Vanguard Plus Nottingham City Council – Ending Gang and Youth Violence Team Sarah Day - Operational Manager

The Journey From 369 individuals to 450 to 780 to 150? Who, how and why? Definitions and Reality - Gangs, Urban Street Gangs, Organised Crime Groups or Groups? Where are we now? Moving forward…….

The Team Youth Offending Team seconded Case Managers – Chris Gilzeane and Donna Brinklow Intervening and engaging with young people who are subject to orders or custodial sentences made in the Youth, Magistrates or Crown Court Interventions to address criminal and personal behaviours through a range of service providers including statutory and Third sector Holistic work with families Safeguarding Accommodation Education, training and employment Physical and mental health Positive activities

The Team Probation - seconded Offender Managers – Gareth Parker, Michelle Kimberley and Chris Evans Intervening and engaging with adults who are subject to orders or custodial sentences made in the Magistrates or Crown Court Interventions to address criminal and personal behaviours through a range of service providers including statutory and Third sector Education, training and employment Mental health

The Team Police Officers – Andy Coles, Becky Dalby, Amjid Majid and Gary Godden Works jointly with Probation Offender Managers to proactively engage with individuals in custody and the community to secure compliance and reduce offending and risk Becky Dalby Works jointly with YOT Case Managers to provide support and engagement to young people to develop positive relationships and secure compliance and reduce offending. Amjid Majid Works with adults (who not open cases to Probation) to provide positive engagement and diversionary opportunities - – provides support to key Third Sector providers and EGYV funded projects Gary Godden Works predominately with adults (and young people as appropriate) who are not open cases to Probation or YOT to provide positive engagement and diversionary opportunities – provides support to key Third Sector providers and EGYV funded projects

The Team Enforcement Officers – Jeff Surgay and Manjid Singh Jeff and Manjit identify suitable opportunities to utilise a range of civil tools and powers to reduce gang related activities and their impact on local communities - some of the tools used:- Acceptable Behaviour Contracts (with Parenting Contracts as appropriate) Notice Seeking Possession Suspended Possession Orders Gang injunctions

The Team – Police Community Support Officers Gaynor Mann, Trevor Parkinson, Millie Edwards-Cleaves and Kelly Thomas The PCSOs deliver awareness raising sessions to year 6 pupils (ages 10/11) across the city primary schools looking at the issues of guns, gangs and knives. The provide a link to the local Neighbourhood Policing Teams and Family Community Teams and make home visits to pupils who have raised issues or concerns in the schools sessions. When not delivering sessions in schools during term time the PCSOs link with the Neighbourhood Policing Teams for their locality and undertake patrols in areas associated with gang type activities

The Team …..the end… Sarah Day Operational Manager - overall management of multi-disciplinary team Jez Lyons Seargent – responsibility for Police and PCSOs Valari Mitchell-Clarke Senior Probation Officer – responsibility for seconded Probation staff and links to Nottinghamshire Probation Trust

EGYV Commissioned Projects St Ann’s (Brewster’s Certified Marmion Gang) Community Recording Studio in partnership with Take One Studio Radford – Take One Studio Basford – African Caribbean and Asian Forum Bulwell - African Caribbean and Asian Forum

EGYV Locality Hub Meetings Purpose:- To proactively review the risk posed by those individuals involved in gang related activity and violence related offending and to have oversight to reduce the risks they present to the community. To provide support through appropriate interventions to reduce the risk that identified individuals pose (where not subject to statutory court orders) To provide preventative and diversionary intervention for those individuals most at risk of involvement in gang related activity and offending. To provide appropriate support to victims of gang related activity, specifically knife, gun crime or gang related serious violence. To prevent the trends developing further. To provide an overview of the impact of gang and violence related offending on the community. To provide an overview of current tensions in relation to gang and violence related activity in the community.

Successes… Supported a number of individuals to move away from the area with an appropriate support package Supported a number of individuals into full time employment Secured the compliance of key individuals identified as suspects and/or offenders in relation to serious offences What sort of things have we paid for….beds, emergency accommodation, emergency food, diversionary activities, work wear, identification etc

Emerging issues Significant number of adults and young people suffering from differing levels of PTSD Significant number of adults and young people who have witnessed or experienced high levels of violence involving weapons Significant number of individuals ‘self-medicating’ with cannabis etc Need for more responsive mental health support

Referral routes Young Person’s Panel (Area based) Probation and YOT Direct – referral form to Vanguard Plus email address By Phone 0115 844 5976

Contact details operation.vanguardplus@nottinghamshire.pnn.police.uk