JOINT OVERVIEW & SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

to scrutinise the

Bassetlaw, Newark & Sherwood Community Safety Partnership

Meeting on

MONDAY 10 DECEMBER in the THE MUSIC ROOM, KELHAM HALL commencing at 6.30 PM

(Refreshments available from 5.30 pm)

JOINT OVERVIEW & SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

Membership: 2012/2013

Newark & Sherwood K Rontree District Councillors: M Shaw N Allsopp B M Brooks R Crowe P Handley L A Shilling D Staples D Thompson B Wells G S Merry J E Hamilton

Bassetlaw District J C Shepherd Councillors: D Challinor R B Carrington-White M Gregord G A N Oxby D G Pidwell J White J W Ogle A Simpson T Taylor J M Sanger

BASSETLAW, CSP JOINT STRATEGIC GROUP

MEMBERSHIP:

Andrew Muter - Newark and Sherwood District Council (Chair - until Jan 2013) Ros Theakstone - Council (Vice Chair - Chair from Jan 2013) Bryn Coleman - Fire & Rescue Service Cheryl George - Bassetlaw PCT and NHS Nottinghamshire Chief Supt Ak Khan - Chris Walker - Safer Communities Nottinghamshire County Council Cllr Keith Girling - Nottinghamshire County Council Cllr Peter Harris - SNG Champion Cllr Simon Greaves - Bassetlaw District Council Cllr Tony Roberts - Newark and Sherwood District Council Colin Handley - Nottinghamshire Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner Karen White - Newark and Sherwood District Council Mark Taylor - Nottinghamshire Probation Trust Michael Manley - Nottinghamshire Police Rachel Burton - A1 Housing Stephen Feast - Newark and Sherwood Homes

PARTNERSHIP STAFF:

Eleanor Brockel - Partnership Analyst Gerald Connor - Community Safety Co-ordinator - BDC Lisa Lancaster - Business Manager Community Safety - NSDC Stephanie West - Partnership Officer

JOINT OVERVIEW & SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

FRIDAY 10 DECEMBER 2012

A G E N D A

1 Welcome and Introductions

2 Apologies for absence

3 Declarations of interest by Members and Officers

(a) Members (b) Officers

4 Scrutiny of the Bassetlaw, Newark & Sherwood Community Safety Partnership - Andrew Muter, Chairperson

5 Partnership Presentations and discussion

Including: Performance Projects Strategic Assessment The future

6 Any other business

Agenda Item No 3

DECLARATION OF INTEREST

COMMITTEE: JOINT OVERVIEW & SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

DATE: FRIDAY 10 DECEMBER 2012

NAME OF MEMBER: ......

Level of interest

1 Personal 2 Personal and prejudicial

Agenda Item Level of No Interest (1 or 2)

Briefing note Scrutiny of Bassetlaw, Newark and Sherwood Community Safety Partnership (BNSCSP)

Background

Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships (CDRPs) were created by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 to develop and implement strategies to reduce crime and disorder (although they are not called CDRPs in the statute). They are known as Community Safety Partnerships (CSPs) in Wales. They exist to ensure that a number of prescribed ‘responsible authorities’ work together to jointly agree and delivery community safety priorities. The responsible authorities were:

The local authority The police force The police authority* The fire and rescue authority The primary care trust The probation trust

The responsible authorities have a duty to work in co-operation with the ‘cooperating bodies’ who are probation, parish councils, NHS Trusts, NHS Foundation Trusts, proprietors of independent schools and governing bodies of an institution within the further education sector.

Other partners can also sit on the CDRP, meaning that membership can vary widely across the country. However, the above core membership is the same for every partnership.

In 2010, Bassetlaw, and Newark and Sherwood officially merged their community safety partnerships and as such now have a merged Overview and Scrutiny function.

Performance

In 2010, the performance framework for CDRP’s was abolished as part of the removal of the Local Area Agreements and partnerships were given more freedom to consider what they see as important. In Nottinghamshire it was decided that 15 top wards, which generate not only the highest crime figures, but high ASB, unemployment and deprivation, should be concentrated on. In BNSCSP, it was agreed that these areas be designated as Partnership Plus areas:

• Castle Ward (Newark and Sherwood) • Harworth Ward (Bassetlaw) • North West Ward (Bassetlaw) • Worksop South East Ward (Bassetlaw)

As a result of consistent improvement in performance, in 2011, Harworth Ward dropped out of the top 15 wards in the County. The Partnership agreed that the following areas would be concentrated on:

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• Castle and Devon Wards (Newark and Sherwood) • Worksop North West Ward (Bassetlaw) • Worksop South East Ward (Bassetlaw)

Local performance has concentrated on reducing crime in these areas, but with a countywide angle still concentrating on reduction of crime overall. More details about local performance will be given at the Overview and scrutiny committee but councillors may wish to consider if performance has been satisfactory. Gag members The role of Scrutiny

The Crime and Disorder (Overview and Scrutiny) Regulations 2009 were made on 6 April 2009 and came into force on 30 April 2009 which gives local authorities the power to scrutinise Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships.

The legislation states that there must be a recognised ‘Overview and Scrutiny Committee’, but does not require a new committee. They require only that there is a formal designated place where Community Safety matters can be discussed. The legislation does not state how often that committee should meet, but states ‘at least once per year’ It has been agreed that Bassetlaw District Council and Newark and Sherwood District Councils will hold one joint scrutiny meeting per year to scrutinise the work of the Partnership for the past year and also look at the priorities for the year ahead.

The following are some examples of how the committee may wish to use their role:

Partnership: Does the Partnership have good buy-in from all the responsible authorities at each level? Is the Partnership delivering as expected? What are the challenges for the Partnership in the future?

Performance: What targets are in place and why? Is the Partnership hitting relevant targets and if not, what are the barriers to this? What are the main achievements of the Partnership?

Local needs: Does the Partnership represent the views/ needs of the constituents? Do they understand what local people want?

The Future: Does the Strategic Assessment highlight the real needs for the Partnership? How is the Partnership set up for change in the current economic climate? Is the plan for the next 12 months the appropriate way forward? Has the Partnership prepared for the Police and Crime Commissioner?

*Full guidance can be found at the centre for Public scrutiny at www.cfps.org.uk and search for ‘Guidance for scrutiny of crime and disorder reduction’ partnerships or contact Stephanie West on 01636 655698

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Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee 10th December 2012 Andrew Muter Chairman of the Bassetlaw Newark and Sherwood Community Safety Partnership Overview of Presentation

• Outline of the Partnership and Partnership Plus Areas • Partnership Plus Activities – Case Study • Challenges ahead • Performance • Strategic assessment

What is the Partnership?

