Safer Communities Partnership

The Safer Communities Partnership (SCP) was expanded from focusing purely on crime and disorder reduction and drug misuse to take into account accidents and emergencies. It has also been remodeled to respond to the introduction of national standards, compliance with the principles of the National Intelligence Model and the new opportunities for public engagement and scrutiny of our services.

To assist in achieving this, the Partnership has a number of supporting sub-groups, although the SCP is currently reviewing this structure with a view to rationalising them. Under the current structure, the sub groups cover the following issues:

Accidents and Emergencies
Alcohol Misuse
Antisocial Behaviour
Domestic Burglary
Domestic Violence
Drug Treatment
Hate Crime
Prolific and Priority Offenders
Reducing Drug Supply
Violence and Street Crime
Vehicle Crime
Young People's Substance Misuse

In the past year, the SCP has undergone a review to identify potential improvements in the way we conduct business. The Constitution is being reviewed and a new Community Safety Plan is being produced. The SCP has been heavily involved in the negotiations for the new Local Area Agreement and has been praised by Government Office for the North East for the work that was put into it. The multi-agency @Neighbourhood Policing' approach started in Redcar & Cleveland on the 2nd April 2007 and beings with it an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in the response communities receive to issues they have identified.