Safer and Stronger Communities

Overview and Scrutiny Chair - Caroline Roberts

Panel Remit

National Priorities (Government)

• Reducing crime and fear of crime
• Creating sustainable communities
• Build a safe, just and tolerant society
• Create a modern, efficient and effective department that has the capacity and capability to deliver excellent public services

 

Shared priorities (Government and Local Government Agencies)

• Creating safer and stronger communities
• Improving the quality of life of older people and of children, young people and families at risk

 

Community Strategy links

BE: safe

BE: distinctive

BE: inclusive

BE: sustainable

BE: green

BE: there on time

BE: at home

 

Local Area Agreement Block Outcomes

Reduce Crime.

Reduce overall crime in line with local Crime and Disorder.

Reduction Partnership targets and narrow the gap between the worst performing wards/neighbourhoods and other areas across the district.

Reassure the public, reducing the fear of crime. 

Reduce the harm caused by illegal drugs. 

Build Respect in communities and reduce anti-social behaviour. 

Increase domestic fire safety.

Reduce waste to landfill and increase recycling.

Empower local people to have a greater choice and influence over local decision making and a greater role in public service delivery. 

Cleaner, greener and safer public spaces.  

Tackling climate change through reduced greenhouse gas emissions.

Enrich individual lives, strengthen communities and improve places where people live through culture and sport, including libraries and the historic environment.

Increase sustainable housing choices for vulnerable people.

Improve communities' access to local services.

Improve services to the community through increasing the capacity of the "third sector", including the voluntary and community sector and social enterprises.

 

Partnerships and partner organisations

Responsible Authorities Group – Strategic Partnership for Safer Communities theme.

Currently no one partnership structure exists for Stronger Communities.  Overseeing this theme is likely to be a function of the Local Strategic Partnership Board, or community engagement forums could be established to feed in to the Local Strategic Partnership. 

Within Stronger Communities, sit targets that are the responsibility of the Housing Key Partnership, Sport & Active Leisure Partnership and Children & Young People Strategic Partnership.  There are also a variety of targets owned by a wide range of partner organisations, including Parish Councils, Voluntary & Community Sector and internal Council departments amongst others.

 

Main Cabinet Member

Cllr Charles Gerrish (Customer Services)

 

Other responsible Cabinet Member/s

Cllr Vic Pritchard (Adult Social Services & Housing)

 

Corporate Improvement Priorities

Increase Availability of Affordable Housing.

Reducing the Fear of Crime.

Reducing landfill.

Improve Customer Satisfaction.

 

Change Programme projects

Customer Access Programme

Culture Development Project

WorkSMART

 

Policy/Budget Framework items

Community Strategy

Community Safety and Drugs Strategy

Licensing Authority Policy Statement (see also Gambling Act 2005 Statement of Principles)

 

Other plans and strategies (non-statutory)

Public Library Position Statement

Waste Strategy

 

Lead Director

Peter Rowntree – Customer Services

 

Service Areas

Customer Service, Libraries & Information

Environmental Services

Tourism, Leisure & Culture (along with the Healthier Communities and Older People Overview & Scrutiny Panel)

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