Appendix B

Outside Body Colchester Borough Homes

Representative/s Cllr Nigel Chapman Cllr Daniel Ellis Cllr Mike Hogg Cllr Cyril Liddy

No. of meetings Held in 2016/17 Attended: 91.88% attendance Board Meetings: 6 Board and Committee meetings Finance & Audit Committee: 5 Governance & Remuneration Committee: 4 Operations Committee: 8

Comments Purpose of the Group Colchester Borough Homes (CBH) is an Arm’s Length Management Organisation set up and owned by Colchester Borough Council. Part of the local business community since 2003, CBH is an award-winning organisation providing management and maintenance services to around 7,000 residential, commercial and public buildings in the local area, including the Council's housing stock, Colchester Castle, Leisure World Colchester and Colchester Town Hall.

CBH offers a range of services to the private, public and non-profit sectors, including:

Buildings maintenance, renovations, refurbishments and repairs Lettings, tenancy management and income collection Housing options and advice Asset management Facilities management Health & safety Construction projects Energy efficiency

The Board of Directors provides strategic direction for the Company, approves its policies, approves its expenditure and monitors its financial position and its performance in delivering services. It also ensures compliance with the Management Agreement between the Company and Colchester Borough Council and ensures the Company complies with its legal responsibilities. Board Members are also members of one or more Committees (Finance & Audit, Governance & Remuneration and Operations), which allows for greater scrutiny of specific items and for delegated powers to be bestowed by the Board for certain decisions to be taken at Committee level. Six Board Members sit on the Business Opportunities Panel

Work in 2016/17

Some of the key work done by the Board in 2016/17 were: • Agreeing the one year extension to the current Medium Term Delivery Plan which will run to the end of 2017/18, • Agreeing the Budget and the Housing Investment Programme for 2017/18 • Approved the Financial Statements for 2015/16 • Approved the appointment of Gareth Mitchell as new CEO • Authorised a new Resident Insight & Engagement Strategy • Received the results from the 2016 Survey of Tenants and Residents (2016) • Scrutinized Equality Strategy and Objectives • Updating the following corporate documents and policies: o Committee Terms of Reference o Contract Procedure Rules o Value for Money Strategy Action Plan o Anti-Fraud and Corruption Policy o Board Member Expenses Scheme o Information & Confidentiality Policy o Code of Governance o Board Member Code of Conduct o Complaints Policy o Board Member Recruitment Policy

As well as the official meetings recorded above, members attended a number of stand-alone meetings, briefings and training events throughout the year. These focussed on ensuring key skills and knowledge are held by Members. They include sessions on recent legislation, mentoring, financial standards/accounting and the responsibilities of being a company director.

Members also liaised with officers and Cabinet of CBC on the efforts being made by CBC to provide future housing in the Borough.

Other members

The Board includes four tenant Members and four independent Members alongside the four Members appointed by CBC.

For more information on other members of the CBH Board, please visit www.cbhomes.org.uk/membership.

Issues arising or There are no specific issues arising or actions required. Action required It is considered by CBH’s Director of Resources and Board Assurance Officer that the Council Members who have sat on the CBH Board make a valuable contribution and provide appropriate constructive challenges to the Management Team at CBH. They have had a substantive role in providing oversight of the Company’s governance, direction and plans for the future.

Outside Body Colchester Arts Centre Board of Trustees Representative/s Cllr Theresa Higgins

No. of meetings Held in 2016/17 Attended:

4 3 Comments Purpose of the Group

Provide strategic guidance and support to Colchester Arts Centre management and advocacy for the organisation.

Work in 2016/17

• NPO bid. Required difficult staff restructure to deliver the proposals as outlined in our application. Board gave approval to manage this change. • Capital bid to accompany chairs appeal. Agreed to prioritise using chairs fund to lever ACE capital investment in 2017 - 2018 • Contract to deliver two major outside festivals for Chelmsford City Council approved as extra revenue stream • Cllr Higgins chaired an appeal hearing for an employee contesting their dismissal.

Other members

Nigel Hildreth, Stephen Lansley, Anthony Clavane, Elaine Barker, Elizabeth Mullen, Andrew Allen, Louise Goodwin, Eliza O'Toole, Catherine Turner.