• Comprising the following responsible authorities: – Nottinghamshire Police Authority – Nottinghamshire Police – Nottinghamshire Probation Service – Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Authority – Bassetlaw Primary Care Trust – Nottinghamshire County Teaching Primary Care Trust – County and District Councils – Other Co-opted Organisations • Officially Merged Partnership • Two tier process – Safer Nottinghamshire Board • Police & Crime Commissioner

Partnership Vision

Making Bassetlaw, Newark and Sherwood a safer, stronger and welcoming place for ALL to live, work and visit. by • Sharing of information, ideas, projects and initiatives to get better value for money • Ensure that early intervention and prevention is adopted where possible to reduce longer term costs • Use intelligence and analysis to target resources effectively.

Partnership Plus areas 2012/13 • Worksop SE (Manton, Bassetlaw) • Worksop NW (Sandy Lane and Rhodesia, Bassetlaw) • Castle and Devon Ward(Newark)

£22,000 per ward for interventions Any Questions? Worksop South East

• Issues around Child Poverty & Educational skills • Anti Social Behaviour prevalent, also metal thefts • Issues around shed burglaries in Manton area • Town centre – Night Time Economy impact – public perception • Looking to increase civil remedies for ASB – recent ASBo’s & ASBi’s granted • Alcohol projects – 1,2,3 plus the Risk Factor • I Belong project

Worksop North West

• Issues with Metal Theft and increase in drugs offences ( proactive work) • Extensive work with Family Intervention Project • Problematic street drinker issues • Engagement issues with problematic teenagers • Increased use of Godfrey’s Pond, Worksop. Castle/ Devon • Main issues around Shop theft, Alcohol related issues, ASB and Vehicle crime • Business difficult to engage. • Commissioned work with Victim support, Probation and Womans Aid • Working with agencies regarding street drinkers • Lots of work with troubled families team • Vehicle thefts also targetted

Performance • A small set of SNB/ Police Authority Crime and ASB targets adopted for each District. • ‘All crime’ stretch targets adopted to encourage above-average reductions in the Partnership Plus areas. • Additional measures also monitored monthly; such as individual crime types and satisfaction to identify any emerging trends. Current Performance - Bassetlaw

2012/13 % Target Crime Group Actual Change Reduction All Crime -8% -11% Violence -8% -2% ASB -10% -36%

 All crime and ASB are currently exceeding the targets, the latter significantly so. × The violence target has not been met, due increases in sexual (small numbers) and violence without injury offences. An increase in domestic abuse related cases is also driving this. Violence with injury remains below the MSG average, however. = Overall, vehicle crime and violence remain the key areas of concern for Bassetlaw.

Current Performance – Newark & Sherwood

2012/13 % Target Crime Group Actual Change Reduction All Crime -8% -17% Violence -8% -7.5% ASB -10% -34%

 All crime and ASB are currently exceeding the targets, the latter significantly so.

All MSG categories monitored are currently below the MSG average.

× The violence target has not quite been met, though there is potential by year end. Domestic abuse is reducing and the trend in N&S is not strongly linked to it.

= Overall, vehicle crime remains the key area of concern for N&S. Current Performance – Partnership Plus

Meeting Area Exception Reporting targets?

All crime down 18% - ASB down 37% YTD. Castle/ No Performance better than District. Devon All crime now within range of target.

All crime down 10% - ASB is down 39% YTD. Worksop No Performance slightly worse than District for all crime but N W better for ASB.

All crime down 2% - ASB down 31%. Performance worse than for the District in both cases. Worksop No This remains the Partnership Plus area of concern given S E the challenges in reducing crime and ASB and exceptional levels of deprivation. Strategic Assessment – Priorities for 2013/14

• Awaiting target information, may be changes due to PCC. • There will remain a focus on PP areas. • SNB likely to adopt additional targets relating to violence (esp. domestic abuse), reducing re-offending, substance misuse, hate crime and ASB. • Same methodology as in previous year. • Refresh in January for target setting process. • Identified Partnership Plus areas for 2013/14:

. Worksop South East (Bassetlaw) . Worksop North West (Bassetlaw) . Castle Ward (N&S) . Magnus Ward (N&S) Challenges - Next 12 months • Police and Crime Commissioners - will hold funding and be able to direct resources • Change to health services / drugs and alcohol work - no more PCT’s • Significant re-organisations within other organisations • Many intervention / prevention working cut or reduced • Long term solutions v’s short term funding • Changing government agendas

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Strategic Assessment

2012/13 - 2013/14

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NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED 1 2012/13 Strategic Priorities

The 2012/13 thematic priorities adopted by the Community Safety Partnership (CSP) are:

All Crime Violent Crime ASB

Both Districts have targets in relation to these thematic priorities (see below for details).

In addition to these targets, the CSP has also adopted 10% stretch targets for ‘all crime’ for the three 2012/13 ‘Partnership Plus’ areas:

Castle and Devon Wards [combined] (Newark & Sherwood) Worksop North Ward West (Bassetlaw) Worksop South East Ward (Bassetlaw)

Strategic Assessment Methodology

The period of interest is September 2011 to August 2012.

The methodology allocates ranks to each Ward in Nottinghamshire within their respective CSPs and within the County. The following key categories have been included:

ASB - core police ASB, deliberate secondary fires and criminal damage. Domestic abuse - domestic related crime and domestic incidents. Drugs and alcohol - positive tests on arrest, drug offences and alcohol related incidents. Hate related - hate crimes and incidents. Serious acquisitive crime - domestic burglary, vehicle crime and robbery. Violence - all violent offences and ambulance call outs to assaults/ sexual assaults. Youth issues - supervised youth offenders, youth related crime and youth related ASB.

The following data sets have been included:

Police recorded crime data Police recorded incident data Police recorded ASB data Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service deliberate secondary fire data Police ‘Bridgit’ data (drug testing) Youth Offending Service supervised young offender data Ambulance Service assault data Office for National Statistics 2010 Ward population data

Each Ward has been scored by volume and by rate per 1000 population, with an average rank calculated for each of the seven categories listed above (with each component part given an equal weighting). The Ward ranked 1st has the greatest challenges overall.

These average ranks have been used to calculate a total rank to highlight the top cross-theme Wards and their particular issues or trends. Contained within this assessment is a brief summary of the findings, however, detailed information is available on request.

