• AT a joint meeting with Haverstock and Gospel Oak wards at the Queen’s Crescent Community Association (QCCA), Safer Neighbourhoods police and Camden community safety officers made it clear just how vital community information and feedback can be in reducing inner-city problems such as anti-social behaviour and drug dealing.

Despite the known cuts to police resources, the point was made that it has never been easier to find out online about policing in one’s area, to meet police at regular face-to-face contact sessions or to contact the Camden Community Safety partnership.

All residents have to do to find out about local police is to follow the link www.met.police.uk/a/your-area/ and put in their postcode. For many other local concerns it makes sense to email Camden Community Safety direct at communitysafety@camden.gov.uk.

The same joint meeting saw a copy of Sir Keir Starmer’s hugely impressive Youth Safety Taskforce report, to which Gospel Oak’s Foyezeur Miah, chief executive of QCCA, is a key contributor, reflecting Gospel Oak’s long record of support to young people.

CHRIS FAGG
Chair Gospel Oak Safer Neighbourhood Panel
Vice-Chair Camden Safer Neighbourhood Board