Issues arising or Action required

Outside Body Dedham Vale AONB and Stour Valley Joint Advisory Committee Representative/s Cllr Chapman and Cllr Arnold Officer: Adam John

No. of meetings Held in 2016/17 – 2/3 Attended: all Comments Purpose of the Group

Representatives are involved in steering the work of the project and in particular matters affecting the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Representatives are able to vote.

Meetings held 2 or 3 times a year at various times and venues throughout the Stour Valley area, with additional meetings and workshops as necessary.

Work in 2016/17

Principal areas: • Monitoring 2010-15 Management Plan & draft 2015-20 Management Plan (statutory requirements under CROW Act) • Progress against 2016/17 AONB Business Plan & drafted 2017/18 BP • Commenting on planning applications within & impacting on the Project Area • Administer Stour Valley Environment Fund • Working to Memorandum of Understanding 2015/16 to 2018/19 • Working with wider Partnership Forum championing the AONB

Other members

Partnership project comprising funded partners from local authorities within the Stour Valley and DEFRA, and non-funding partner’s representatives from the NFU, CLA, Environment Agency, Natural England and the Sub-regional Economic Partnership.

Issues arising or Action required

Outside Body Firstsite Board of Trustees Representative/s Cllr Tim Young No. of meetings Held in 2016/17 Attended:

5 4 Comments Purpose of the Group

Provide strategic guidance and support to the Firstsite management and advocacy for the organisation

Work in 2016/17

The Board’s focus has been on:

• The NPO Application to Art Council England’s NPO programme • Developing organisational vision and strategy • Income generation and sustainability • Diversity and inclusion

Other members

Dr Noorzaman Rashid, Guy Armitage, Helen Organ, Jayne Knowles, Nicky Johnston, Ranil Perera, Robert Surman, Roger Hirst, Julia Obasa, Charlotte Winters, Martin Blackburn

Issues arising or Action required

Outside Body Mercury Theatre Board Representative/s Cllr Lyn Barton No. of meetings Held in 2016/17 Attended:

4 Board Meetings 4 Board Meetings and 1 Away 1 Away Day Day plus monthly meetings of the Capital Sub Committee overseeing the redevelopment of the building Comments Purpose of the Group

Provide strategic guidance and support to the Mercury Theatre management and advocacy for the organisation

Work in 2016/17

Agreed updated Business Plan2016-18 Agreed RIBA Stage 3 Design for the new building Agreed and submitted Arts Council England NPO Submission for 2018-2022 Reviewed all HR policies Commissioned new financial accounting system (PS Financial) – to be implemented July 2017 Agreed new Memo and Articles of Association (to comply with latest Charitable Regulations)

Other members

Kathleen Hamilton, Bryan Johnston, Reggie Lloyd, Patrick Sandford, Prof. Michael Sherer, Jennie Skingsley, Matthew Swan, Simon Warwick, Robert West. Issues arising or Action required

Outside Body North East Essex Children & Young People’s Partnership (CYPP) Representative/s Councillor Feltham Officer: Lucie Breadman – Head of Communities Officer: Emma Regan – Public Health Improvement Coordinator No. of meetings Held in 2016/17 Attended: Lucie Breadman , 4 meetings Head of Community Services, regularly attends meetings and ensures that Cllr Feltham, Portfolio Holder for Business, Leisure and Opportunities, is briefed on significant issues. Cllr Feltham will attend dependant on other diary commitments and agenda requirements and relevance Emma Regan has recently begun attending as part of the

Startwell workstream Comments Purpose of the Group

The Children’s Partnership draws together the analysis of need, shared resources, strategic service development and the delivery plans for shared strategic commissioning priorities. It establishes a common framework for our joint working arrangements around children and families.

Partnership arrangements are established to align partners around a broad strategy for children and families ensuring the statutory duty to cooperate and the shared duty to safeguard. They will aim through joint working to increase quality and efficiency, achieve better results and greater impact improving customer access and engagement.

Work in 2016/17

The Children’s Partnership is charged with ensuring that the shared priorities within the Health and Wellbeing Strategy and the wider priorities for children and families are delivered. It has the responsibility to establish governance to our joint working arrangements, including:

• Ensure appropriate prominence of children’s agenda on the Health and Well-Being Board. • Establishing an inter-agency governance arrangement across the wider children’s services arena in particular in relation to the Essex Safeguarding Children’s Board (ESCB). • Influence and contribute to the Joint Strategic Needs Analysis and informed by the views of children, young people and their families. • Influence from a partnership perspective the development of a Commissioning Strategy for Children and Families. • Establish a collegiate understanding and rationale behind aligned joint resources determining actions based on a shared understanding of priority and need. • Set a framework for the operation of joint working arrangements and support and oversee the activities of the Local Children’s Partnership Arrangements. • Provide strategic overview for locality partnership working and the Local Children’s Partnership Boards. • Development of the Children, Young People and their Families Plan and Strategies Priorities. • Ensure that the voice of the child is central to the development of the partnership priorities and plan.

