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UNKNOWN SUBJECT West Midlands Violence Reduction Unit ANNUAL REPORT 2020-2021 westmidlands-vru.org @WestMidsVRU 1 VRU ANNUAL REPORT GLOSSARY CONTENTS GLOSSARY Glossary ............................................................................................................................................................3 Acronyms SLT: Speech and Language Therapists ACE: Adverse Childhood Experiences SDIP: Sports Diversion & Impact Programme Foreword ..........................................................................................................................................................4 AE: Advocate-Educator SNA: Strategic Needs Assessment Introduction to the Report ..........................................................................................................................6 BTP: British Transport Police TSVF: Tackling Serious Violence Forum (Health Service) Governance and Partnerships .................................................................................................................10 CAMHS: Child and Adolescent Mental Health VRU model and employment structure ...................................................................................................................11 Services ToC: Theory of Change Governance and accountability ..................................................................................................................................13 CCG: Clinical Commissioning Group VRU: Violence Reduction Unit A Partnership Perspective .............................................................................................................................................18 CJS: Criminal Justice System WEMH: Wood End and Moat House (Coventry) Building Strong Foundations: Development of the Strategic Needs Assessment (SNA) .......22 CPS: Crown Prosecution Service WMISS: West Midlands Injury Surveillance System CSP: Community Safety Partnership WMCA: West Midlands Combined Authority Theory of Change ........................................................................................................................................24 C/YP: Children and Young People WMP: West Midlands Police Thematic Areas and Delivery ...................................................................................................................28 EIA: Education Intervention Adviser YOSs: Youth Offending Services An Introduction to the VRU’s Thematic Areas ......................................................................................................29 EP: Educational Psychologists YOTs: Youth Offending Teams Supporting Places .......................................................................................................................................29 FSW: Family Support Workers YJB: Youth Justice Board Coventry .................................................................................................................................................................................31 Walsall ....................................................................................................................................................................................32 HOCS: Heads of Community Safety Lozells .....................................................................................................................................................................................33 IRIS scheme: Identification and Referral Three Estates .......................................................................................................................................................................33 Into Services scheme New Pilot Activity 2020 ..................................................................................................................................................34 Terminology ISTV: Information Sharing to Tackle Violence (health) The Force: West Midlands Police Trauma Informed Practice ........................................................................................................................36 ISTV: Injury Surveillance to Tackle Violence (data) Community of Practice: A group of who share a KTT: Kitchen Table Talks concern and learn how to tackle, prevent and disrupt Criminal Justice .............................................................................................................................................40 it as through regular communication LA: Local Authority Education .......................................................................................................................................................50 Task and Finish group: A time limited group set up LCJB: Local Criminal Justice Board Coventry .................................................................................................................................................................................56 as an action sub group of a larger committee the aim of a delivering a specified objective Dudley .....................................................................................................................................................................................56 LSOA: Lower Super Output Areas Wolverhampton .................................................................................................................................................................57 MVP: Mentors in Violence Prevention Tackling Exploitation ..................................................................................................................................60 NHS LTP: NHS Long Term Plan NHSE/I: NHS England/Improvement Health ..............................................................................................................................................................70 NPUs: Neighbourhood Policing Units Sports ..............................................................................................................................................................76 ONS: Office for National Statistics Evaluation ......................................................................................................................................................84 OPCC: Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner Evaluating our work: Projects, Places, and Programme .................................................................................85 PHE: Public Health England Project level (Intervention)..............................................................................................................................................87 Place-based level (Localities) .......................................................................................................................................88 PRUs: Pupil Referral Units Programme level (VRU) ..................................................................................................................................................89 ROCU: Regional Organised Crime Unit Conclusion ......................................................................................................................................................92 SAVI: Smethwick Against Violence Initiative 2 3 VRU ANNUAL REPORT FOREWORD FOREWORD The introduction of the Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) in October 2019 has been a huge benefit FOREWORD to the West Midlands. After years of austerity and cuts to both police numbers and local services, I am of the belief that the Violence Reduction Unit can be a real force for good. This initiative was set up in response to rising knife crime, which has more than doubled since 2012 from 1,566 incidents to 3,579 by the end of 2019. It is the first time, in recent history, that the public sector has come together, on this scale, to address and reduce violence in our region in this way. The Coronavirus pandemic brought with it many challenges and has impacted every aspect of life as we knew it. However, despite an extremely turbulent year, I am proud of how the VRU has continued to work in partnership to ensure violence reduction remained a priority. Sadly there are far too many children living in our area who will go on to commit violent crime. In some cases those individuals had all the odds stacked against them from a very young age, whether that was because they grew up with exposure to drugs, domestic violence, or extreme poverty. I want the VRU to capitalise on protecting and nurturing individuals so they do not choose the wrong road in life. I believe that the continuation of this initiative will help our young people stay safe, build resilience and avoid a life of crime. Alongside the work of the VRU I will, of course, continue to oversee and scrutinise the robust policing that takes place at West Midlands Police and ensure the people of our region are kept safe. We may be entering a difficult period of time as the effects of a further lockdown, school closures, furlough ending and unemployment start to be felt on a much wider scale. However, it highlights how it is now more important than ever to continue the excellent partnership model we have developed over the past year. Despite these challenging times, I am also hopeful that 2021 will provide us with some much needed optimism. With a vaccine already being rolled out, there is definitely light at the end of the tunnel. The positive impact this investment will have on the lives and futures of so many individuals, in particular young people, is invaluable. They will be the driving force behind shaping our world post-coronavirus