2 Current Performance (YTD to September 2012)

The CSP has adopted disaggregated Police Authority targets, which are designed to bring Nottinghamshire County into line with its Most Similar Group averages for each of the crime categories listed below:

> 5% over target Within 5% of target >5% better than target

Bassetlaw

The tables below show the current performance and performance against targets:

Volume Volume Volume Volume MTD % YTD % Crime Group MTD MTD YTD YTD Change Change 2012/13 2011/12 2012/13 2011/12 Dwelling Burglary 42 26 62% 155 148 5% Non-domestic Burglary 58 58 0% 366 343 7% Robbery 1 2 -50% 13 15 -13% Theft & Handling 129 229 -44% 982 1322 -26% Vehicle Crime 66 71 -7% 454 387 17% Fraud & Forgery 10 16 -38% 54 112 -52% Criminal Damage 84 100 -16% 549 663 -17% Sexual Offences 2 8 -75% 37 37 0% Drug Offences 14 26 -46% 124 155 -20% VAP with Injury 47 59 -20% 296 346 -14% VAP without Injury 53 44 20% 327 324 1% Other Crime 6 12 -50% 38 53 -28% All Crime 512 651 -21% 3395 3905 -13% Domestic Abuse 180 183 -2% 1137 1076 6% ASB 338 532 -36% 2201 3413 -36%

Actual YTD 2012/13 % Target YTD Vol. Actual Crime Group Volume % Difference Reduction Volume 12/13 Difference Change 12/13 All Crime 8% 3431 3395 -1% -36 -13% Violence 8% 599 673 +12% +75 -7% ASB 10% 2720 2201 -19% -519 -36%

Crime Type In line with Exception Report reduction target? All Crime Yes Domestic burglary and VAP without injury are displaying negative trends MTD and YTD.

Latest month analysis:

Domestic burglary: North and West, Harworth, Worksop South East and Blyth were hotspot Wards.

VAP without injury: Worksop South East, Worksop South and Harworth were hotspot Wards. Nearly half of the offences were 3 Crime Type In line with Exception Report reduction target? domestic abuse related. Violence No Please see above. ASB Yes None

Newark & Sherwood

The tables below show the current performance and performance against targets:

Volume Volume Volume Volume MTD % YTD % Crime Group MTD MTD YTD YTD Change Change 2012/13 2011/12 2012/13 2011/12 Dwelling Burglary 11 32 -66% 79 106 -25% Non-domestic Burglary 25 54 -54% 238 317 -25% Robbery 0 3 -100% 8 18 -56% Theft & Handling 116 154 -25% 787 1007 -22% Vehicle Crime 38 46 -17% 284 246 15% Fraud & Forgery 9 9 0% 49 65 -25% Criminal Damage 61 99 -38% 466 587 -21% Sexual Offences 3 9 -67% 34 55 -38% Drug Offences 11 12 -8% 108 70 54% VAP with Injury 43 44 -2% 247 268 -8% VAP without Injury 54 38 42% 296 311 -5% Other Crime 5 5 0% 34 43 -21% All Crime 376 505 -26% 2630 3093 -15% Domestic Abuse 151 179 -16% 868 961 -10% ASB 239 458 -48% 1844 2824 -35%

Actual YTD 2012/13 % Target YTD Vol. Actual Crime Group Volume % Difference Reduction Volume 12/13 Difference Change 12/13 All Crime 8% 2727 2630 -4% -97 -15% Violence 8% 546 585 +7% +39 -10% ASB 10% 2216 1844 -17% -372 -35%

Crime In line Exception Report Type with reduction target? All Crime Yes VAP without Injury offences are displaying negative trends MTD.

Latest month analysis:

VAP with injury: Castle, Magnus, Boughton, Bridge and Wards were hotspots. 30% of the offences in these Wards were domestic abuse related. Violence No See above. ASB Yes None

4 Comparison against Peers (Most Similar Group)

The table below shows the MSG position of each District for a range of crime types for the latest 3-month period and compares this to the previous 3-month period1. It also shows whether their position is better or worse than the MSG average.

Bassetlaw

Position Mar 12 – May 12 Jun 12 – Aug 12 Change Better than MSG Average All Crime 10 11 -1 Worse than MSG Average Dwelling Burglary 8 9 -1 Robbery 9 6 +3 Vehicle Crime 15 14 +1 Violence with Injury 4 8 -4

All crime has deteriorated by 1 position and remains above average.

Burglary dwelling has deteriorated by 1 position but remains below average.

Robbery has improved by 3 positions and remains below average.

Vehicle crime has improved by 1 position but remains above average.

Violence with injury has deteriorated by 4 position but remains below average.

Newark & Sherwood

Position Mar 12 – May 12 Jun 12 – Aug 12 Change Better than MSG Average All Crime 6 8 -2 Worse than MSG Average Dwelling Burglary 7 7 0 Robbery 7 7 0 Vehicle Crime 12 9 +3 Violence with Injury 6 5 +1

All crime has improved by 2 positions and remains below average.

Dwelling burglary has remained in the same position and remains below average.

Robbery has remained in the same position and remains below average.

Vehicle crime has improved by 3 positions and is now below average.

Violence with injury has improved by 1 position and remains below average.

1 Please note that comparison with the same period last year is no longer available on iQuanta. 5

Partnership Plus Performance

Castle/ Devon

Actual Better 2012/13 % Target YTD YTD Vol. Actual Crime Group % Difference than Reduction Volume 12/13 Volume Difference Change District? 12/13 All Crime 18% 638 645 +1% +8 -18% Yes

Worksop North West

Actual Better 2012/13 % Target YTD YTD Vol. Actual Crime Group % Difference than Reduction Volume 12/13 Volume Difference Change District? 12/13 All Crime 18% 366 452 +23% +86 -6% No

Worksop South East

Actual Better 2012/13 % Target YTD YTD Vol. Actual Crime Group % Difference than Reduction Volume 12/13 Volume Difference Change District? 12/13 All Crime 18% 404 467 +15% +63 -7% No

In line with Area reduction Exception Report targets? Theft from shop is the only top five crime type that is up MTD. Performance outstripped the District performance for the first since becoming a Partnership Plus area.

Details: Castle/ Devon No ASDA, Lombard Street and Boots, Stodman Street are repeat locations.

ASB was down by 50% in the latest month, nothing of note for the performance group. Theft other and arson are top five crime types that are up MTD.

Details:

Worksop North Theft other – Tesco, Gateford Road is a repeat location. No West Arson – Gateford Road is a hotspot, with two neighbouring properties being a repeat location.

ASB was down by 31% in the latest month, no issues of note for the performance group. Criminal damage to dwelling and to a vehicle are top five crime types that are up MTD. Worksop South No East Details:

6 In line with Area reduction Exception Report targets? Criminal damage to dwelling – projectiles being thrown at windows, causing damage. May be related to ASB issues in the area.

