Records of community liaison meeting re concerns of serious drug dealing and associated behaviours. 28-06-2019
Present on 28th June 2019 at 1.00 PM. Mtg closed 14:05 | For Met Police | POSO Sarah Kearney PC Ervis Kuniki |
| For L.B.Ealing
| Councillor Daniel Crawford |
| Churchfield Community Association (CCA) | David Wootton arrived 13:30, the original published time |
| Central Acton Neighbourhood Forum (CANF) | Maire Lowe (record) |
Police Action (done) | The police have applied for a Community Protection order surrounding Betfred on the corner of Churchfield & Cowper Road. This will allow them to clear the area and discourage potential customers. |
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Council Action (done) | Ccl Crawford has asked the licensing team to review the license held by this Betfred premises. If found to be in breach, to apply for the license to be revoked |
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Betfred action (done) | Betfred have installed CCTV primarily internally but may install more cameras front and side of building to become more compliant | Betfred operates over 1650 shops throughout the United Kingdom s of July 2017 , after the purchase of 322 shops due to the merger between fellow bookmakers Ladbrokes and Coral in October 2016. |
Ccl Crawford will | Ask HMO licensing team to review the licenses granted to all apartments above commercial premises on Churchfield Road as residents fear overcrowding leads to waste dumped on streets/ noise/littering |
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Ccl Crawford will | Ask the SNT* at the Council to target the area , potentially to install a camera showing activity in the car park and to work with police SNT to identify the drug sales persons who have been observed by residents |
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Ccl Crawford will | Ask LBE Refuse services to increase their focus on littering around Betfred, with a view to identifying those dropping drug & alcohol related litter Attention will be paid to whether the shop provides anywhere for disposal of litter. Kingdom security have been observed fining people for dropping cigarette butts in the area. They will be asked to look at drug associated litter and public urination around the shop. If necessary the portfolio holder for waste management will be asked to assist with making the area a priority for LBE services. |
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| Ccl Crawford will | Ask Building Control to look at the safety of the building as police and residents believe the structure of the upper floors to be unsound. |
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Sarah Kearney | Will speak to Matt Buckland to ask for coordination between SNT and Council officers responsible for nuisance to increase patrols of the area, particularly when Met Police off duty. | *SNT Safer Neighbourhood Team. |
David Wootton (CCA) | Patrols & litterpicks Chaucer Road community garden and will install lockable gates to deter substance misuse close by. |
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Everyone | Will join the Met Police OWL network to share concerns and report incidents. All agreed not to directly approach suspects and to report directly to police. | |
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| If concerned for the health of possible addicted persons, all agreed to signpost them to Emmaus House who will provide a hot lunch & welfare advice at no cost & without judgement Mon to Fri. | Emmaus House (1 Berrymead Gardens. Acton. London W3 6AA. Telephone: 020 8992 5768) |