Can we save ‘Visible Community Policing?’ Consultation Conference 6 th December 2013

Can we save ‘Visible Community Policing?’

Consultation Conference6th December 2013

WelcomeKent Police and Crime Commissioner,

Ann Barnes

Protecting and serving the people of Kent

Chief Constable, Ian Learmonth

Impact of the cuts so farDecember 6th 2013

‘Provide a first class service Protecting and Serving the people of Kent’

Protecting and serving the people of Kent

Policing Kent

• Gateway to Europe

• Diverse population

• Rural/urban

communities

• Strategic Road Network

• Cross border crime

Protecting and serving the people of Kent

Kent context• 1.7m population

• 700,000 households

• 1,509 square miles

• 235 miles of coastline

Protecting and serving the people of Kent

Key statistics

• 3,740 Police Officers (3,274 by 2014/15)

• 2,633 Police Staff (2,012 by 2014/15)

• 310 Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs)

• 374 Special Constables and 388 Volunteers

• 98,207 crimes (April 2012 – March 2013)

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Key statistics continued…..

Over the past year -

• 1,021,351 total calls to the FCR

• 531,306 total incidents reported

• 73,486 Immediate Calls attended

• 57,606 ASB incidents

• 2013/14 total Force budget £281m

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5 Strategic Ambitions

Strategic Performance Ambitions 2013-17

• Reduce Victim Based Crime

• Improve Recorded Crime Resolution Outcome

• Improve ASB Satisfaction

• Improve Victim Satisfaction

• Improve Public Satisfaction

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Policing priorities

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Aspiration – Continuous improvement

• Continue to deliver a quality service

• Continue to reduce crime and tackle ASB effectively

• Continue to improve public satisfaction

• Improve visibility

• Committed, skilled and motivated workforce

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Comprehensive Spending Review 1

• CSR 1 required £50m savings over 4 years

• Only achievable with significant staff reductions

• CSR 1 savings achieved a year early

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Any Questions?

Why ‘Visible Community Policing’ is so important

Kent Police and Crime Commissioner,Ann Barnes

Principles of Policing:

1. The basic mission for which the police exist is to prevent crime and disorder.

Principles of Policing:

7. Police, at all times, should maintain a relationship with the public that gives reality

to the historic tradition that the police are the public and the public are the police;

the police being only members of the public who are paid to give full-time attention to

duties which are incumbent upon every citizen in the interests of community welfare and

existence.

Why ‘Visible Community Policing’ is so important

Kent Police and Crime Commissioner,Ann Barnes

The financial future Chief Financial Officer,

Sean Nolan

Financial Context

Spending Funding

Pay (84%)

Non-Pay

PCC

Grants (69%)

Income

Council Tax

Gross Annual Budget = £316.7m( VFM profile- largely positive)

New Financial Challenge 2015-16Pressures Income Challenge

National Insurance

=PartiallyOffsetBy

Other

Grant Cut

Inflation £20m savings required

2% Council Tax rise

• On top of £50m successfully delivered for CSR1

• But what about further possible cuts in 2016/17?

2.0% 3.5% 10.0% 19.5%0

5

10

15

20

2520.3 19.1

12.3

4.7

Savings Required (£m)

Precept Rises and referenda

£2.83 p a £4.95 pa £14.15 pa £27.53 pa

Referenda Trigger and Impact

Protecting and serving the people of Kent

Chief Constable, Ian Learmonth

Potential impact of further cuts to police funding

December 6th 2013

‘Provide a first class service Protecting and Serving the people of Kent’

Protecting and serving the people of Kent

Comprehensive Spending Review 2

• CSR 2 - £17.5 - £24 million – final figure awaited• Preparing for further £20m cuts FY 2015/16• Equates to –

» a potential loss of a further 400 officers » in excess of £70 million savings overall» a loss of a quarter of the overall

budget

• CSR 3 on the horizon post election 2015?

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Strategic principles for CSR2

• Strong local leadership with Neighbourhood Policing as the bedrock of policing in Kent

• Collaboration where operationally and economically sound

• Locally delivered services with central economies of scale

• Commitment to maximising the number of officers in frontline roles

• Continuous improvement through innovation and technology

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• Policing as part of the community- ensuring a visible and accessible presence.

• All options to reduce expenditure in the back office are explored before further cuts are made to the frontline.

• Based on principle of borderless/nearest and most appropriate resource in responding to public need and providing a quality service.

• Retaining reactive and proactive/tactical capability in tackling criminality.

Core Principles

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What do we stop doing…….

• No longer able to attend every crime

• Ensure other agencies fulfil their responsibilities

• Reduce demand – review all repeat business

• Utilise innovation and technology

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Provide a first class service

Protecting and Serving the people of Kent’

Any Questions?

What are the options?Kent Police and Crime Commissioner,

Ann Barnes

Questions to the panel and audience debate

Wrap upCommissioner’s Chief of Staff,

Michael Stepney

CloseKent Police and Crime Commissioner,

Ann Barnes