Criminal damage to a vehicle – largely evening/ overnight offences, damaged caused by projectiles being thrown. May be related to ASB issues in the area.

ASB was down by 22% in the latest month. The latest assessment highlighted a less severe continuation of the issues at Radford Street, Manton and The Croft, Potter Street.

Strategic Priority Areas Identified for 2013/14

The following Wards have the highest total ranks:

CSP County CSP County Ward District Rank Rank Rank Rank 2013/14 2013/14 2012/13 2012/13 Worksop South East Bassetlaw 1 1 1 2 Worksop North West Bassetlaw 2 3 3 4 Castle Newark and Sherwood 3 6 2 3 Magnus Newark and Sherwood 4 13 5 20 Worksop South Bassetlaw 5 15 8 24 Harworth Bassetlaw 6 16 7 23 Bridge Newark and Sherwood 7 18 6 21 Carlton Bassetlaw 8 26 25 38 Devon Newark and Sherwood 9 22 4 18 East Retford West Bassetlaw 10 27 10 32

Worksop South East, Worksop North West and Castle Wards are currently ‘Partnership Plus’ areas and are again the top three Wards in the CSP. They are also ranked 1st, 3rd and 6th respectively in the County. Magnus and Worksop South Wards also feature in the County top 15 list on this occasion.

Devon is currently included in the Newark & Sherwood ‘Partnership Plus’ area and remains a top ten Ward in the CSP but has now fallen out of the County top 15 list. Its positioning has improved quite considerably in the last twelve months (from 4th and 18th ranked in 2012/13 to 9th and 22nd ranked in 2013/14 respectively).

Recommendations

The Partnership should maintain Worksop South East, Castle and Worksop North West Wards as ‘Partnership Plus’ areas for the remainder of 2012/13 and for the duration of 2013/14.

Devon Ward should be maintained along with Castle Ward for the remainder of 2012/13 on an exit strategy and then replaced by Magnus Ward in 2013/14.

7 As Worksop South Ward now falls into the County top 15 Wards, funding may be allocated to it; should this be the case, it would be preferable for this Ward to be merged with the other Worksop Partnership Plus areas.

Profiles should be updated and/ or completed to highlight the specific issues within each of the ‘Partnership Plus’ areas. The opportunity should be taken to identify intelligence gaps that, if resolved, would improve the understanding of the areas.

Action plans should be developed for each area in response to the specific issues highlighted and costs specified.

Other partner organisations should be engaged and where possible, encouraged to contribute to problem solving the issues in the areas adopted.

8 BASSETLAW, NEWARK AND SHERWOOD COMMUNITY SAFETY PARTNERSHIP

Information Brochure 2012 – 2013

Our aim is to make Bassetlaw, Newark and Sherwood a safer, stronger and welcoming place for ALL to live, work and visit

Bassetlaw, Newark and Sherwood CommunityPage Safety 1 of Partnership 12

www.bassetlaw.gov.uk and www.newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk

INTRODUCTION AND KEY MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR OF THE BASSETLAW, NEWARK AND SHERWOOD COMMUNITY SAFETY PARTNERSHIP

The Bassetlaw, Newark and Sherwood Community Safety Partnership is a merged partnership covering a huge and diverse geographical area. We have some of the wealthiest, and some of the most deprived, areas within the county. Reflecting this, our communities have greatly differing needs, expectations and aspirations, and with this comes many different social and criminal issues, ranging from metal thefts and agricultural crime to town centre violence and misuse of alcohol and Class ‘A’ drugs. These, accompanied by the wider determinants of offending around health, education and employment opportunities, make the tackling of crime and disorder a task for partners and our communities working together.

Therefore, as a partnership, we continue to evolve the way we work and, across the partnership, take a flexible approach to targeting crime and criminal behaviour. This has allowed us to really tackle the issues at hand; from long term projects of setting up ‘drop in’ centres offering daily support for vulnerable people, to one off wide scale marking schemes to reduce theft of metals. We also engage communities where we can, having some really thriving Safer Neighbourhood Groups, community volunteers and Street Pastors.

We are always striving to provide value for money and, as a partnership, have worked together against a backdrop of reduced funding to continue our good work and provide resources for the Partnership. We are also keen to consider new and innovative projects and ideas to target problems. As an example, the ‘Partnership Plus’ process was first explored and developed in the Bassetlaw, Newark and Sherwood area; a practice since adopted across the county.

The Partnership was also one of the first areas to work closely with the Police on multi agency scrap metal operations against scrap metal yards, which have also been rolled out across the county, and has recently piloted a scheme to support domestic violence victims that is now being considered for roll out in other Districts.

As a partnership we know that we are far from having all the answers and recognise that improvements can always be made. This document outlines some of the work we do, but we would welcome an opportunity to discuss with you the problems our communities face, the work we have progressed, and hope to progress in the future, and the challenges that our organisations, as a merged partnership, have faced.

Andrew Muter Chief Executive Newark and Sherwood District Council Chair of the Bassetlaw, Newark and Sherwood CSP

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BASSETLAW, NEWARK AND SHERWOOD COMMUNITY SAFETY PARTNERSHIP (CSP):

is the largest combined rural Community Safety Partnership in the county of Nottinghamshire, with a growing population made up of diverse communities, including:

the Market Towns of Worksop, Retford, Newark and Southwell and their surroundings

distinctive communities with a strong coalfield history

rural villages and parishes WHAT IS THE BASSETLAW, NEWARK AND SHERWOOD CSP?

Community Safety Partnerships (CSPs) were set up as statutory bodies under sections of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 and aim to bring communities together to tackle crime and anti social behaviour in the local community. There are currently 310 CSPs in and 22 in Wales.

The CSP is made up of a range of different agencies, some of which are statutory (required to be there by law) and some of which are voluntary or co-operating members. This includes Registered Social Landlords and partners from the voluntary sector.

The two CSPs of Bassetlaw, Newark and Sherwood CSP, or CDRPs (Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships) as they were previously known, began to work closely together in September 2005. The formal merger of the two Partnerships took place on the 1 May 2010, which enabled the new Partnership to develop the close links already forged by the initial co-operative activities, and to enable shared expertise and resources which results in efficiency savings and continued improvements in reductions in crime and disorder.

VISION

The vision for the Bassetlaw, Newark and Sherwood Community Safety Partnership is:

Making Bassetlaw, Newark and Sherwood a safer, stronger and welcoming place for ALL to live, work and visit.

Partners have agreed core values - the principles driving the way we will work together…..

