Letter from the police about cover 10.8.23

This letter was received from Sergeant Shaw on 10 August 2023.

Dear Phyl,

Thank you for making contact with the concerns that you and the community understandably have following last night’s incident [when a police party was flown in by helicopter, and, when that was unable to land, arrived on the lifeboat].

You are correct, PC Tanner, who is normally resident on the island was off on holiday. Our usual stance as a Division is to place someone on the island for continuity whilst he is off. You will have seen other officers undertaking this duty in the past and is something that we intend to continue.

Regarding the lack of Officer on the island currently, unfortunately, it is my understanding that we struggled to resource it on this occasion. This was due to a mixture of absences and demands on Policing Teams on the mainland, where we would normally pull the resource from. Due to the nature of the deployment we also need to ensure such an officer has a requisite level of experience to work in isolation, which narrows the pool we can utilise. As a consequence of this, we could not sanction the usual abstraction on this occasion. I apologise for this. Where an abstraction is likely to be more than a week or more we’ll routinely look to ensure someone is on the island. For example, PC Tanner is away for almost 2 weeks later this year and we’re already in the process of looking to ensure an office is out there to cover.

With regards to your last point, it is my understanding that we have no plans to remove the Police presence from the island. As soon as PC Tanner confirms his retirement it is the current intention to immediately review recruitment to ensure a seamless handover to the new post holder, to ensure continuity of service for the island.

I hope this helps to allay any fears the community might have. Should you wish to know anything further, just ask.

Kind regards,

Matt Shaw, Sergeant for Partnerships & Management Support

Consultation on new sub-sea cable from Coll 5 October

Coll-Tiree 11kV Cable Replacement

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution is seeking your views on the planned installation of a new 11kV submarine electricity cable which will run between Crossapol Bay on Coll and Port Ruadh on Tiree. Currently, our plan is to install the cable in the summer of 2024 as part of our wider RIIO-ED2 investment programme. If you would like to find out more about the project, our Subsea team will be holding the following drop-in information events on Tiree and Coll:

10.30am to 4.30pm, Thursday 5th of October,An Talla Community Hall, Crossapol, Isle of Tiree, PA77 6UP

Local Police Plan consultation 2023

The following has been shared from the latest local police report for Oban Lorn and the Isles:

The new Policing Plan for your local area is currently under review and we want to have it shaped by you.

Police Scotland wants to know and understand the views of Scotland’s diverse communities. One of the ways the service listens and understands the views of people living here is the Your Police survey.

Your Police 2023-24 is live on their Engagement Hub and Police Scotland is inviting anyone to take part.

The survey is open all year and asks about your experiences of feeling safe in your community and what you think about the police. The survey also aims to help the police understand more about your experiences of interacting with them. The police will make decisions using the insights gathered through the survey to help inform local service delivery. It’s about all of us working together to improve safety and wellbeing in communities throughout Scotland.
Everyone is invited to take part, even if you have taken part previously. This is your opportunity to shape policing in your local area. Responses are reviewed regularly and reports are shared each month with the Police Scotland Executive. Senior management teams in local areas use what you say in the survey to respond to local needs and priorities.

Take part in the survey here: https://consult.scotland.police.uk/strategy-insight-and-innovation/your-police-2023-2024/consultation/intro/

An easy read and British Sign Language version of the survey is also available via the above link.

August 9th 2023 public meeting

Our next meeting will take place on Wednesday 9 August 2023 at 7pm. This will be taking place via Zoom remote meeting.

AGENDA

  1. Welcome
  2. Apologies
  3. Declarations of interest
  4. Minutes of the last meeting
  5. Matters arising: beach signage update; Tigh a Rudha redesign project; digital hub delay; Heylipol and Balevullin phone box renovation; community garden update
  6. Correspondence: Baugh phone box repair; canvassing job opportunity
  7. Reports of meetings: Argyll and Bute Council ‘Engagement Meeting’; Arianne Burgess, MSP; Tiree housing meeting with ACHA, WHHA and ABC; Carly Maynard project on sustainable water supplies; Mull Community Council September meeting
  8. Forthcoming meeting with Argyll and Bute Council Chief Executive on 17 August: matters for discussion
  9. Scottish Parliament’s call for views on a proposed Visitor Levy (or ‘Tourist Tax’): a discussion on how we should proceed. Our report must be completed by 1 September
  10. Ferries: summer timetable 2024 consultation, including discussions with Coll Transport Forum; transport of the new refrigerant R32; island essential travel pilot update
  11. Planes: applications for Residents Fare Card now open
  12. AOCB
  13. Date and venue of next meeting

TCC agenda August 2023

Draft Minutes TCC June 2023

August 2023 OLI Police Report

Those wishing to join can do so using the following Zoom link:

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As ever if you have questions or if there is anything we can do to help you take part in the meeting accessibly, please let us know by e-mailing phyl@tireecommunitycouncil.co.uk