North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Panel

21 January 2026

Progress on Issues Raised by the Panel

2.0       Background

2.1       This report lists the Panel’s previous resolutions and/or when it requested further information to be submitted to future meetings. The table below provides a list of issues which were identified at previous Panel meetings, and which have not yet been resolved.  The table also indicates where the issues are regarded as completed and will therefore not be carried forward to this agenda item at the next Panel meeting.

2.2       The Panel is asked to consider whether any further follow-up is required.

	Date	Minute number and subject (if applicable)	Panel resolution or issue raised	Comment / date required	Status
1	1 May 2025	82 / Rural and Wildlife Crime	To receive update from Deputy Mayor following discussions with CPS on securing prosecutions for wildlife crime.	When available.	In progress.  See Appendix A.
2	1 May 2025	83 / Domestic violence in rural areas	Seek collaboration with the Deputy Mayor on representations to govt regarding removal of firearms from individuals arrested on suspicion of serious sexual violence.	When available.	In progress.  See Appendix A.
3	8 Oct 2025	109 / Members’ Questions	Issue raised regarding an ASB incident which had not been actioned.	21.01.26	In progress.  See Appendix A.
4	8 Oct 2025	109 / Members’ Questions	Start Safe Stay Safe app to be promoted more widely – Panel Members asked if the app could be promoted more widely, including through parish and town councils.	21.01.26	Completed.  See Appendix A.
5	8 Oct 2025	109 / Members’ Questions	How many women were offered therapeutic treatment through the Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC)? How many accepted/rejected? Can it be broken down into whether they are from North Yorks and from York?	21.01.26	Response provided.  See Appendix A.
6	8 Oct 2025	109 / Members’ Questions	What is the usage of the centre by West Yorkshire Police and/or other police areas rather than North Yorkshire Police with the therapeutic treatment? Are there numbers available on this?	21.01.26	Response provided.  See Appendix A.
7	8 Oct 2025	109 / Members’ Questions	Does North Yorkshire Police benefit financially from other forces using Acer House?	21.01.26	Completed.  See Appendix A.
8	8 Oct 2025	109 / Members’ Questions	Have there been any times when the 24/7 service is not available at Acer House?	21.01.26	Completed.  See Appendix A.
9	8 Oct 2025	110 / Langdale Moor Fire Update	Could the fire and rescue service performance pack be shared with the Panel.	19.11.25	Completed.  See Appendix A.
10	8 Oct 2025	110 / Langdale Moor Fire Update	Panel requested to be kept updated on the progress of the ongoing investigations into Langdale Moor wildfire and provided with info on the finalised costs of the incident when available.	February 2026	In progress.
11	8 Oct 2025	110 / Langdale Moor Fire Update	Panel asked about the approach of the Fire and Rescue Service to munitions fires and how the wildfire incident has informed future thinking.	February 2026	Completed.  See Appendix A.
12	8 Oct 2025	111 / Protecting Vulnerable People	Question related to Operation Encompass and how it aims to protect children from sexual abuse to help them to recover.	21.01.26	Completed.  See Appendix A.
13	8 Oct 2025	111 / Protecting Vulnerable People	Question (FF) on the Community Safety Serious Violence Fund (section 3.6): What is the allocation for 2025/26 and how will it be spent? Written Response to be provided	21.01.26	Completed.  See Appendix A.
14	8 Oct 2025	111 / Protecting Vulnerable People	What is the support given to adults and child victims in respect of therapeutic intervention whilst a criminal investigation is ongoing and is there data on the current time lag between an investigation ending and when any court proceedings are completed?	21.01.26	Partially completed.  See Appendix A.
15	8 Oct 2025	111 / Protecting Vulnerable People	Is data held for York and North Yorkshire on the number of children under the age of 12 (that have been subject to sexual abuse) and how long the court delays are in these cases?	21.01.26	Partially completed.  See Appendix A.
16	8 Oct 2025	112 / Online Fraud and Cyber Crime	Question raised regarding 3.4 dashboard ‘Other Fraud’ (blue bar) is the second highest category, but what does it comprise?	21.01.26	Completed.  See Appendix A.
17	8 Oct 2025	112 / Online Fraud and Cyber Crime	Question raised about younger people falling victim to sextortion online blackmail and if we know the scale of it.	21.01.26	Completed.  See Appendix A.
18	8 Oct 2025	112 / Online Fraud and Cyber Crime	Request/action regarding promotion of Action Fraud in the wider community.	21.01.26	Completed.  See Appendix A.
19	8 Oct 2025	113 / CRMP	Costs of bowsers – would it be cheaper to rent one rather than sticking with existing two? On the change proposals, it was noted by the Deputy Mayor that the FRS was looking at both the alarm extension and the bowser change proposals again to provide assurances to the Deputy Mayor around what the impact on commissioning will involve going forwards. It was stated that “further clarification will be put in the public domain on this in due course.”	21.01.26	Completed.  See Appendix A.

3.0       Financial Implications

3.1       There are no significant financial implications arising from this report.

4.0       Legal Implications

4.1       There are no significant legal implications arising from this report.

5.0       Equalities Implications

5.1       There are no significant equalities implications arising from this report.

6.0       Climate Change Implications

6.1       There are no significant climate change implications arising from this report.

Appendices:

Appendix A:  Updates against issues raised by the Panel.

Background Documents: None.

Barry Khan

Assistant Chief Executive, Legal and Democratic Services

County Hall

Northallerton

13 January 2025

Report Author:       Diane Parsons, Principal Scrutiny Officer / nypfcp@northyorks.gov.uk