To make the public feel safe whilst living in and visiting Bassetlaw, Newark and Sherwood. To listen to the public and act appropriately to target the issues identified. To deliver, as a Partnership, to reduce key problems across the area. To ensure the public is aware of what the Partnership delivers to reduce crime and anti social behaviour across the area. To be transparent and deal effectively with complaints.

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WHO IS THE BASSETLAW, NEWARK AND SHERWOOD COMMUNITY SAFETY PARTNERSHIP?

The responsible authorities of the CSP are:

Local Authorities (Bassetlaw District Council, Newark and Sherwood District Council and Nottinghamshire County Council)

NHS Bassetlaw and NHS Nottinghamshire County (PCTs - Primary Care Trusts) Currently in transition as a result of NHS reforms.

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service

Nottinghamshire Police

Nottinghamshire Police Authority

Nottinghamshire Probation Trust

The responsible authorities work together to develop and implement strategies to protect their local communities from crime and to help keep people safe. They work out local approaches to deal with issues including anti social behaviour, drug or alcohol misuse and re-offending.

The responsible authorities also work with other agencies that play a key role, including community groups and registered social landlords.

Each responsible authority contributes their own local knowledge, professional expertise and resources to ensure that the issues that concern local people are prioritised and addressed.

The Partnership also involves members from the voluntary and community sectors. These include:

Elected Representatives of Bassetlaw and Newark and Sherwood District Councils and Nottinghamshire County Council. Elected Representatives from the Parish and Town Councils in the Bassetlaw and Newark and Sherwood District areas. Bassetlaw CVS Newark and Sherwood CVS Newark Women’s Aid Nottinghamshire Women’s Aid Registered Social Landlords Tenants and Residents Groups

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PARTNERSHIP STRUCTURE Safer Nottinghamshire Board (SNB)

SNB Performance Group

Mansfield Ashfield Bassetlaw, Newark and South Notts Partnership Partnership Sherwood CSP Joint CSP Strategic Against Crime Against Crime Strategic Group Group

DV Strategic Performance Themed Task and Finish Group Group Groups

Worksop North West Worksop South East Castle/Hawtonville Partnership Plus Partnership Plus Partnership Plus

East and West Bassetlaw Newark and Sherwood East Bassetlaw West Bassetlaw Local Multi Agency Local Multi Agency Newark Local Sherwood Priority Setting Priority Setting Action Group Local Action Problem Solving Groups Problem Solving Group Group Group (Two groups) (One group) (Priority Setting Group (Priority Groups) Setting Groups)

Safer Neighbourhood Groups (incorporating Neighbourhood Beat Teams)

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PARTNERSHIP GROUPS

Safer Nottinghamshire Board (SNB)

This group is attended by the Chief Executives/Directors of the responsible authorities and has the aim of reducing crime and improving satisfaction of residents in the wider Nottinghamshire area. This group determines the County Strategy.

SNB Performance Group

This group is chaired by an Assistant Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police, and holds the Community Safety Partnership Chairs to account around performance and delivery issues. Chairs of all Community Safety Partnerships within Nottinghamshire are represented at this group, which meets on a quarterly basis.

Bassetlaw, Newark and Sherwood Joint Strategic Group

This group is co-chaired by the two District Council’s Chief Executives (with the role of Chair and Deputy Chair alternating between the two). This group reports to the SNB Performance Group. The membership of this group are of a senior management/executive level and holds the Bassetlaw, Newark and Sherwood Performance Group to account and tasks this group with a range of strategic actions. This group is also responsible for making strategic level decisions on issues relating to the Partnership and wider issues.

Performance Group This group looks at the practical implications of the strategic objectives as set by the Joint Strategic Group and monitors performance, allocates resources and directs budgets to meet performance objectives and ensure best value. This group holds partner agencies to account for activities undertaken to deal with crime and disorder. The group has the authority to made business level decisions and is chaired by a Police Superintendent.

Domestic Violence Strategic Group The Domestic Violence Strategic Group meets bi-monthly to ensure good practice and improve support to adults and children affected by domestic violence. Gerald Connor, Community Safety Manager, Bassetlaw District Council is the Chair. The Group has developed a delivery plan covering issues such as publicity, awareness raising, campaigns and training. This plan contributes to the County Domestic Violence Strategic Plan. A Practitioners' Domestic Violence Network also meets quarterly, giving front line workers the chance to increase their understanding of domestic violence issues and awareness of services available.

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Themed Task and Finish Groups Task and Finish Groups will be arranged to deal with crime and disorder issues that arise and require problem solving by the Partnership and partner agencies.

Partnership Plus Groups The three areas listed below have been prioritised for action to improve the quality of life for residents who have experienced higher than average levels of crime and disorder. The Partnership focuses on these top areas because they account for a high proportion of all crime and disorder and, by reducing the levels of crime and disorder in the most problematic areas, we can have a greater impact on reducing all crime and disorder in Bassetlaw, Newark and Sherwood as a whole. The areas of Castle, Worksop North West and Worksop South East are included in the ‘top 15’ areas for the highest levels of crime and disorder in Nottinghamshire and, therefore, will be receiving funding from the Safer Nottinghamshire Board.

- Castle (Newark Town Centre ward)/Hawtonville - Worksop North West - Worksop South East

Local Multi Agency Problem Solving Groups (LMAPS) LMAPS groups aim to protect and support victims of Anti Social Behaviour and vulnerable individuals and put in place action plans to prevent further incidents. This group also monitors and manages perpetrators of anti social behaviour, putting appropriate multi agency actions in place to prevent further incidents. There are three groups in the Partnership area, which are chaired by the Local Neighbourhood Police Inspectors. - East Bassetlaw - chaired by the East Bassetlaw Police Inspector - West Bassetlaw - chaired by the West Bassetlaw Police Inspector - Newark and Sherwood - chaired by the Newark and Sherwood Police Inspector

Priority Setting Groups These groups meet regularly and receive reports from the local area Safer Neighbourhood Group representatives and attempt to problem solve any issues raised by local communities. Issues and concerns that cannot be resolved at this level are referred to the LMAPS group. - East Bassetlaw - West Bassetlaw - Newark (Newark Local Action Group) - Sherwood (Sherwood Local Action Group)

Safer Neighbourhood Groups These groups are the bedrock of community engagement within the Partnership structure and allow for residents to discuss their concerns and views about Community Safety with their local Neighbourhood Beat Team and to ensure that issues they raise are brought to the attention of the Community Safety Partnership. There are over thirty Safer Neighbourhood Groups within the Bassetlaw, Newark and Sherwood CSP area, and the majority of them meet bi-monthly or quarterly and are often chaired by a locally elected representative, such as a District, Parish or County Councillor.