Other members North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group Anglian Community Enterprise Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust Provide Essex Police Essex County Council Tendring District Council Colchester Borough Council Schools Forum Barnardos Tendring Council for Voluntary Services Colchester Council for Voluntary Services Virgin Care

Issues arising or The Startwell Workstream. CBC has developed an action plan of Action required work to tackle inequalities in our most deprived areas by supporting families and children to get the best start in life through a collaborative approach with CYPP partners. This will form an ongoing work stream during 2017/18

Outside Body: Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust

Representative: Councillor Helen Chuah

Report of Meetings held in 2015/2017

Since September 2016 I have attended the Council of Governors meetings as scheduled.

However, not long into his post as Executive Chief Officer of CHUFT, Frank Sims resigned, followed by Alan Rose who resigned as Chairman of the Board of Governors.

CHUFT has been in special measures for more than 2 years and the NHS Improvement and the Care Quality Commission together with the Chief Inspector of Hospital Sir Mike Richards have no confidence in the present Trust Board to address the issues facing the hospital. They do acknowledged that the Hospital Board has made many improvements for it’s patients, but needed help, and the partnership with Ipswich Hospital was a way of securing long term benefits for the patients.

Mr Nick Hulme was appointed as Executive Chief Officer for Ipswich Hospital and CHUFT, and Mr David White was appointed as Chairman for Ipswich Hospital and CHUFT.

Dr Barbara Buckley was appointed to the role of Managing Director and one of her role would be to deputise for the Chief Executive.

Mr Tim Fenton was appointed as Non-Executive Director to replace Mr Tom Fleetwood who become the Freedom to Speak up Guardian across both Colchester and Ipswich.

There has been joint board meetings with Ipswich Hospital and both were committed to forming partnership.

Sustainability Transformation Plan ( STP) was briefly brought up at the meeting in February by David White – there will be changes to methods of working collaboratively with Primary and social care.mr White assured governors that the plan would be open to public and staff to identify correct ways of working, and that Colchester and Ipswich hospitals needed to work within the STP to establish joint working.

Outside Body Safer Colchester Partnership – Responsible Authorities Strategic Group

Representative/s Cllr Mike Lilley Officer: Pam Donnelly

No. of meetings Held in 2016/17: Attended:

21st June 2016 Cllr Mike Lilley Pam Donnelly Cllr Anne Turrell (Essex Fire)

13th September 2016 Cllr Mike Lilley Pam Donnelly Cllr Anne Turrell (Essex Fire)

14th December 2016 Cllr Mike Lilley Pam Donnelly

15th March 2017 Cllr Mike Lilley Pam Donnelly Cllr Anne Turrell (Essex Fire) Comments Purpose of the Group

To work in partnership to address the issues of Community Safety across the Colchester Borough.

Work in 2016/17 See attached Annual Partnership Plan

Other members: Anna Hook – Essex County Council Chris Pearson – National Probation Service David Messam – National Probation Service Elliott Judge – Essex Police Gary Smallman – Essex CRC Jo Hall - CCG Karen Loweman – CBH Les Nicoll – Essex Fire Major Jeremy Scott - Garrison Commander MOD Mark Eaglestone -Essex Fire Service Pam Green - CCG Tracy Rudling - CCVS

Issues arising or Action required None

Safer Colchester Partnership - Annual Partnership Plan 2016-2017

The Safer Colchester Partnership (SCP) work to reduce crime and disorder in Colchester and deliver the key priorities contained in this Annual Partnership plan.

