Building Safer Communities through Partnership

Martin Davis

Introduction – the issues

Articulated Vision and Policy for Safer Communities within a broader policy context

Stronger accountability and the form it should take

Responsive citizen focused services which enable Safer Communities.

Recognising the rapidly changing nature of ‘home areas’ – sustainability, empowerment and cohesion

Safer Communities

“Promoting urban safety for citizens is not primarily about policing and relying on the penal system for crime prevention – it is also about the design and planning of public space and …. its impact on social urban development…increasing choices for men and women, girls and boys to move freely without threat, harassment, sexual assault, rape, or intimidation …. It is also about responsive and inclusive governance.”

Anna Tibaijuka - Executive Director UN Habitat September 2007

Policy

Citizen Focused Services PJA 2006 - Minimum Standards Section 17 renewed

Duty in exercising functions to seek to preventcrime and disorder including anti-social and other behaviour adversely affecting the local environment, and the misuse of drugs, alcohol and other substances in its area”.

Local Authorities; Police Authorities; Fire Authorities; National Parks Authorities; The Broads Authority

National Guidance for Partnerships 2nd Generation PSA’s and Indicators Local Area Agreements

Working with an in-depth understanding of the needs

and expectations of individuals and local

communities

Contributing to the

development of citizen focused

LSP/CDRP/Voluntary Sector

Local Authority

Housing, Social Services, Education, Environment

etc.

Local Business

Community Advisory Panels

PCCG

Police Authority

Citizen Focused Services

Young People

Partnership Programme – Section 17

Policing(Home Office, Police Authorities, Regional and Local Authorities.)

Neighbourhood Management(DCLG, Regional and Local Authorities)

Priority Area Neighbourhood Policing Estate Based Services

Policy/ Strategy/

Citizen Focus - Local Answerability and prioritisation

Citizen Focus - Local Answerability and prioritisation

Level of Service

Understanding/ responses to local need

Reporting system and action

Practice Project, Training, Targets and Monitoring

Service Standards, reporting structure and action

Neighbourhood Policing and Neighbourhood Management

Access - to local policing services

through a named point of contact

Influence - over policing priorities

in their neighbourhood

Interventions - joint action with

partners & the public

Answers - sustainable solutions &

feedback on what is being done

North Tyneside - example Small dedicated Neighbourhood

Management Team (NMT) leads the development of the initiative, working with residents, community groups, councillors and service providers.

Identifies local needs and priorities and then puts in place initiatives to improve the local area and get things done.

NMT is accountable to local residents and ‘visibly taking responsibility at the sharp end’.

NMT plays a major role in supporting voluntary and social enterprise activity, and in helping develop residents associations and community groups.etc

Conclusion

Articulated Vision and Policy for Safer Communities within a broader policy context – Sustainability Partnership Delivery

Stronger accountability and the form it should take – PJA 2006 and Section 17

Responsive citizen focused services which enable Safer Communities – NM & NP

Recognising the rapidly changing nature of ‘home areas’ – sustainability, empowerment and cohesion – review and renewal