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WHAT ARE THE STRATEGIC PRIORITIES?

Regional Priorities:

The Safer Nottinghamshire Board has identified seven key themes that have a negative impact on the residents of Nottinghamshire:

Serious Acquisitive Crime (including Burglary of people’s homes, car crime and robbery) Violent Crime Domestic Abuse Anti Social Behaviour Drug and Alcohol misuse Youth issues (including youth crime) Hate Crime

Partnership Priorities:

The Partnership has agreed that the following reductions in crime will be prioritised in 2012/2013:

All Crime

2012/13 Volume 2012/13 Target 2012/13 % Area 2011/12 Outturn Reduction Outturn Reduction

BNS 13,387 1,071 12,316 8.0%

Bassetlaw 7,459 597 6,862 8.0%

N&S 5,928 474 5,454 8.0%

Worksop North West 894 161 733 18.0%

Worksop South East 986 177 809 18.0%

Castle/ Devon 1555 280 1275 18.0%

1 Violent Crime (Violence Against the Person, Sexual Offences and Robbery)

2012/13 Volume 2012/13 Target 2012/13 % Area 2011/12 Outturn Reduction Outturn Reduction

BNS 2,489 199 2,290 8.0%

Bassetlaw 1,301 104 1,197 8.0%

N&S 1,188 95 1,093 8.0%

2 Anti Social Behaviour (Personal ASB, Nuisance ASB and Environmental ASB)

2012/13 Volume 2012/13 Target 2012/13 % Area 2011/12 Outturn Reduction Outturn Reduction

BNS 10,969 1,097 9,872 10.0%

Bassetlaw 6,043 604 5,439 10.0%

N&S 4,926 493 4,433 10.0%

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Local Priorities:

Partnership Plus

The Strategic Assessment 2011/12 adopted a Countywide approach to identifying Partnership Plus areas. Each Ward in the County was scored by volume and by rate per 1,000 population and an average rank calculated for each of the seven categories listed below (with each component part given an equal weighting). The Wards within each Community Safety Partnership were ranked in ascending order and the top Wards were attributed Partnership Plus status as these have the greatest historical cross-theme challenges. Where they were also in the County top 15 Wards, they were adopted by the Safer Nottinghamshire Board.

The following key categories were included:

ASB - core police ASB, deliberate secondary fires and criminal damage. Domestic abuse - domestic related crime and domestic incidents. Drugs and alcohol - positive tests on arrest, alcohol related crime, alcohol related incidents and drug offences. Hate related - hate crimes and incidents. Serious acquisitive crime - domestic burglary, vehicle crime and robbery. Violence - all violent offences and ambulance call outs to assaults/ sexual assaults. Youth issues - supervised youth offenders, youth related crime and youth related ASB.

The following data sets were included:

Police recorded crime data Police recorded incident data Police recorded ASB data Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service deliberate secondary fire data Police Youth Justice database Police ‘Bridgit’ data Youth Offending Service supervised young offender data East Midlands Ambulance Service assault data Office for National Statistics 2009 Ward population data

Partnership Plus Areas:

Castle/Hawtonville Partnership Plus The delivery plan aims to achieve the 18% reduction across ALL CRIME in the Partnership Plus areas, but with particular emphasis on the following issues. Anti Social Behaviour Night Time Economy and Violence - including Domestic Abuse, Drug and Alcohol Misuse) Theft (including shop theft, cycle theft, metal theft and burglary other - commercial and shed) Chatham Court Drop in Centre project ‘The Hub’

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Worksop North West Partnership Plus and Worksop South East Partnership Plus have a joint delivery plan aimed at achieving an 18% reduction across ALL CRIME in the two Partnership Plus areas. These include: Common Assault (including Domestic Abuse and Night Time Economy) Anti Social Behaviour Burglary Other (sheds) Theft (from shops, vehicles and other) Fires (Arson) Substance Misuse (Drugs and Alcohol) Vehicle Nuisance Criminal Damage (other)

OUR RESOURCES:

Staffing Structure:

The Partnership Staff consist of the following:

Community Safety Managers - Gerald Connor (Bassetlaw) Lisa Lancaster (Newark and Sherwood) Partnership Staff - Eleanor Brockel (Partnership Analyst) Nicki Richards (DV Co-ordinator) Stephanie West (Partnership Officer) Izzy Majchrzyk (ASB Victim Support Officer) Andy Peacock (Community Safety Officer)

Each District Council has an Anti Social Behaviour Team and a Family Intervention Worker. Newark and Sherwood are in the process of employing a further Family Intervention Worker, with specific emphasis on child poverty.

Funding position:

Funding has been allocated to each of the Partnership Plus areas for 2012/2013 as follows:

Castle/Hawtonville Partnership Plus - £27,600.00 Worksop North West Partnership Plus - £27,600.00 Worksop South East Partnership Plus - £27,600.00

This funding will be allocated to projects allied to the priorities listed above, with particular emphasis on sustainability.

OUR KEY PERFORMANCE SUCCESSES:

Partnership Plus

In 2011/2012, the Partnership had four Partnership Plus areas, with the ward of Harworth in Bassetlaw, being the fourth. As a result of effective partnership working in this area, there was an exceptional reduction in all crime of 32%, which has resulted in this area no longer being a Partnership Plus area and work is underway to produce an exit strategy to ensure that the problems that were being experienced by this community no longer arise.

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Bassetlaw:

Robbery - In 2011/2012, there was a 19% reduction in Robbery, which was reflected in the District’s performance when compared against the iQuanta Most Similar Group (MSG) of peers. The District is now performing better than the average of this group.

VAP* with injury - There has been a 14% reduction in this crime type, and again, this is reflected in the MSG group, where Bassetlaw is performing better than the average.

Newark and Sherwood:

Burglary Dwelling - There has been a reduction of 26% in Burglary Dwelling in Newark and Sherwood in the year 2011/2012. This has resulted in the District performing at well below the MSG average.

VAP* with injury - The reduction in this crime area has been -15%, which is, again, superior to the MSG average performance.

(*VAP - Violence Against the Person)

The reduction in robbery and violence has been as a result of extensive partnership work carried out in and around our town centres for the past 2 years. The extension of the Designated Prohibited Place Orders has reduced on street drinking opportunities. The targeted use of Taxi & Street Marshalls at key times, eg, Bank Holiday weekends has had a huge impact on reducing violence in the town centres. Robust management of licensed premises including the use of CCTV and door supervisors, accompanied by targeted police operations has had an impact in the town centres, resulting in improved behaviour and reduced violence. “Stay Safe and have Fun” awareness raising campaigns, including seasonal campaigns and those linked to large scale sporting events have also had a significant impact. Operation Awarn ran over the World Cup and August bank holiday periods. The operation was a joint effort between Police Public Protection Unit officers and the Independent Domestic Violence Advocacy service. The aim of the operation was to provide a prompt and effective response to reported domestic abuse cases by use of a dedicated domestic violence vehicle Activities targeted at the most prolific Burglary Dwelling Offenders and target hardening and prevention work, has impacted greatly on the number of these offences.