Prepared by: Sonia Carr ( 01206 282978)

KEY PRIORITY 1: TO PROTECT VULNERABLE PEOPLE (KP LEAD: COLCHESTER BOROUGH HOMES) This priority will include raising awareness of issues such as domestic abuse, hate crime and gangs alongside supporting those at risk. It will also enable the partnership to provide support to chaotic families and prevent vulnerable adults becoming victims of crime and exploitation. OBJECTIVE PROGRESS / OUTPUT FUNDING PROJECT END PCC LEAD / DATE PRIORITY AGENCY Deliver a social media campaign aimed at 16-24 Campaign to link in with 16 days of action for DA from TBC CBC Apr 2017 3, 6 age group to promote reporting of Domestic Abuse 25th November 2016. Scott tweeted various da (DA) with the aim of reducing occurrences of DA messages via Safer Colchester Website. Scott also supported and promoted white ribbon campaign in nov 2016 Supporting People With Chaotic Lifestyles - Project went live in Sept 15 and as of Dec 15 had £5000 SCP CBH / Sept 2, 6 Project continues from 15-16 (started Sept 15) received 2 referrals who will receive 4 hours per week (15-16 Catch 22 2016 The project aim is to reduce the incidents of hate intensive support. 4 Referrals from CBH as of March allocation) crime and anti-social behaviour targeted at 2016 – partner agencies encouraged to make vulnerable single people and families who may have referrals. a chaotic life style or be hoardersk Catch 22 have seen 12 referrals so far and 1 pending referral. 6 referrals have come from CBH and 5 Colne housing. As it stands Catch 22 have had no referrals suitable for the 12 week intensive programme, but 9 referrals have required more intensive input or longer intervention. Due to the lack of referrals this scheme 1

took an extra 2-3 months to get underway. Catch 22 have started the vetting process, in order to work within the community hub at the police station. Maintain and extend the Keep Safe scheme across Working with ECC to relaunch the scheme TBC CBC Apr 2017 6 the borough. Also extend the scheme to older people The Keep Safe scheme now has approx. 205 vulnerable adults and approx. 23 venues including a new venue – Highwoods Tesco. The scheme will undergo a relaunch extending to older people and introducing a mobile App. Network Speed Dating Events Network Speed Dating Events to take place 4th April N/A ECFRS Apr 2016 6 Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS) and 7th July. Network Speed dating event took place invite 25 people to a networking session where you with, 25 people involved from different structured and meet 24 contacts for 6 minutes a time. charitable organisations. This was a great success for This gives the opportunity to either make up to 24 making new contacts, or renew friendships with old new contacts or renew friendships with old contacts contacts.

Colchester Walk & Talk Event in Colchester to This event happens once every month, and usually N/A ECFRS Apr 2016 6 interact and engage with people with mental health see’s around 10 walkers per walk. A friendly and issues who may be isolated at home or require inclusive group has been organised, with new befriending / support members joining all the time. ECFRS have signposted and also dealt with some issues whilst being on walks.

Dementia Alliance work – further details required via CBC have joined with CCVS for Dementia Action N/A CCVS TBC 6 Tracy Rudling & Pam D Alliance. There is now a new website where various organisations post their commitments and actions. CBC role in the website can be found at http://www.dementiaaction.org.uk/members_and_ac tion_plans/6196-colchester_borough_council

Gangs awareness training (Inc. cuckooing) to be Colchester Community Policing team have these key TBC Police TBC 4, 5, 6 delivered to police areas they work on:- Sexworkers/Brothels, Nail bars, Hand Car washes, Traveller community, Farming community, CSE, Urban street Gangs. Each thematic strand has a lead officer, with all information being captured on a monthly basis. Police are working closely with, HMRC, Border Control Force and other

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partners at an operational level to maximise joint operational effectiveness. The police use social media to inform communities of activities within the area, and also LCAP’s to sought community intelligence. Local Assessment Process review to identify extent LAP review took place September 2016, where the £2000 SCP CBC TBC 5 of the gangs issue for Colchester and key areas of interview team spoke to over 60 practitioners from a (15-16 C/F) focus for gangs activity range of Organisations. There were 8 recommendations made which included, Information sharing, Safeguarding and Awareness training. A full copy of LAP review is available upon request. SCP ‘Hidden Harms’ event to deliver awareness on Event took place 30th November 2016 at Town Hall, £5000 SCP CBC Dec 5, 6 emerging themes of gangs, modern slavery, CSE and with 111 professionals from 34 Organisations. (from 16-17 2016 DHR recommendations Subjects that were covered were, Gangs, Modern PCC funds) Slavery, Child sexual exploitation and Domestic homicide reviews. Promote and support the ‘I Didn’t Know’ CSE Work with Licensing to deliver to taxi drivers. Also N/A CBC 5,6,7 campaign promote at Hidden Harms conference. Promote and deliver the J9 campaign in Colchester – J9 training delivered to multi-agency in March 2016 CDAF CBC 3,6 provide DA advice points within shops / premises in hence Colchester has now launched the scheme. funding to Colchester Further training to take place in new financial year to cover cost encourage sign up of further premises. of 1 training session and directories Recruit Community Safety Support Officer (gangs Community Safety Support Worker recruited in DWP CBC 2,5,6 worker) to work with those individuals deemed as January 17 for 12 months to work with vulnerable funded vulnerable / at risk of being coerced into gangs adults at risk of criminal gang exploitation. activity / cuckooing or those wanting to exit gangs

