1. Safer Lancashire Board & Lancashire County Council ‘Making Lancashire a Place Where People Are and Feel Safe.’ Colleen Martin Community Safety Manager

2. Outline Community Safety Overview Safer Lancashire Board Key Aims for 2009/10 Lancashire County Council Role Committee’s Role

3. Why Community Safety and not crime and disorder? The term 'community safety' is seen as having both situational and social aspects, as well as being concerned with people, communities and organisations, including families, victims, and risk groups as well as attempting to reduce particular types of crime and the fear of crime. Community Safety should be seen as the legitimate concern of all in the local community.” Source: Safer Communities, Home Office 1991

4. Factors that are generally important and local priorities for improvement Base: All respondents (weighted 16,604, unweighted 16,604)

5. Perceptions of safety How safe or unsafe do you feel when outside in your local area…? Feel safe 89% 51%

6. Anti-social behaviour factors Base: All respondents (weighted 16,604, unweighted 16,604) vs BVPI 06 -17% -10% -11% -1% +2% -1% 0%

7. Feeling Safe v Perceived ASB Base: All respondents (16,604)

8. Thinking about crime in your local area, do you think there is more or less crime than two years ago? Base: All respondents (weighted 16,604, unweighted 16,604) -15% -11% -9% -18% -20% -16% -10% -22% -13% -18% -9% -17% -24% Change in recorded crime 2006 to 2008 (Source: MADE)

9. Safer Lancashire Board Lancashire County Council Lancashire Constabulary Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service Lancashire Police Authority District & Unitary Councils Primary Care Trusts Lancashire Probation Service HM Prison Service Crown Prosecution Service 14 Chairs of Community Safety Partnerships Drug and Alcohol Action Teams Youth Offending Teams Voluntary, Community and Faith Sector Safer Lancashire Board Community Safety Partnerships Multi-Agency Tasking and Coordinating

10. Role and Focus of the Board Coordinate and lead on community safety issues for the county –Act as Thematic partnership for Lancashire Local Area Agreement Key Issues for 2009/10 –alcohol misuse and abuse; –domestic violence; –vulnerable families and people; –serious violent crime; and –reassure the public and reduce their fear of crime.

11. LCC Role Community Leadership Democratic Voice Section 17 and 17A of the Crime and Disorder Act –Duty to consider implications on: (a) crime and disorder in its area (including anti-social and other behaviour adversely affecting the local environment); and (b) the misuse of drugs, alcohol and other substances in its (c) reducing re-offending (as of 1 April 2010) –Duty to disclose to all other relevant authorities any prescribed information Support local delivery through funding

12. Committee Role Annual review of community safety in Lancashire (and LCC’s delivery) –Does the committee want to input into forward plan or review delivery in previous year? Scrutinise partnership delivery on specific issues Work with other public sector groups on issues e.g. Police Authority