This is the history for the submission "Motion by Councillor Rashid Hussain :- Council recognises Glasgow City Centre's vital role as the economic, cultural and civic heart of Scotland's largest city, supporting employment, investment, tourism and leisure, and making a significant contribution to the city's prosperity and reputation. Council notes that recent public debate, including that generated by the BBC Disclosure documentary "Welcome to Glasgow", has brought renewed attention to concerns regarding antisocial behaviour, violence, environmental quality and perceptions of safety within parts of Glasgow City Centre. While Council recognises that such coverage does not represent the entirety of city centre life, nor the experience of the overwhelming majority of those who live, work and visit there, it would be wrong to dismiss the concerns that have been highlighted or the impact they are having on public confidence. Council further notes that many of the issues highlighted in recent weeks are not new. Concerns regarding public safety, antisocial behaviour, environmental quality and the condition of key city centre locations have been raised repeatedly by residents, businesses, community organisations and elected members over a number of years. While a range of strategies, action plans and initiatives have been introduced, many of these concerns remain evident and it is reasonable to question whether sufficient progress has been made. Council recognises the efforts of frontline staff, Police Scotland, community organisations and businesses working to improve conditions within the city centre. However, residents, businesses and visitors are entitled to expect visible and sustained improvement. The persistence of these issues raises legitimate concerns regarding the effectiveness of the response from both the City Administration and the Scottish Government. Following almost two decades of SNP Government in Scotland and more than a decade of SNP leadership at Glasgow City Council, many of the concerns repeatedly raised by residents and businesses remain unresolved. Despite successive commitments and interventions, visible improvements have too often failed to match public expectations. Council therefore believes that greater urgency, leadership and accountability are required to restore public confidence and deliver meaningful improvement. Council believes that Glasgow's reputation is best protected not through denial of these challenges, nor through exaggerated characterisations of the city, but through an honest assessment of current conditions and a determination to deliver meaningful improvement. Recognising and addressing legitimate concerns is not talking Glasgow down; it is demonstrating a commitment to making Glasgow better. Council therefore: - Calls on Police Scotland and the Scottish Government to work with Glasgow City Council on establishing a dedicated Glasgow City Centre Policing Unit, providing a sustained and highly visible policing presence focused on antisocial behaviour, violence, acquisitive crime, drug dealing and other city centre disorder; and requests the Leader of the Council to write to the Chief Constable and Cabinet Secretary for Justice seeking formal discussions on its establishment. - Instructs the Chief Executive to seek a commitment from the Scottish Government for additional resources for Glasgow City Centre, recognising the particular pressures experienced by Scotland's largest city and its role as a national economic, cultural, retail and visitor destination. - Instructs officers, working with Police Scotland, to develop a 12-month City Centre Safety Action Plan, identifying priority locations for enhanced visible policing, community enforcement and coordinated intervention, using crime, antisocial behaviour and other available evidence to target resources. - Instructs NRS to bring forward proposals to establish an enhanced city centre cleansing and environmental enforcement programme, targeting persistent hotspots for litter, graffiti, fly-tipping, overflowing bins and other environmental problems, with clear service standards and named priority locations. - Instructs officers to develop options for a dedicated rapid-response city centre environmental team, capable of responding quickly to graffiti, damaged street furniture, overflowing bins, fly-tipping and other defects which visibly undermine the city centre environment. - Instructs officers to undertake an urgent audit of city centre CCTV, including camera coverage, operational availability, monitoring arrangements and identified blind spots, and to bring forward proposals for additional or upgraded CCTV where evidence demonstrates a need. - Instructs officers to work with Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Police Scotland and third-sector organisations on a coordinated city centre outreach plan for people experiencing homelessness, addiction or acute vulnerability, including clearer routes into treatment, accommodation and support. - Instructs officers to establish a City Centre Business and Community Safety Forum, bringing together businesses, residents, Police Scotland, transport operators, the city centre BID, hospitality representatives and relevant third-sector organisations, meeting regularly to identify emerging problems and scrutinise delivery of agreed actions. - Instructs officers to develop proposals for a programme of targeted improvements at key city centre gateways and identified problem locations, including approaches to Central Station, Union Street, Argyle Street, Sauchiehall Street and St Enoch, addressing cleanliness, lighting, damaged infrastructure, public realm and perceptions of safety. - Instructs officers to publish a quarterly City Centre Performance Dashboard, including available data on violent crime, antisocial behaviour, environmental complaints, cleanliness, enforcement activity, footfall, commercial vacancies and progress against the City Centre Safety Action Plan. - Instructs officers to review whether existing Council enforcement resources and operating hours provide sufficient visible coverage during evenings and weekends, and to report on options for strengthening the Council's presence at the times and locations experiencing the greatest problems. - Calls on the Scottish Government to ensure that Police Scotland, addiction services, homelessness services and other relevant public services in Glasgow have sufficient resources to respond to the particular pressures experienced within the city centre. - Instructs the Executive Director of NRS, in consultation with relevant services and partners, to report to the appropriate committee within three months on implementation of these actions and proposals, including costs, funding options, responsible agencies and clear delivery timescales, with progress thereafter reported quarterly."".

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