KEY PRIORITY 2: TO REDUCE REOFFENDING 3

(KP LEAD: ESSEX CRC - COMMUNITY REHABILITATION COMPANY LIMITED) This priority will deliver jointly agreed initiatives and interventions to effectively reduce reoffending. It will also support and develop the Integrated Offender Management Scheme to focus activity on those individuals responsible for causing the most harm in communities. OBJECTIVE PROGRESS / OUTPUT FUNDING PROJECT END PCC LEAD / DATE PRIORI AGENCY TY IOM Statutory duty for all CSP’s. IOM provides a fully No 16/17 stats available from Probation N/A CRC / NPS Ongoing integrated, sustainable multi-agency approach to offender management. DRIVE PERPETRATOR PROGRAMME aimed at The DRIVE Domestic Abuse Perpetrator pilot began N/A Drive January 3,6 ‘Priority Perpetrators’ who are not yet part of the CJS. in Colchester in January 2016. The programme is to Steering 2019 This is a behaviour change programme work with priority perpetrators who are not yet part of Group the Criminal Justice System. As of October 2016 the DRIVE project had 40 cases for Colchester.

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Improve access to psychological therapies KEYand PRIORITYMeeting to3: TObe ADDRESSarranged ALCOHOLwith MH &services DRUG MISUSEto CCG Ongoing mental health services for people with Drug and understand criteria(KP LEAD: and ESSEX explore CCG) ways that more AlcoholThis priority problems will support projects and initiatives that canpeople address can alcohol be supported and drug abuse (including legal highs) in the borough throughout both the night time and day time economies alongside working in partnership to encourage behaviour change. OBJECTIVE PROGRESS / OUTPUT FUNDING PROJECT END PCC LEAD / DATE PRIORITY AGENCY Working with partners to identify individuals who are High intensity user programme place, we have CCG April 2,6 high intensity users of services and develop recently recruited to a coordinator post. A multi- 2017 packages of care and support around them disciplinary team lead by a local GP meet on a monthly basis and consider data provided by CHUFT and the ambulance service. Evaluation of impact underway.

A more in depth audit is being undertaken into 5 patients that have been HIU’s to establish what each individual had in place to support them and what could have been done to support them more comprehensive. Information is being shared across organisations to establish a clear picture. Outcomes will be fed into the A&E recovery plan Work with primary care to support: Reduction in prescribing TBC CCG April 6 the reduction of individuals addicted to prescription GP education package 2017 drugs Explore options for re launching ‘Benzo clinics’ the reduction of prescription drugs available on the street Working with partners to reduce the number of Benzo clinics are no longer planned however there CCG April 6 people that reach crisis point and come into has been proactive visiting to GP surgeries that are 2017 hospital to detox outlier with the sorts and number so of drugs that they prescribe that have a street value. Data is being shared between health and the police to have an integrated approach. Early indications for reducing prescribing such medicines are positive. A medicines strategy has been developed and was presented to the CCG board on 31. January Work with CSP to engage health and social care in Creating opportunities for positive dialogue and CCG / CRC April 2,6 supporting the terms of probation plan. understanding of partners responsibility in individuals 2017 probation plans

