Community Safety & Cohesion Partnership - discussions VCFP Thursday 23 rd Feb 2012
CSCP Structure 2012 Public Service Board / EMB Community Safety & Cohesion Partnership (Q) Health and Wellbeing Board Cultural Partnership Housing partnership Children's Trust Economy & Enterprise Board Priority Leads Group (or slimmed down PBG) Delivery Groups Area Action Teams / District Partnerships/ PACT’s Cost savings of approx £110,000
Community Safety & Cohesion Priorities Reducing offending Preventing serious harm Value for Public Money Reducing crime and disorder Creating Safe & Cohesive Communities Public facing doc Headline Priorities
2012 – 2013 Priorities Key issues (threats & opportunities) Victim Based Crime (i.e robbery / hate crime) Violence Against Women & Girls Reducing Offending Organised Crime Groups Substance misuse & recovery Transforming Justice (i.e Volunteering) Prepare for PCC’s / consultation
Some of our successes Serious violent crime – 9.4% reduction Serious acquisitive crime – 11.5% reduction Burglary – 13.7% reduction 1st Time Entrants – 28% reduction (09/10 – 10/11) Youth reoffending – 17.3% reduction (09/19 -10/11)
The Introduction Of Police Crime Commissioners
Police Crime Commissioners (TF) Approved on 15 th Sept 2011 through Police Reform & Social Responsibility Bill. Public will take to the polls to vote for one person to oversee policing, a Police Crime Commissioner First election on the 15th Nov 2012 To take office on the 22 nd Nov 2012 = Community having a greater say as to how their areas are policed and tackle community safety issues
The PCC will: Appoint the Chief Constable (CC) and hold them to account Set out a 5 year Crime and Police Plan in consultation with CC to reflect local priorities. Making community safety grants to other organisations (including but not limited to CSPs) Freedom to commission services Police and Crime panels – to scrutinise
Exercise 1 – How DO the VCFP groups currently contribute to the priorities? (VCFP activities) 2 – How COULD the VCFP groups contribute to the priorities? 3 – How could the VCFP groups help prepare for the PCC’s?