This report is PUBLIC Agenda Item No. 8 [NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED] WEST MIDLANDS REGIONAL NEIGHBOURHOOD AND HOME WATCH NETWORK FORUM Representing West Midlands County, West Mercia, Warwickshire, Staffordshire. Regional Structure 1. West Midlands Region The West Midlands region is one of ten official regions across England and Wales, represented by the Neighbourhood and Home Watch Network (NHWN). The region is geographically diverse, and includes several urban central cities, and large rural areas located, towards the West. The region itself can be divided further into four County areas, also representing Police Force boundaries; West Mercia, West Midlands County, Staffordshire, and Warwickshire. The West Midlands' population accounts for almost 11% of England's overall population. 49.36% of the region's population resides in the West Midlands county, 20.17% in Staffordshire, 10.49% in Worcestershire, 9.91% in Warwickshire, 8.56% in Shropshire, and 3.37% in Herefordshire. All Neighbourhood and Home Watch members are supported throughout the region by the West Midlands Regional Neighbourhood & Home Watch Network Forum. Attendees include an overall Regional Representative, who liaises with County Representatives and NHWN, a Regional Chair, who coordinates regional meetings, a Regional Webmaster, who updates the regional pages on the Our Watch national website, and County Representatives on behalf of Warwickshire, West Mercia, West Midlands County, and Staffordshire. Police Single Points of Contact (SPOCs) are also invited to attend the meeting. Report Pages Page 1 of 19 This report is PUBLIC [NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED] Map of West Midlands Region A map of the West Midlands region, showing Towns/Cities in Red, Motorways in Blue, AONBs in Light Green and National Parks in Dark Green. Report Pages Page 2 of 19 This report is PUBLIC [NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED] West Midlands Regional Key Contacts NHW Regional Representative Lizzie Clarke T: 01926 770010 M: 07947 109170 E: [email protected] Area Position Name Contact Details Regional Lizzie Clarke [email protected] Representative 01926 770010 / 07947 109170 Regional Chair Lizzie Clarke [email protected] Regional 01926 770010 Regional SPOC Regional Webmaster Colin Clarke [email protected] Regional Treasurer 01926 770010 / NHW County Malcolm Bird [email protected] West Representative 0121 476 2084 / 07771808882 Midlands County SPOC Inspector Phil [email protected] Cape NHW County Paul Leopold [email protected] Representative 01886 821 688 / 07774 233 046 West Mercia County SPOC NHW County Ray Jones [email protected] Representative 01384 872125 Staffordshire County SPOC David Twist [email protected] 01785 232361 NHW County Lizzie Clarke [email protected] Representative 01926 770010 / 07947 109170 NHW County Chris Cade [email protected] Representative (2) NHW County Deputy David Atkin [email protected] Warwickshire County SPOC Watch Officer Julie dale [email protected] NHW Association Brian Lowe [email protected] Chair 02476 350 131 Report Pages Page 3 of 19 This report is PUBLIC [NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED] 2. West Midlands County The West Midlands County is supported by the second largest police force in the country, covering an area of 348 square miles and serving a population of almost 2.8 million. It is also one of richest areas in terms of diversity, with 18 per cent of its population from ethnic minority backgrounds. The county is divided into ten Local Policing Units (LPU) covering the three major centres of Birmingham (including North, South, East, West & Central), Coventry and Wolverhampton, and the busy districts of Sandwell, Walsall, Solihull and Dudley. The current County Representative, Malcolm Bird, is working to develop a selection of Neighbourhood Watch representatives from each of the ten LPU areas. It is hoped the 10 representatives will eventually come together to form a County group. However, a number of structural changes within the police have led to delays to the development of the County plans. New key LPU staff contacts are due to be finalised on 1st April 2013. Report Pages Page 4 of 19 This report is PUBLIC [NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED] West Midlands Local Policing Units Report Pages Page 5 of 19 This report is PUBLIC [NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED] West Midlands County Organisational Infrastructure Grassroots Members Street Schemes Local Area Associations Local Policing Unit Local Policing Unit Local Policing Unit Local Policing Unit Local Policing Unit NHW Area NHW Area NHW Area NHW Area NHW Area Wolverhampton Walsall Sandwell Dudley Solihull Engages with partners at tactical Engages with partners at Engages with partners at Engages with