As it was the last meeting ahead of the May 2026 elections, the Chairman thanked the Panel members for their contribution and wished them well for the future.

[1] https://www.hampshire-pcc.gov.uk/pcc-awards-praises-police-and-volunteers

6 Police and Crime Commissioner's Announcements

To hear any announcements the Commissioner may have for the Panel.

Attachments:

Document PCC announcements 06 Mar 2026

Minutes The Chair invited announcements from the Commissioner (item 6 in the minute

book), which had been circulated to the Panel before the meeting.

During questions, the Panel heard:

· Youth Violence continued to be an area of focus for prevention with the Violent Crime Task Force[1] providing specialist officers across the County and Isle of Wight. Youth Justice Teams continued to support and help provide courses through the King’s Trust. Overall there had been a 69-70% reduction in reoffending.

· The Commissioner continued to lobby central government on delays with hearings across court houses in Hampshire and a lack of legal advisors to help progress things more quickly.

· Regional Organised Crime units were working on vape shops that were being set up as a front for illegal activity, and it was emphasises that there was an urgency to strength regulations in them being established.

· The Commissioner was keen to support local authorities with prevention work, which was felt to be crucial to reducing the number of young people that end up involved in crime.

[1] https://www.hampshire-pcc.gov.uk/vru-home

7 Police and Crime Commissioner - Police and Crime Plan Performance and Delivery

To receive a quarterly update from the Police and Crime Commissioner detailing performance of and delivery against the Police and Crime Plan. This update will focus on:

· Estates Strategy

· Public Confidence

Attachments:

Document P&C Panel March 2026 Estates Strategy 06 Mar 2026
Document Public Engagement Presentation 06 Mar 2026

Minutes Members received some advance slides and a presentation from the Head of Estates and Facilities Management and the Head of Performance and Delivery on Estates Strategy and Public Engagement (see Item 7 in the Minute Book).

Estates Strategy

The key strategic objectives for estates management were summarised, including the opening of a new occupational health building at the Netley HQ and various front counters across the County. Refurbishment and decarbonisation schemes also progressed as planned.

In response to questions, the Panel heard:

· Updates around front counters in Farnborough and Fleet would be picked up offline with local Members

· Bitterne Police Station had been closed for many years and whilst there were plans to demolish the building, the land would be kept due to the value and location.

· The Commissioner shared that the closing of custody suites in the past before her tenure had not been decision she supported and had resulted in many inefficiencies.

· Whilst Estates was something that was managed by the Constabulary in some areas nationally, it was felt that it was best managed by the OPCC in Hampshire and the Isle Of Wight for better consistency and overview.

Public Engagement Members were taken through a presentation on Contact Management response times, Grade 1 and 2 attended incidents, victim satisfaction and Trust and Confidence focus groups.

In response to questions, the Panel heard:

· The speed of answering emergency calls remained better than the national average.

· The automated message when making a call offered guidance for reporting online, which is often done and therefore can be misleading as to the cause of abandoned calls.

· The digital ‘Bobbi’ bot online was proving a big success in guiding visitors to the website.

· Crimes that were a great risk and those that were of concern to residents were sometimes very different, and the quarterly surveys helped shape what focus groups concentrated on.

· Grade 1 and 2 incidents had increased in 2025, which had been a national trend, partly related to the increase in protests taking place.

RESOLVED:

The updates on Estates Strategy and Public Engagement were noted by the Panel.

8 Police and Crime Panel - Work Programme

To consider a report setting out the proposed future work programme for the Panel.

Attachments:

Document Work Programme 06 Mar 2026

Minutes Members received a report from the scrutiny officer to the Panel which sets out the proposed work programme for the Panel (see Item 8 in the Minute Book).

The following items were discussed for inclusion in the work programme:

Informal briefings by the OPCC on Serious and Organised Crime and the impacts of Local Government Reorganisation (LGR)

It was noted that recruitment and retention had been discussed at the previous meeting and a further update would follow in due course.

RESOLVED:

The work programme was agreed.

Previous Meetings

16th Mar 2026