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KEY CONTACTS:

Andrew Muter - Chief Executive of Newark and Sherwood District Council and Chair of the Partnership 01636 655200 [email protected]

Gerald Connor - Community Safety Manager Bassetlaw 01909 533153 [email protected]

Lisa Lancaster - Community Safety Manager Newark and Sherwood 01636 655232 [email protected]

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Working together for a Safer & Nottinghamshire

November 2012 Working together for a Safer Nottingham & Nottinghamshire - November 2012

It is universally acknowledged that partnership working is the best way to enhance community safety, reduce crime and provide more effective support to the victims of crime.

Partnership working has been firmly entrenched across the community safety and criminal justice landscape in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire for many years, enabling the joint use of resources to successfully tackle crime and disorder and their underlying factors.

All our partners, statutory and third sector, have one over-riding priority: to create a safer environment in which local people can live, work and prosper.

Together, we strive to maintain a focus on delivering effective and efficient services to further reduce crime and to improve the quality of life in our many, diverse communities.

As a result of our efforts in recent years, crime is tumbling in Nottinghamshire. Since April this year, crime has fallen by 16.3% - the equivalent of 6,657 fewer victims, and overall figures are at their lowest for some 30 years.

Here we seek to highlight just a few of the ways in which the partner agencies in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire are working together successfully to achieve this level of success. Working together for a Safer Nottingham & Nottinghamshire - November 2012

THE PARTNERS

Key partners in the endeavour to reduce crime, help victims and enhance community safety include Nottinghamshire Police, local authorities and Community Safety Partnerships, the Local Criminal Justice Board, Nottinghamshire Probation Trust, Victim Support, Adult and Children Ruth Hyde Safeguarding Boards, County and City Health and Well-Being Boards, other emergency services Chair of South Notts CSP and third sector voluntary and community groups.

Community Safety Partnerships are statutory bodies created under the terms of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 which requires all responsible authorities (the police, local authorities, fire and rescue services, the probation trust, and local health providers) to work together to reduce crime and disorder.

Peter Usherwood Chair of Nottingham CDP The four Community Safety Partnerships (CSPs) in the County report to the Safer Nottinghamshire Board. The Crime and Drugs Partnership in Nottingham reports to the One Nottingham Partnership.

Criminal Justice Agencies do not operate in isolation but work together through the Nottinghamshire Criminal Justice Board to improve the services to victims, witnesses and the

Ros Theakstone wider public. They do this by keeping a close eye on the different stages of the process to ensure Chair of Newark, Sherwood and Bassetlaw CSP that the system runs smoothly and that problems and blockages are resolved. They are also looking at new ways of delivering justice including the development of restorative justice. In these ways they enhance, and ensure that it is delivered in a way that meets the needs of victims of crime and reduces reoffending.

COMMUNITY SAFETY – OUR SHARED VISION Ruth Marlow Chair of and Ashfield CSPs While performance analysis shows that different types of crime occur in specific locations, in both the County and the City there is a commonality in the priorities of both the Safer Nottinghamshire Board and the Crime and Drugs Partnership.

Key targets for both to tackle include:

Paul Broadbent Chair of Local Criminal Justice Board • Acquisitive Crime (including Theft and Burglary) • Violence (including Domestic, Sexual and Serious Youth Violence) • Anti-social and nuisance behaviour • Drug Treatment in order to support people achieve a drug free lifestyle • Alcohol-related harm • Drug Dealing • Early intervention and targeted family support Mick Burrows Reducing reoffending Chair of the Safer Notts Board • • Young people as victims and offenders • Hate crime Working together for a Safer Nottingham & Nottinghamshire - November 2012

INTEGRATION OF APPROACH

One of the most successful programmes used to tackle crime and other social issues in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire is Integrated Offender Management (IOM). It targets that minority who persistently do the most harm to our communities through their criminal activities and it aims to reduce and, if possible, eradicate the problem that drives the individual offender in the first place.

Persistent offenders have traditionally had a disproportionate and adverse impact on crime levels and the holistic approach provided by IOM has achieved extremely positive results over recent years in reducing re-offending rates. Leading the way

Nottinghamshire was one of the six pioneer sites in the country to begin using Integrated Offender Management as a crime-preventative tool, alongside Lancashire, West Yorkshire, Avon and Somerset, West Midlands and the Diamond Districts of the Metropolitan Police.

Nottingham and Nottinghamshire’s IOM models have evolved and are now an amalgamation of three previously separate strands - the Prolific and Priority Offender (PPO) Scheme, the Drugs Interventions Programme and General Offender Management - built on the successes and structures of the PPO scheme. In 2009 The Ministry of Justice, supported by the Home Office and IOM is scrutinised via the Countywide Reducing Re-offending Board, the LCJB and the Safer ACPO, defined IOM as follows: Nottinghamshire Board.

IOM is the strategic umbrella Targeting the seven acknowledged drivers of criminality, the agencies involved in the IOM that brings together agencies programme include Nottinghamshire Police; the health service including those focusing on mental across Government to prioritise health issues; local housing providers; social services for family support; education, training and intervention with offenders causing employment; probation; Drug Intervention Programme and Youth Offending; the Job Centre and the Benefits Agency; drug and alcohol rehabilitation and advice organisations. the crime in their locality. IOM aims to target offenders of most concern The IOM approach is now being extended to a wider group of offenders - those at risk of high harm, to their communities, manage them including domestic violence, those who commit a high number of acquisitive crimes - such as consistently and use pooled, local shoplifting as well as young adult offenders who could continue to benefit from support in order resources to turn them away from that they do not end up with a life in crime. crime, punishing and reforming them as appropriate. Stopping the cycle of offending through Test on Arrest

One of the frequent reasons why offenders, both adult and juvenile, repeatedly commit crime is to support their drug misuse. In Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, acquisitive criminals, drugs offenders and those committing some of the offences closely linked to drugs misuse, are tested at the point of arrest. Offenders may be tested for any other offence where a Police Inspector believes class A drugs are a contributing factor.

Nottinghamshire Police carries out tests on approximately 850 to 900 prisoners a month for opiates and cocaine, and on average some 21% test positive.

