Safer Neighbourhoods Project Update

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Safer Neighbourhoods Project Update

• Chief Inspector Paul Markham
• Project Manager

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Overview

• Right people.
• Right places.
• Right numbers.
• What does it look like?
• PCSOs
• Why do it?

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Right people, Right places, Right numbers.

• Dedicated resources.
• Geographic ownership. Additional 18 Sergeants
  appointed.
• Accountable Performance information to NH
  level.
• Intelligence led.
• Targeting the issues that matter to a community.
• Joint problem solving.
• Police, partner agencies and communities.
• Effective consultation engagement.
• Key Individual Networks (KINs)

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Neighbourhood Teams.

• 103 neighbourhoods across the county.
• A Division divided into 26 neighbourhoods.
• B Division divided into 23 neighbourhoods.
• C Division divided into 29 neighbourhoods.
• D Division divided into 25 neighbourhoods.
• All have an allocated team.
• Team vary according to the requirements of the
  neighbourhood.
• Some teams cover more than 1 neighbourhood.
• Some areas have team members from other agencies
  full time.
• Those without partnership staff full time have
  clear links for effective joint working.

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Available resources
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Police Community Support Officers.

• The primary role of a PCSO is to provide a highly
  visible reassuring presence within the
  Neighbourhoods of Derbyshire, working as part of
  a Safer Neighbourhood team to support the problem
  solving initiatives developed by the team.
• Engagement with the community.
• Problem solving and reassurance.
• Support of Incidents.
• 22 Powers held commensurate with the primary role
  of tackling the locally identified priorities.
  These are almost exclusively anti-social
  behaviour orientated.
• All deployment of PCSOs should be in line with
  their primary role.

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Why do it?

• Citizen Focus.
• Quality of Service.
• Performance.

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Challenges

• Funding
• Sustainability
• Partnership Involvement
• Effective Performance
• Competing Demands

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Safer Neighbourhoods Project Update

• Chief Inspector Paul Markham