Agenda item

            The Committee considered the undernoted report:

 

 

“1        Relevant Background Information

 

1.1       The Council is required, under Part 3 of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2011, to establish the Belfast PCSP and the four DPCSPs.  The Council must, under this legislation, make the political appointments, so far as is practicable, to reflect the strength of the Parties on the Council.

 

1.2       The Strategic Policy and Resources Committee agreed at its meeting held on 18th November, 2011 to appoint a PCSP consisting of nineteen Members (10 political and 9 independent); and to appoint the Political Members to the four DPCSPs (24 in total) based on the Council’s system of proportionality.

 

2          Key Issues

 

2.1       The allocation of the 10 political places on the main PCSP is as follows:

 

Sinn Fein Party                                                                        3

Democratic Unionist Party                                                      3

Social Democratic & Labour Party                                         2

Alliance Party                                                                           1

Ulster Unionist Party                                                               1

 

 

2.2       The breakdown of the total number of political places amongst the Parties on the four DPCSPs is:

 

            Sinn Féin                                                                                  8

            Democratic Unionist Party                                                      7

            Social, Democratic and Labour Party                                    4

            Alliance                                                                                     3

            Ulster Unionist Party                                                               1

            Progressive Unionist Party                                                     1

 

2.3       A meeting was held with the Party leaders on 6th January and the following political composition of the four DPCSPs was agreed using a d’Hondt based table of choices:

 

North	South	East	West
2 SF 2 DUP 1 SDLP 1 UUP	2 SF 2 DUP 1 SDLP 1 ALL	2 SF 2 DUP 1 SDLP 1 ALL	2 SF 1 DUP 1 SDLP 1 ALL 1 PUP

 

2.4       The individual Party nominations for the Belfast PCSP and the four DPCSPs have now been received and a list is provided at Appendix 1 along with the agreed allocation of Chairmanships of the four DPCSPs.  The Council is required under the legislation to formally appoint the political Members to the PCSP and to the four DPCSPs.

 

 3         Resource Implications

 

            None

 

 4         Equality and Good Relations Implications

             

            None

 

5          Recommendations

 

5.1       The Committee is recommended to approve the appointment of the Political Members to the Principal Belfast PCSP and its four DPCSPs as set out in Appendix 1.

 

6          Key to Abbreviations

 

            PCSP – Policing and Community Safety Partnership

            DPCSP – District Policing and Community Safety Partnership

 

7          Decision Tracking

 

            Suzanne Wylie, Director of Health and Environmental Services      24th March, 2012

 

Documents Attached

 

      Appendix 1      Political Nominations and the appointment of Chairmen to the Principal Belfast PCSP and its four DPCSPs.

 

Appendix 1

 

Nominations to the Four District Policing and

Community Safety Partnerships

 

24 Places to be Nominated – 16 as of Right,

8 to be Allocated Using D’hondt

 

North Belfast DPCSP – 6 Places

 

Sinn Fein Party                                  -    Cllr M. E. Campbell

 

Sinn Fein Party                                  -    Cllr Maskey

 

Democratic Unionist Party                -    Cllr McKee (Chairman)

 

Democratic Unionist Party                -     Cllr Thompson

 

Social Democratic and Labour Party-     Cllr Convery

 

Ulster Unionist Party                         -     Ald Browne

 

South Belfast DPCSP – 6 Places   

  

Sinn Fein Party                                  -     Cllr Hargey

 

Sinn Fein Party                                  -     Cllr ÓMuilleoir

 

Democratic Unionist Party                 -    Cllr Patterson

 

Democratic Unionist Party                 -    Ald Stalford

 

Social Democratic and Labour Party       -     Cllr Mullan

 

Alliance Party                                    -    Ald Ekin (Chairman)

 

East Belfast DPCSP – 6 Places

 

Sinn Fein Party                                  -    Cllr Hargey

 

Sinn Fein Party                                  -     Cllr Ó Donnghaile

 

Democratic Unionist Party                -    Cllr A Newton

 

Democratic Unionist Party                 -    Cllr Robinson

 

Social Democratic and Labour Party        -    Cllr Hanna (Chairman)

 

Alliance Party                                    -    Cllr Jones

 

West Belfast DPCSP – 6 Places

 

Sinn Fein Party                                  -     Cllr Corr

 

Sinn Fein Party                                  -     Cllr Garrett (Chairman)

 

Democratic Unionist Party                -     Cllr Kingston

 

Social Democratic and Labour Party-    Cllr Attwood

 

Alliance Party                                    -    Cllr Hendron

 

Progressive Unionist Party               -    Ald Smyth

 

Nominations to the Belfast Policing and

Community Safety Partnership

  

10 Places Available

  

Sinn Fein Party (3 Places – 2 to be Nominated Plus 1 Chairman of DPCSP)

 

-     Chairman of DPCSP – Cllr Garrett

 

-     Cllr McVeigh (Chairman)

 

-     Cllr Austin

  

Democratic Unionist Party (3 Places – 2 to be Nominated Plus

1 Chairman of DPCSP)

 

-     Chairman of DPCSP – Cllr McKee

 

-     Cllr Hussey

 

-     Cllr Spence

 

 Social Democratic and Labour Party (2 Places – 1 to be Nominated

Plus 1 Chairman of DPCSP)

 

-     Chairman of DPCSP – Cllr Hanna

 

-     Cllr Keenan

 

          Alliance Party (1 Place – 0 to be Nominated Plus

1 Chairman of DPCSP)

 

-     Chairman of DPCSP – Ald Ekin

  

Ulster Unionist Party (1 Place – 1 to be Nominated)

 

-     Ald Rodgers

 

Allocation of Chairmanships of the Four District Policing and

Community Safety Partnerships

  

Year 1

 

North Belfast Sub-Group        -     DUP

 

South Belfast Sub-Group       -     ALL

 

East Belfast Sub-Group          -     SDLP

 

West Belfast Sub-Group         -     SF

 

Year 2

 

North Belfast Sub-Group        -     SDLP

 

South Belfast Sub-Group       -     SF

 

East Belfast Sub-Group          -     DUP

 

West Belfast Sub-Group         -     ALL

 

Year 3

 

North Belfast Sub-Group        -     SF

 

South Belfast Sub-Group       -     SDLP

 

East Belfast Sub-Group          -     ALL

 

West Belfast Sub-Group         -     DUP

 

Year 4

 

North Belfast Sub-Group        -     SF

 

South Belfast Sub-Group       -     DUP

 

East Belfast Sub-Group          -     SF

 

West Belfast Sub-Group         -     SDLP”

 

 

            The Committee adopted the recommendations.