Review of Violent Crime

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Resources and Sustainable Communities Scrutiny Panel

Service Improvement Performance Monitoring of the Community Safety Improvement Plan - Review of Violent Crime

Review Of Violent Crime (Policies And Performance) - Appendix One

Aim Of Scrutiny Review:

To review the impact of current measures to tackle violent crime in Tameside and to consider future plans, in order to inform policy development and help ensure targets are met.

Objectives:

To produce accurate and comprehensive information about the level of violent crime in Tameside; and to consider its effects on the community.
To evaluate the impact of current policies and procedures to;
1. tackle and reduce violent crime in town centres;
2. reduce youth involvement in violent crime;
3. tackle domestic violence and provide support to victims;
4. deal with offenders;
5. tackle the underlying causes of violent crime, including alcohol misuse and hate crime.
To consider future plans for tackling violent crime in Tameside.
To assess measures for tackling violent crime in relation to value for money.
To identify examples of best practice in Tameside and other Local Authorities; and make any recommendations for improvement.

Action		Objective met	Timescale	Lead Scrutiny Panel member(s) and/or Scrutiny Support Officer(s)	Monthly update
1	Site visit to CCTV control room to talk to operators and gain first hand experience of the operation and impact of CCTV.	2i	By Scrutiny Panel Meeting 1st September 2005	Scrutiny Panel members	Completed
2	Briefing paper outlining national legislation for tackling town centre violence; and local policies and procedures for tackling violent crime in Tameside town centres.	2i	Briefing paper for Scrutiny Panel meeting 1st September 2005	Gaynor Alexander	Completed
3	Briefing paper outlining Tameside's progress towards meeting its targets relating to town centre violence; and a summary of residents' views regarding violent crime in Tameside.	1	Briefing paper for Scrutiny Panel meeting 1st September 2005	Gaynor Alexander	Completed
4	Meet with Police representatives and Town Centre Area Inspectors (Stalybridge and Ashton) to discuss current policies and procedures for tackling town centre violence in Tameside.	2i	Scrutiny Panel meeting 1st September 2005	Scrutiny Panel	Completed
5	Meet with representatives of Pubwatch to discuss their views regarding town centre violence and the impact of current policies and procedures.	1 and 2i	Scrutiny Panel meeting 1st September 2005	Scrutiny Panel	Completed
6	Site visit to mobile Accident and Emergency Unit in Oldham to assess its impact on the Local Authority's management of town centre safety.	2i and 5	September 2005	Scrutiny Panel members	Re-scheduled
7	Briefing paper outlining national legislation and local policies and procedures for dealing with offenders convicted of violent crime.	2iv	Briefing paper for Scrutiny Panel meeting 13th October 2005	Gaynor Alexander	Completed
8	Meet Probation Officers and representatives from the Youth Offending Team to discuss policies and procedures for dealing with offenders, including the impact of current measures and future plans.	2ii; 2iv and 3	Scrutiny Panel Meeting 13th October 2005	Scrutiny Panel	Completed
9	Briefing paper summarising Tameside's targets and performance in relation to domestic violence.	1 and 2iii	Briefing paper for Scrutiny Panel meeting 3rd November 2005	Gaynor Alexander	Completed - December 2005
10	Briefing paper outlining national legislation and local policies and procedures for tackling and reducing domestic violence, dealing with offenders and supporting victims.	2iii	Briefing paper for Scrutiny Panel meeting 3rd November 2005	Gaynor Alexander	Completed - December 2005
11	Meet Domestic Violence Co-ordinator to discuss policies and procedures for tackling domestic violence, including the impact of current measures and future plans.	2iii and 3	Scrutiny Panel meeting 3rd November 2005	Scrutiny Panel	Completed - December 2005
12	Meet with representatives from Victim Support and other services responsible for dealing with domestic violence and its implications, to discuss current measures for supporting victims and dealing with perpetrators. (See separate project plan for the Scrutiny Review of Domestic Violence)	2iii	December 2005 - April 2006	Scrutiny Panel	Started in December 2005
13	Consultation with victims of domestic violence. (See separate consultation plan)	2iii	January 2005	Gaynor Alexander, Alison Davies, Scrutiny Panel Member
14	Briefing paper outlining recent research regarding the influence on violent crime of alcohol misuse; and a summary of national legislation and strategies to tackle alcohol misuse.	2v	Briefing paper for Scrutiny Panel meeting 1st December 2005	Gaynor Alexander	Re-scheduled for April 2006
15	Meet the Alcohol Co-ordinator to discuss the effect of alcohol misuse on violent crime in Tameside; the impact of current policies and procedures for tackling alcohol misuse; and future plans for dealing with alcohol misuse.	2v and 3	Scrutiny Panel meeting 1st December 2005	Scrutiny Panel	Re-scheduled for April 2006
16	Meet representatives from the Licensing Authority to discuss the anticipated impact, on alcohol misuse and violent crime, of the Licensing Act.	2v	Scrutiny Panel meeting 1st December 2005	Scrutiny Panel	Completed - November 2005
17	Meet with representatives of the Licensing Trade to discuss their views in relation to alcohol misuse, violent crime and the promotion of responsible drinking	2v	Scrutiny Panel Meeting 1st December 2005	Scrutiny Panel	Completed - November 2005
18	Briefing paper summarising recent data about the level of Hate Crime in Tameside; and an outline of national and local measures for tackling this.	2v	Briefing paper for Scrutiny Panel meeting 19th January 2006	Gaynor Alexander	?
19	Meet representatives of the Community Cohesion Partnership to discuss policies and procedures for reducing Hate Crime in Tameside, including the impact of current measures and future plans.	2v and 3	Scrutiny Panel meeting 19th January 2006	Scrutiny Panel	?
20	Talk to young people (including representatives from BME communities) about their views regarding the level of violent crime in Tameside and policies and procedures for tackling this.	1 and 2ii	January 2006	Gaynor Alexander, Alison Davies, Scrutiny Panel Members	?
21	Briefing paper summarising revenue and capital budget and expenditure for violent crime.	4	Briefing paper for Scrutiny Panel meeting 9th February 2006	Gaynor Alexander
22	Briefing paper profiling the involvement of young people as offenders and victims of violent crime.	2ii	Briefing paper for Scrutiny Panel meeting 9th February 2006	Gaynor Alexander	Re-scheduled for March 2006
23	Meet Officers from Education Services to discuss the impact of violent crime on young people; and the effect of measures to reduce violent crime amongst youths, including the impact of current measures and future plans. (To be considered along side the issue of youth involvement in domestic violence - see separate project plan for the Scrutiny Review of Domestic Violence)	2ii and 3	Scrutiny Panel meeting 9th February 2006	Scrutiny Panel	Re-scheduled for March 2006
24	Speak to representatives from local schools, Connexions and the Youth Service to find out about current practices and future plans to reduce and deal with violent crime amongst youths. (To be considered along side the issue of youth involvement in domestic violence - see separate project plan for the Scrutiny Review of Domestic Violence)	2ii and 3	Scrutiny Panel meeting 9th February 2006	Scrutiny Panel	Re-scheduled for March 2006
25	Produce draft report and identify conclusions and recommendations	All	By Scrutiny Panel meeting May 2006	Gaynor Alexander and Alison Davies
26	Agree final report	All	Scrutiny Panel meeting May 2006	Scrutiny Panel

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