partners at Engages with partners at level & tactical level & tactical level & tactical level & tactical level & Supports and represents local Supports and represents Supports and represents Supports and represents Supports and represents schemes local schemes local schemes local schemes local schemes Local Policing Unit Local Policing Unit Local Policing Unit Local Policing Unit Local Policing Unit NHW Area NHW Area NHW Area NHW Area NHW Area Coventry Bham West & Bham North Bham South Bham East Central Engages with partners at tactical Engages with partners at Engages with partners at Engages with partners at Engages with partners at level & tactical level & tactical level & tactical level & tactical level & Supports and represents local Supports and represents Supports and represents Supports and represents Supports and represents schemes local schemes local schemes local schemes local schemes West Midlands Watch Engages with West Midlands Police and other partners at a strategic level. Supports and represents the ten Local Policing Unit (LPUs) representatives and members. West Midlands Regional NHWN Forum Engages with Police and other partners at a regional strategic level. Supports and represents the four counties across the West Midlands region. Neighbourhood and Home Watch Network (England & Wales) Engages with the Home Office and other key partners at a strategic level. Supports and represents the ten regional associations and all Neighbourhood and Home Watch members across England and Wales. Report Pages Page 6 of 19 This report is PUBLIC [NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED] West Midlands Contact List NHW County Representative Malcolm Bird T: 0121 476 2084 M: 07771808882 E: [email protected] LPU Area Police Contact NHW Rep 1 NHW Rep 2 Wolverhamp Sharon Martin ton Wasall Glenda Westley Krishan Shinh T:01922 631 2503 T:07786 777 919 E: [email protected] Sandwell Dudley Solihull Coventry Elaine Hale Denise Beech Edwina Bentley E: e.hale@west- T:02476 418 789 T:02476 594 894 midlands.pnn.polic e.uk Peter Sturgeon E: p.sturgeon@west- midlands.pnn.polic e.uk Bham West Ken Smith & Central T: 0121 624 6981 Bham South Pat Oakes Stephen Trefor-Jones T: 0121 474 6281 T: 0121 680 5294 E: E: [email protected] [email protected]. uk Bham East Eddie Currall Lawerence Thurstan T: 0121 244 8437 T:0121 7437872 M: 07779 230 748 M:07817 466492 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] Bham North Maureen Meehan Robin McDonald T: 0121 384 5848 T: E: [email protected] The County Representative is the lead contact for all communication relevant to Neighborhood Watch. Information should be sent from the County Representative o to all 10 LPU contacts (once established), for further dissemination to grassroots members, where relevant. Report Pages Page 7 of 19 This report is PUBLIC [NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED] 3. West Mercia West Mercia is the fourth largest geographic police area in England and Wales. The force area is divided into five territorial policing areas, which match the boundaries of our local authorities, including Shropshire, Hereford, North Worcestershire, South Worcestershire, and Telford & Wrekin. Whilst West Mercia is predominantly rural, it also contains some densely populated urban areas and many market towns, consisting of 145 local policing teams. Working alongside officers and staff from a range of specialist departments, local policing teams consist of at least one local policing officer (LPO) and one community support officer (CSO). The County Representative, Paul Leopold, is the key Neighbourhood Watch contact for the force area, supporting a number of local associations. There are also a number of lead Community Safety Partnership contacts, covering most areas across the force. The force area previously used Ringmaster to circulate messages and communicate with members. This has now been replaced with an email based system known as DotMailer. Unfortunately, the number of staff posts managing the system has reduced by over half, which has led to a significant reduction in the number of messages sent out. West Mercia Policing Areas • North Worcestershire - (Wyre Forest, Bromsgrove, Redditch). • South Worcestershire – (Malvern Hills, Worcester, Wychavon). • Herefordshire - (North, City & Central, South). • Shropshire - (North Shropshire, South Shropshire, Bridgnorth, Oswestry, Shewsbury & Atcham). • Telford and Wrekin - (Wellington, Newport, North, Central, South). Report Pages Page 8 of 19 This report is PUBLIC [NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED] West Mercia Organisational Infrastructure Grassroots Members Street Schemes Local Area Associations NHW Associations NHW Associations NHW Associations NHW Associations NHW Associations Bromsgrove Malvern Hills Herefordshire Bridgnorth & South Telford