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REGIONAL BRIEFING EVENTS

Preparing for Police and Crime Commissioners

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Police and Crime Commissioners• On November 15th 2012 the public in

England and Wales (excluding London) will vote for a Police and Crime Commissioner to replace the current Police Authority in their area

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PCC responsibilities• Appointing the Chief Constable• Producing a 5 year Police and Crime Plan• Setting the annual police force budget• Setting the policing precept in Council Tax• Commissioning community safety activities• Duty to co-operate on

– community safety– Criminal justice services

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Police and crime panels• Local elected councillors + co-opted

members• Scrutinise the actions of the PCC (NOT the

police force)• Powers of veto over precept and appointment

of chief constable• Scrutinise draft police and crime plan• Scrutinise and question PCC’s annual report

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Implications for the VCSE sector• Need to review current arrangements for

delivering community safety services• Understand the new commissioning landscape• Provide evidence to support your “business plan”• Demonstrate how you can help the PCCs to

understand the needs of local people• Represent the needs and concerns of the most

vulnerable groups, including victims and offenders

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Safer Future Communities• Led by Clinks, in partnership with NAVCA,

NCVYS, Drugscope, Women’s Resource Centre, CWVYS and WCVA

• Funded by the Home Office Support and Modernisation Fund to support frontline VCSE organisations to prepare for PCCs and the new commissioning landscape

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Aims• To secure more effective working between the

sector, Community Safety Partnerships, PCCs and other statutory agencies

• To support PCC area networks to develop and communicate a convincing case about local community safety needs and how the VCSE can contribute

• To ensure the Home Office community safety priorities are represented across the networks

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Why?• Survey results (December 2011- 850 responses)

– 34% had not heard about changes taking place– 74% think the changes will be important to their organisation– 72% think it will be critically important for PCCs to work with

local VCSE sector

• Of those who were aware of the reforms:– 74% recognise the opportunity to influence policy– 20% think VCSEs will collaborate to influence PCCs

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Local VCSE networks• A lead organisation in each PCC area will:

– Co-ordinate and manage a diverse network– Gather information and evidence around local priorities and

influence strategic plans– Build links between the network and other strategic

partners– Identify training and support needs of network partners– Provide evidence of the success and impact of the network

and of lessons for policy makers and practitioners– Ensure excluded groups and the vulnerable are heard and

represented

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How will Safer Future Communities help?• Provide reasonable expenses to support

the creation and development of networks• Keep networks informed of developments• Provide information, support and training• Disseminate learning for policy and

practice from the work of the networks• Respond to the needs of the networks

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More information• www.homeoffice.gov.uk/police/police-crime-

commissioners/• www.clinks.org/services/sfc

– [email protected] (Project Manager)– [email protected] (Project Co-ordinator)– [email protected] (Project

Administrator)

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