safe in Partnership News 2016 with all key stakeholders including service users, their families, providers, practitioners and partners. A drug and alcohol service review has been undertaken

Partnership News

In this edition....

Hate Crime

Police and CrimePlan

Drugs and Alcohol

Youth Justice

Reducing Reoffending

Probation

Prevent

Road Safety

Violence Against Womenand Girls

Business Crime

Priority Families

Cyber Crime

WCC Community Safety

Crime in Rural Areas

Fire & Rescue

Trading Standards

Community Safety Partnerships

SWPB 28 Sept 2016

Drugs and Alcohol

IntroductionWelcome to the quarterly round up of news from the Safer Warwickshire Partnership Board (SWPB) which met on 28th September 2016. For more information about the Partnership, visit our website.

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A report detailing levels of hate crime and hate incidents in Warwickshire has been published at www.safeinwarwickshire.com/hatecrime. The report has been produced by the Warwickshire Observatory in liaison with key partners including the police, county council, schools and third sector support services. The report reveals that during 2015/16 there were 498 recorded hate crimes across the county, representing 1.6% of all crime in Warwickshire. Of these, a total of 63% were religiously or racially motivated, with a small proportion (9%) resulting in physical harm or assault. Warwickshire schools also reported 90 hate incidents to the local authority, the majority of which related to derogatory name calling. The statistics, which are collated up to March 2016, build on previous research carried out in 2014 by Birmingham University, which estimated that hate crime in the county is significantly under-reported, by perhaps as much as 50%. Since that study, public and third sector partners across Warwickshire have developed a partnership action plan to prevent hate crime in the county, increase reporting and improve the response and support available for victims. The action plan is delivered by the multi-agency County Hate Crime Group which reports to the Safer Warwick-shire Partnership Board. A key achievement of the Group in the last 12 months is the establishment of Hate Incident Partnership Panels - one for the north and one for the south of the county - which will be reviewing local cases, monitoring trends and tasking agencies as appropriate.

Also this month, partners were involved in a range of activities for Hate Crime Awareness Week which took place from 8 - 15 October. A series of roadshows were held across the county’s supermarkets to raise awareness of hate crime and ask people to pledge their support for challenging it in their neighbourhoods.

For more information about hate crime and how to report it, visit www.safeinwarwickshire.com/hatecrime.

Hate crime annual report published

Have your say on the draft Police and Crime PlanWarwickshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Philip Seccombe, has published his draft Police and Crime Plan for consultation with the public and partners. Please visit www.warwickshire-pcc.gov.uk for more information and details of how to feedback. The closing date is Friday 28 October 2016.

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Partnership NewsOctober 2016


Drugs and AlcoholService Redesign Update: Over the last few months the drug and alcohol needs assessment for adults and young people has been refreshed and is almost complete. This has been informed by a short consultation process during April/May 2016 with all key stakeholders including service users, their families, providers, practitioners and partners. A drug and alcohol service review has been undertaken to support and inform the service redesign together with a benchmarking exercise to gather learning and good practice of service models from other local authorities. This will inform the development of the new service specification and a consultation process will be carried out with all key stakeholders to gather views on the new service model.

Summer Alcohol Awareness Campaign: On 20 July, colleagues from Public Health and the Recovery Partnership held an engagement event as part of the wider summer alcohol awareness campaign. Staff from the Rose and Crown pub in Warwick offered a range of Mocktails to the general public who were then asked questions on their drinking habits. Participants were filmed as part of a ‘talking heads’ style video to promote the campaign. The event proved very successful with 12 people tasting mocktails and taking part in the filming. Please have a look at the film produced: https://youtu.be/jbz-7rW2vck

Trading Standards: Warwickshire Trading Standards carry out regular checks on retailers to ensure that they are not selling alcohol to children and young people. Recently Trading Standards Officers, accompanied by Warwickshire Police, visited six off-licences located in Atherstone, Polesworth and Hartshill (Nuneaton). They were accompanied by two 14 year old child volunteers who were asked to attempt to purchase alcohol from each of the premises. No sales were made and on every occasion the young people were asked for age ID. These intelligence led operations are carried out to help reduce alcohol fuelled anti-social behaviour and protect the health of young people. Trading Standards works with retailers to ensure that they know and comply with the law and recommends they operate systems such as Challenge 25.

Warwickshire Trading Standards are also responsible for enforcing new tobacco laws that came in to force on 20th May: The Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016 and The Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products 2015. The new legislation seeks to improve public health and in particular, prevent the uptake of smoking by children. Cigarette packaging must be "sludge" green in colour and carry a combined health warning on both the front and back surfaces of the pack. All electronic cigarette and refill packs must also bear a health warning. Retailers will have a year to ensure all products on sale comply with the new rules. The Regulations, which introduce a range of health related measures, also prohibit electronic cigarette advertising.

For more information about local drug and alcohol services visit www.warwickshire.gov.uk/drugs and www.warwickshire.gov.uk/alcohol.

