Fenland Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership Monitoring report
To Fenland Strategic Partnership (FSP)
Date: 6th October 2005
From: Di Atkinson (FSP Support Officer, representing the CDRP Chair, Christine Greer)
Paper / presentation purpose
To update the Board on progress on the priority areas for action agreed for the Fenland Crime
and Disorder Reduction Partnership.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Board members note the content of the report and make comment
on any issues identified
CDRP Background
The Fenland CDRP (previously know as the Fenland Community safety partnership until
august 2004, when its relationship to the Fenland Strategic Partnership “family” was
confirmed). The Fenland CDRP is a statutory partnership developed as a requirement of the
Crime and Disorder Act 1998. The CDRP does have terms of reference which are in the
process of being revised. Appendix 1) existing terms of reference
All Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships are required to develop a strategy every three
years. The priorities within the Fenland Community Safety Strategy 2005-08 were derived
through a crime and disorder audit. The priorities are as follows:
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Drug and alcohol related crime
Domestic violence
Antisocial behaviour
Violent crime
Persistent and other priority offenders
Locality area – (specific crime types or hotspot areas)
Delivery framework
Operational sub groups with terms of reference and performance monitored action plans are
either active or in development for each strategic development priority. The operational sub
groups cover county-wide LPSA performance where relevant.
Hence there are five theme based sub groups and four town based crime and disorder
community groups.
Resourcing
Fenland is the only district in Cambridgeshire which has a Neighbourhood Management
Pathfinder Programme in operation.
Future Challenges
The CDRP has started to join up work with other Fenland Strategic themed Partnership
Groups to ensure full communication and to avoid duplication e.g.
Young people’s health
Domestic Violence / ASB
Children and Young People’s partnership
Health and Social Well-being Partnership
Progress against strategic development priorities
List of achievements on SSCF
Appendices
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Appendix 3
CDRP terms of reference
Operational sub groups structure
Safer and Stronger Communities – mini Local Area Agreement report
APPENDIX 1
Fenland
Crime & Disorder
VISION
Reduction
Partnership
“The Fenland Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership will strive to improve
community safety through the reduction of crime in the Fenland District Council area.”
TERMS OF REFERENCE
INTRODUCTION
The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 places a new statutory duty on the Police, the District
Councils and the County Council (the “Responsible Authorities”) to work in partnership with a
range of other agencies to reduce crime and disorder within each District Council area. The
Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP) has been formed to carry out the
provisions of the Act and to prepare and implement a joint crime and disorder reduction
strategy for the Fenland District Council area.
AIM
To work in Partnership to reduce crime and the fear associated with it in the Fenland District Council
area.
OBJECTIVES
In carrying out its work the CDRP will:
1. Commission a crime audit for the Fenland District area
2. Co-ordinate community consultation in order to formulate a three year community safety
strategy
3. Review membership annually to ensure it reflects the necessary range of agencies across the
district
4. Review progress of the delivery plan regularly and make changes as necessary
5. Communicate and share information about work relating to the specific community safety cross
cutting priorities
6. Undertake work on the cross cutting priorities of other partnerships and support the Fenland
Strategic Partnership in the Community Planning process.
7. Establish a Partnership pooled fund, develop a Finance sub group to assess applications
8. Adopt a problem solving approach, targeting crime reduction effort, in particular hot spot areas
9. Regularly review the work of the Priority Action Groups which are delivering community
safety work at a local level
10. Ensure Crime reduction work is brought into the mainstream of individual partner organisations
in line with Section 17 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998
11. Develop a Communications Strategy.
Fenland
Crime & Disorder
Reduction
Partnership
METHOD OF WORKING
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The approach taken by the Partnership Group to decisions will be one of agreement by
consensus rather than by majority voting. This reflects the equal status of the “Responsible
Authorities” and the important role of other partners who are members of the Group.
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Members of the Group will need to report back to their constituent authorities or bodies for
approval of key decisions with significant resource implications.
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Technical support will be provided through officers from the Police, the District Council and
the County Council.
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The Group will adopt a problem solving approach that involves targeting crime reduction effort
on priority areas and offences, and which introduces measures aimed at reducing opportunities
for crime, and preventing the development of criminality.
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Implementation of the Community Safety Strategy will be through Priority Action Groups and
community groups and through the adoption of an effective action planning process.
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The Partnership will seek to obtain financial resources for implementing the crime and disorder
strategy from the public, private and voluntary sectors.
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The Partnership will monitor and evaluate the Community Safety Strategy Action Plans
annually and make amendments to ensure continuous improvements.