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Psychoactive (legal/illegal) Highs Awareness – CCG colleague/s to attend some awareness before CCG Mar campaign / web campaign? agreeing on how to deliver awareness to wider 2017 Reduce street drinking - Street Drinkers Task & Group started in June 2016 to look at tackling the CBC / Ongoing 2 Finish Group set up – lead by Beacon House to tackle issues of street drinking (enforcement, campaigns, Beacon the issue and feed back to SCOG support, and awareness). This group to be extended to House include the remit of begging, rough sleeping and homelessness The additional deployment of the SOS Bus for “A A total of 8 people attended the SOS bus on the 18th £586 SCP CSP/ Open Aug 1,2,7 level Thursday” 18th August (this date has been August, to receive medical treatment and/or support. (15-16 C/F Road 2016 identified as critical due to the increased number of 4 x 18-24 age range and 4 x 25-34 age range, this funds) young people in the town was split to 5 males and 3 females. Treatment / support analysis was 4 – medical reasons, 2 – drink related, 1 – drug related and 1 – mental health issue. As far as we can see, 4 people did not have to attend A&E as a result of medical treatment being provided on the SOS buss. Another 4 people were treated for other reasons for which an ambulance or paramedics would potentially have been called out. It’s likely that these alternatives would have cost substantially more than the overall cost of the SOS bus for the night. Share data to inform focus of which pubs and clubs CBC licensing & public health coordinator is working CCG Ongoing people are known to drink e.g. Police and NHS data with A&E, open road & phoenix trust to maximise to target licencing action from Borough council relevant data collection. KEY PRIORITY 4: TO REDUCE CRIME AND THE FEAR OF CRIME (KP LEAD: ESSEX POLICE) This priority seeks to address the emerging themes of modern slavery, gangs and extremism tackling both the volumes and severity of crimes occurring across the Borough, by promoting positive partnership working alongside engaging with local communities and vulnerable groups to develop and support prevention mechanisms and education of young people and vulnerable adults around issues of community safety. OBJECTIVE PROGRESS / OUTPUT FUNDING PROJECT END PCC LEAD / DATE PRIORITY AGENCY Modern Slavery / Human Trafficking awareness, Series of workshops planned by Essex Police starting N/A Essex Apr 2017 5, 6 education and enforcement programme to be March 2017 – Dec 2017 – further updates to be Police delivered to partners (via anti-slavery coordinator, provided in the 17-18 APP. Police) Gangs awareness programme to be delivered into 3 sessions successfully delivered into Gilberd, Philip TBC TBC Mar 5, 6 schools (i.e. Junior Smart or Paul Hannaford) Morant and NEEAPs in March 2017. 2017 6

Create a multi-agency community safety Multi agency Community Safety Hub opened in £5911 SCP Police Oct 2016 1 partnership hub at Colchester Police Station to September 2016. Currently used by Police, CBC, (16-17 PCC focus on problem solving, crime prevention and mental Health and CBH. More agencies invited to funds) community enabling. work from the premises.

Deliver Crucial Crew event to provide information on Older Peoples Crucial Crew £800 SCP ECFRS Apr 2016 6 community safety issues and preventative activities Event took place 14th April 2016. 150 people funding (15- for older people. attended. 16 C/F funds) Younger Peoples Crucial Crew Event took place 6 – 17 June 1967 year 6 children £6000 SCP CBC June 6 Provide community safety advice and preventative from 61 schools attended Crucial Crew in June 2016. (16-17 PCC 2016 activities for all year 6 Colchester pupils 7 scenarios delivered – Drugs & Alcohol Awareness, funds) Fire Safety, Healthy Relationships, Road Safety, Partners who delivered a scenario were – Health, ECFRS, Colchester & Tendring Women’s Refuge, Essex Highways, Only Cowards Carry, CBH & Essex Police Deliver 2 Community Days Of Action (CDoA) East Donyland CDoA event successfully took place £1000 SCP CBC March 1, 7 events per year (March & Septembers) in areas 7th October 2016, with 23 agencies and over 60 (16-17 PCC 2017 submitted by Community Groups volunteers taking part. Top 4 issues identified funds) highways/speeding, dogs, ASB and street cleanliness. Enforcement operations carried out during the day, alongside community engagement. A second event has not yet taken place due to a review of the CDoA project. 2 Safer Colchester legacy Projects to follow on from Community Safety Projects Assistant was on hand to £1000 SCP CBC June the CDoA events in order to enable the community to offer help, guidance and support on both legacy (from 16-17 2017 areas, following the Community Days of Action events PCC funds) taking place (Greenstead March 2016 and East Donyland October 2016). Secure planting activities took place, in order to assist residents to make their properties less attractive to burglars. Other activities included dog fouling, parking and speeding patrols as well as dog chipping events and community engagement to reduce the fear of crime Local Community Action Panels Support of newly reformed 6 LCAPS from May 2016 £500 SCP CBC Apr 2017 1 – police attendance at 12 meetings per year