Following a positive test, people are referred for a Required Assessment (RA) while in custody. An individual will be required to attend a follow-up assessment (FA) if the drug worker considers it appropriate. This creates an opportunity for those testing positive to engage with treatment or other support, even if they do not go on to be charged with any offence. Failure to attend or remain for the duration of either assessment, without good cause, is a criminal offence, and any breaches are proactively policed by the Restrictions on Bail police officers. Working together for a Safer Nottingham & Nottinghamshire - November 2012

The figures for March 2012 are an illustrative snap shot of the success of this approach:

• 64 offenders were referred into treatment • 73 follow up assessments were given • Of those 73 assessments, only 12 were breached • Prior to these assessments being proactively monitored through the process the breach rate for RAs and FAs was about 50%.

The Adult Offender Building (AOB)

The Nottingham City Crime and Drugs Partnership was quick to see the benefits of co-location for the services that deliver treatments for drug misuse within the Criminal Justice Service and created a tailor made hub.

Teams based there include Criminal Justice Intervention, Rapid Access and Substance Misuse, alongside Offender Managers who work to reduce offending behaviour. The Offender Managers are also part of the IOM team who work with those who commit serious acquisitive crime. Non- compliance with the terms of individual offenders’ programmes sees referral to enforcement units.

The AOB has been held up as a model of good practice; working well for most offenders because it offers a holistic package with a focus on accessing a non dependent, crime free lifestyle equipped with the skills to maintain their own well- being.

PROTECTING THE COMMUNITY OF NOTTINGHAM Bringing Partners Together

Nottingham Crime & Drugs Partnership is a strategic hub for the city’s Responsible Authorities as well as a broad range of key stakeholders such as housing providers and the voluntary sector for tackling crime, ASB and their drivers. Intelligence, performance information and strong partnership leadership from the city’s strategic groups, through Locality Boards to neighbourhood teams ensures the maximum benefit is delivered through agencies’ combined efforts. Partnership working with joint City Council and Police leadership at Locality level has delivered highly effective projects including tackling DV in the Aspley Ward and street drinking and ASB in the North and South Localities of the city.

Protecting Citizens

Nottingham City Council has a unique partnership - Nottingham Community Protection - to create a safe and clean environment in every one of Nottingham’s neighbourhoods. This partnership is made up of and Nottinghamshire Police functions, sharing premises, systems and intelligence and drawing on a support network of specialists, all working towards a safer and cleaner city.

Delivered by more than 100 Community Protection Officers (CPOs), Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) and specialist police officers, there is a visible “policing” presence in every neighbourhood of Nottingham, working within and alongside local police beat teams to provide a friendly and fast response to neighbourhood issues and to support the City Council’s Safer agenda. Working together for a Safer Nottingham & Nottinghamshire - November 2012

TACKLING DOMESTIC ABUSE AND VIOLENCE

Victims of Domestic Abuse are some of the most vulnerable people in our society, and the integrated approach taken to prevention, awareness-raising, firm intervention and robust management of offenders is an excellent example of the benefits of partnership working in both City and County.

The tragic case of Casey Brittle, murdered in October 2010 by her abusive and violent partner (who was subsequently sentenced to life in prison for murder) brought into sharp focus the need for greater co-ordination of resource and sharper focus on multi-agency activity.

Numerous specialist partnerships now operate to tackle the problem experienced by all too many people, ranging from Safeguarding Boards to the Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC), set up to support victims and help them get out of the spiral that can be so dangerous to their health and wellbeing. A MARAC is a group of agencies that includes Police, Probation, Health, Women’s Aid, Victim Support, Housing, Social Services and Education. Representatives from these agencies share information about the whole family, not just the offender and the victim, and agree actions to be taken which will make survivors and their children safer and enable the enforcement authorities to hold perpetrators to account.

In partnership with other agencies, the Police have reviewed and revised their policy on Domestic Violence and are creating new processes and structures to enhance their work in this field, including the creation of Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hubs in both the City and County.

Part of the awareness-raising work in this field has been led by Borough Council’s Chief Executive with the “Man Enough” campaign, supported by the Nottingham Post newspaper, which encourages people to pledge not to engage in such behaviour. The campaign received significant publicity in October this year when, to mark the second anniversary of her death, a memorial event was hosted by the council to remember Casey and others who have died in violent circumstances. Working together for a Safer Nottingham & Nottinghamshire - November 2012

TACKLING ANTI SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR

Combating antisocial behaviour is a priority for our communities and for many of our partner agencies. Over recent years, the number of such offences has been dramatically reduced. Between January and September this year, there has been a 32.9% reduction in such crimes, equating to nearly 11,000 fewer incidents, meaning that Nottinghamshire has now risen to 5th in the league table of 43 Police Forces areas for the least amount of anti social crime.

Such performance could not be achieved without genuine multi-agency effort, involving the police, community safety partnerships and others and the creative use of a range of enforcement and diversionary tactics.

The work undertaken this year to further reduce the incidence of anti social behaviour in Newark and surrounding areas involving the Bassetlaw, Newark and Sherwood Community Safety Partnership typifies the way in which joint working and different tactics have helped achieve such successes. Methods used in this part of the county have included mediation, Acceptable Behaviour Contracts (ABCs) and, in extreme cases, Antisocial Behaviour Orders. Diversionary activity - giving young people something positive to do with their time so they’re not out causing trouble - is key to addressing problems. Younger and older people have been brought together with a cookery group, and there’s been street dancing, football and other community sporting activity. In this part of the county, there has been a decrease in antisocial behaviour of 27% (3,947 fewer incidents) compared to the previous year.

Similar approaches are taken throughout Nottingham and Nottinghamshire with partners developing action plans in response to community concerns and working in liaison with residents. However, despite the stereotypical view that ASB is primarily committed by young people ‘hanging around’, a recent study discovered that the majority of reported incidents are as a result of noisy or anti-social neighbours. From a support perspective, victims who suffer ASB caused by a neighbour are likely to suffer far more long term and emotional impact, requiring a multi-agency response.

Tackling Burglary in Social Housing

In 2007 the Nottingham Crime & Drugs Partnership noticed that the Aspley ward had a higher level of burglaries than elsewhere in the City and determined with Nottingham City Homes to tackle the problem with the opportunity afforded by the Decent Home project, funded by the Government.

All windows in the Broxtowe and Bells Lanes estates were replaced with secured-by-design models while all households were given SmartWater and guidance on keeping secure. Evaluation showed a 41% reduction in burglary, compared to a citywide reduction of 21% while residents also reported feeling safer, warmer and happier in their homes. Click on a logo below for more information about any of these partners and partnerships.

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