Geographical Area Independent Advisory Groups (IAGs)
These IAGs are geographically based within Avon and Somerset’s force area and represent their respective communities, allowing area-specific insight, challenge and community engagement.
If you are interested in joining one of these IAGs, read how to become a member.
South Gloucestershire IAG
Meeting records
Agenda items (2023 Q2)
- Policing update including hate crime and stop and search data
- Hate crime incident reporting
- National police race action plan
- Our disproportionality report
- Strategic Independent Advisory Group activity update
Agenda items (2023 Q1)
- Policing update including hate crime and stop and search data
- Hate crime incident reporting
- Member updates
Agenda items (2022 Q4)
- Police and Crime Commissioner update
- Hate crime and stop and search data
- Anti-racist organisation video
- Threats to the Hindu community – Leicester / Birmingham
Agenda items (2022 Q3)
- Police lead update
- Hate crime data
- Stop and search data
- Hate crime incident recording
Agenda items (2022 Q2)
- Police lead update
- Hate crime data
- Stop and search data
- Neighbourhood safety, arson attacks, anti-social behaviour
- Hate crime incident recording
Agenda items (2022 Q1)
- OPCC Scrutiny Panel overview
- Police lead update
- Hate crime data
- Stop and search data
- Hate crime incident recording
- Op Nautical
Bath and North East Somerset IAG
Meeting records
Agenda items (2023 Q2)
- Introducing new members
- Comms graphic
- Summer focus priorities
- Local incidents update
- Group 3 – things introspection
- Crime statistics
- Vice-chair election
Agenda items (2023 Q1)
- Communications with the public
- Recruiting new members
- Domestic burglary attendance
- Crime statistics
- Lammy Review discussion (guest speaker)
- Comms centre visit plans
Agenda items (2022 Q4)
- Review of Radstock incident
- Review of Sainsbury’s altercation
- Review of Lansdown Crescent incident
- Recruiting new members
- E-Scooters
- Crime statistics
Agenda items (2022 Q3)
- Recruiting new members
- Insight day on domestic abuse debrief
- Bath police station
- E-Scooters
- Crime statistics
Agenda items (2022 Q2)
- New Chief Inspector introduction
- Bath police station
- E-Scooters
- Crime statistics
Agenda items (2022 Q1)
- Guest speaker: public submissions of dash camera footage to police process
- Crime statistics
- Strategic IAG changes and IAG relationship
- Chair appointment
Bristol IAG
Meeting records
Agenda items (2023 Q2)
- Bristol neighbourhood commander update
- Stapleton Road update
- Insight into communication centre
- Members topics
Agenda items (2023 Q1)
- Bristol neighbourhood commander update
- Confidence levels and perceptions of the police
- Graffiti and nitrous oxide police update
- Stapleton Road update
- Members topics
- Race Action Plan delivery and guidance from the group
Agenda items (2022 Q4)
- Bristol commander update
- Race Action Plan update
- Stop and Search overview
- Members topics
Agenda items (2022 Q3)
- Update from Superintendent Mark Runacres
- Race action plan
- Open session for member’s topics
Agenda items (2022 Q2)
- Update from Superintendent Mark Runacres
- Updates from Bristol’s Chief Inspectors
- PCC scrutiny panel overview
- Open session for member’s topics
Agenda items (2022 Q1)
- Update from Superintendent Mark Runacres
- Updates from Bristol’s Chief Inspectors
- Outreach Team update
- Open session for member’s topics
North Somerset IAG
Meeting records
Agenda items (2023 Q3)
- Community issues, forward plan and memberships
- Guest speakers
- Training updates
- Chair & Vice Chair of SIAG
- Attendance at SIAG
- Frequency of meetings
- Local policing priorities, including snapshot of crime figures over last month
Agenda items (2023 Q2)
- Community issues, forward plan and memberships
- Feedback from audit
- Update from Police and Crime Commissioner and Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner visit
- Training updates
- Hate crime updates, including anti-racism
- Chief Inspector updates including update on recruitment to permanent Chief Inspector role and police officer conduct, a perspective and update
- Local policing priorities including a snapshot of crime figures over last month
Agenda items (2023 Q1)
- Community issues, forward plan and memberships
- Hate crime awareness and racism
- Feedback from audit
- Training updates
- Fraud protection update – community initiatives
- SIAG updates including traffic offence report, confidentiality agreement, handbook, OPCC visit and input in scrutiny groups
- Local policing priorities, including snapshot of crime figures over last month
Agenda items (2022 Q4)
- Training update
- Strategic IAG feedback
- Hate crime in North Somerset’s communities
- Local policing priorities scorecard
Agenda items (2022 Q3)
- Use of force and stop and search data
- Hate crime in central Weston
- Local policing priorities scorecard
- LGBT+ awareness raising
Agenda items (2022 Q2)
- Hate crime, use of force, stop and search
- Strategic IAG feedback
- Local policing priorities scorecard
- LGBTQ+ awareness raising
Agenda items (2022 Q1)
- Rural update
- Use of force, stop and search, RENS update
- Local policing priorities scorecard
- County Lines
Somerset East IAG
Covering the local authority areas of South Somerset and Mendip.
Meeting records
Agenda items (2023 Q2)
- IAG chair process
- Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) input
- Young people and vapes
- Member updates
- Updates: summer demand, local policing plan, priorities
Agenda items (2023 Q1)
- New membership
- Policing update
- Proportional representational workforce
Agenda items (2022 Q4)
Meeting cancelled
Agenda items (2022 Q3)
- Future of IAG
- Engagement opportunities
Agenda items (2022 Q2)
- Hate crime input
Somerset West IAG
Covering the local authority areas of Sedgemoor, Taunton Deane and Somerset West.
Meeting records
Agenda items (2023 Q3)
- Action log & matters arising
- Election for a Vice Chair
- Somerset Youth IAG
- Updates from IAG members
- Community safety priorities
- Update on report for equality and diversity inspection
Agenda items (2023 Q2)
- IAG chair report for 2022-23
- AGM election of chair and vice-chair
- Deputy police and crime commissioner update (guest speaker)
- Update: peel assessment results
- Member updates
Agenda items (2023 Q1)
- Ascend overview and update (guest speaker)
- Young Persons IAG update
- Police update
- Member updates
Agenda items (2022 Q4)
- Review of members documentation and ID
- Presentation from guest
- Review of Independent Advisory Group leaflet and terms of reference
- Themes moving forward
- Domestic abuse
- Giving ethnic minorities a voice
- Police and members’ updates
Agenda items (2022 Q3)
- Report from Strategic IAG
- Youth IAG update
- Future strategy planning
Agenda items (2022 Q2)
- Youth IAG update