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Continue to maintain and support 6 L-CAPS across (from 16-17 the Borough and encourage community participation PCC funds) Create a SCP Website to be used as a one stop shop Website launched 30th May 2016 and receives £2650 SCP SCP/CBC May for information and advice for residents, visitors and constant monitoring via SCP Community Safety Team (from 16-17 2016 businesses PCC funds) NTE Licensing Conference aimed at the trade and Essex Police event took Nil cost to Essex Sept key partners, to forge those collaborative place in July 2016. SCP Police 2016 relationships. Tackle the issue of begging / aggressive begging / Week of action from 31/10/16 including multi agency rough sleeping in town centre patrols to approach the beggars/rough sleepers, advise them to move on and offer appropriate support. Patrols to continue to engage/gather information re the rough sleepers. Working group set up to consider future enforcement action (CPN’s) and campaign to make public aware (your kindness kills or alternative begging scheme)

KEY PRIORITY 5: TO ADDRESS EVENING & NIGHT TIME ECONOMY CRIME (KP LEAD: PURPLE FLAG WORKING GROUP) This priority will address five themes affecting the evening and night time economy which are core to Purple Flag accreditation; wellbeing, movement, place, policy envelope – effectively managing these four themes improves the likelihood of the fifth theme; appeal, being achieved by making Colchester a much more attractive place to visit after dark OBJECTIVE PROGRESS / OUTPUT FUNDING PROJECT END PCC LEAD / DATE PRIORITY AGENCY Retain Purple Flag accreditation for the Town Centre Light Touch Assessment took place 14 October 2016. Various CBC Oct 2016 4 Accreditation retained as of February 2017. Officially recognise Purple Flag at strategic level at Incorporated into CSP Plan 2016/17 na CBC Oct 2016 4 RASG Develop a Purple Flag action Developed and ongoing Various PF Working Oct 2016 4 plan Grp SCP to support the Purple Flag Weekend Support secured NHB SCP Oct 2016 4 allocation

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Support application to the LAAA (Local Alcohol Area Application submitted 18 Nov 2016 - Colchester N/A CBC Action) Phase 2 – deliver action plan successfully chosen as phase 2 area in February 2017. Operation Lynx - using passive dogs to detect cocaine Delivered in December 2016 – Drug and alcohol N/A Police & 5 – reduce incidents of drug related crime. related violent crime significantly reduced – 1 incident CBC on busiest date of the year Licensing NTE Forum to be held 28/3/17 to raise awareness to Conference was due to take place 28th Match 2017 SCP bid CBC March those working in NTE of current police issues (modern however had to be postponed to June 2017 – update Licensing & 2017 slavery, terrorism, gangs, drug & alcohol linked to to be provided in 17-18 APP CS & violent crime, former legal highs, drink spiking & Pubwatch general compliance to ensure attendees are well informed and have a mechanism to report concerns. Also aimed to build relationships & trust

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7 Policing Priority Areas – (draft) Police and Crime Plan 2016 – 2020: Essex Police Plan on a Page (May 2016) Priorities: 1. More local, visible and accessible policing 1. Child abuse and exploitation 2. Crack down on Anti-Social Behaviour 2. Immigration and modern slavery 3. Be tough on domestic abuse 3. Domestic abuse 4. Reverse the trend in serious violence 4. Urban street gangs and related violence / vulnerability 5. Tackle gangs and organised crime 5. OCG Criminality 6. Protect children and vulnerable people from harm 6. Counter terrorism and domestic extremism 7. Improve safety on our roads 7. Digital crime 8. Dwelling burglary 9. Violence with injury 10. Repeat high harm ASB

GLOSSARY Abbreviation Description Abbreviation Description ACE Anglian Community Enterprise ASB Anti-Social Behaviour CBC Colchester Borough Council CBH Colchester Borough Homes CCG Clinical Commissioning Group CCVS Colchester Community Voluntary Services CDoA Community Day of Action CJS Criminal Justice System CRC Community Rehabilitation Company CSE Child Sex Exploitation CSP Community Safety Partnership DA Domestic Abuse DHR Domestic Homicide Review ECFRS Essex County Fire & Rescue Service IOM Integrated Offender Management L-CAPS Local Community Action Panels NPS National Probation Service NTE Night Time Economy OCG Organised Crime Groups PCC Police and Crime Commissioner SCOG Safer Colchester Operational Group SCP Safer Colchester Partnership

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