Warwickshire Youth Justice ServiceWarwickshire Youth Justice Service (WYJS) has published its annual report for 2015/16. Key achievements highlighted are:

- 19% decrease in offences committed by young people - 5.5.% reduction in first time entrants to the criminal justice system- Only 0.5% of 10-17 population in Warwickshire offended- 99% of young people were in suitable accommodation at the end of their order; 69% were in suitable education, training or employment.

The WYJS continues to outperform the national average, the regional average and their YOT family group.

The full report is available at www.warwickshire.gov.uk/youthjustice.


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ProbationWarwickshire and West Mercia Community Rehabilitation Company

The CRC continues to deliver business as usual and maintain existing partnership arrangements whilst at the same time look to explore new ways of engaging with service users. The recent closure of the Rugby office has provided the opportunity for CRC staff to be more innovative in arranging appointments with service users who may face problems in travelling to the Justice Centre in Nuneaton. Arrangements have been made for service users to report to community locations such as the local police station, Futures Unlocked premises, and the offices of the Recovery Partnership. This approach helps to develop a sense of the CRC working more closely with local communities.

The pilot of a new programme for female service users was successfully completed in June and was marked by a graduation ceremony. This was the WOW (Wider Opportunities for Women) programme which was for those women who were not quite ready to fully participate in the more established and structured Women's programme provided by our partners Fry Housing - the Springboard programme. The WOW programme was delivered by CRC staff in partnership with other local agencies, including the Recovery Partnership. Some funding and support was also provided through the county council's Violence against Women and Girls Group. A further programme is scheduled for the autumn.

The CRC is also involved in supporting the Warwickshire and West Mercia Criminal Justice Veterans Project and was represented at the launch event at the West Mercia Police HQ, Hindlip, at the end of July. The Remember Veterans Project is a two year project funded through the Armed Forces Covenant and is led by the West Mercia Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner and involving criminal justice agencies and partners across the Warwickshire and West Mercia areas. The CRC has a longstanding relationship with the main delivery partnerships which include the Veterans Contact Point in Nuneaton, Ubique Partnerships, and YSS.

There have been recent organisational developments within the CRC which have resulted in changes of roles for some staff and the planned departure for others. Included within the departures was the Head of Service in Warwickshire - Donald McGovern - who left the CRC at the end of September. Andy Bourne is the new Head of Service for Warwickshire and take on this role in September; he is currently Head of Service for Herefordshire and the lead for the Through the Gate services - the latter role he will continue to hold in combination with his role in Warwickshire.

Reducing Reoffending - update on the partnership action planIn April, partners gathered to discuss a refresh of the Warwickshire Reducing Re-offending Action Plan. The plan has been drafted, re-written following further consultation with the Offender Management County Steering Group and a further version is being circulated for partner comments. The actions are divided into sub sections which are based upon the 7 critical pathways introduced by The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) in 2004. They are:

1. Accommodation2. Employment, Education and Training3. Mental and Physical Health4. Drugs and Alcohol5. Finance, Benefits and Debt6. Children and Families7. Attitudes, Thinking and Behaviours

Also added are the additional categories of:-

8. Prostitution, CSE, Trafficking, Exploitation9. Abuse (to include women in CJ system who are also victims of domestic abuse)

Plus sections on Partnership, Governance and Communications. It is intended to bring the final plan to the Safer Warwickshire Partnership Board for endorsement and then the action plan itself will be monitored by the countywide group.


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Violence Against Women & GirlsService re-commissioning update: The process to re-commission Warwickshire’s specialist domestic violence and abuse support and accommodation services is progressing well. We are now in the evaluation stage after the tender closed on 5 September. New service provider(s) will be announced at the beginning of November and the start date for new services will be 1 April 2017.

The annual Violence Against Women and Girls Crime Report for 2015-16 has been published by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). VAWG crimes include domestic violence and abuse, stalking, harassment, rape, sexual offences, forced marriage, honour based violence, female genital mutilation, child abuse, human trafficking for sexual exploitation, prostitution and pornography. Nationally there has been an 11% increase in VAWG prosecutions which account for 18.6% of the CPS’ total caseload. The data for Warwickshire is positive, showing a marked increase in local cases proceeding through the justice system as follows:

• In Warwickshire all VAWG related prosecutions have increased by 32% to 782 in 2015-16 (convictions also increased by 32%)• Domestic Violence and Abuse prosecutions increased by 34% to 664. Of these, 79.4% resulted in a conviction (n=527)• There were 29 prosecutions for rape in Warwickshire, resulting in 20 convictions. This is reduction from 38 prosecutions and 27 convictions in 2014-15• 2015-16 saw 89 prosecutions for sexual offences excluding rape (53% increase on 2014-15), of which 75 resulted in a conviction• Nationally, Human Trafficking prosecutions have risen by almost 60%; Obscenity offences prosecuted have increased by 20%

Clare’s Law: Sue Ingram has been leading a task and finish group to create a slicker and more effective local multi-agency risk assessment process to meet the requirements of the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme (Clare’s Law). As the volume of applications has increased locally the police had found it challenging to meet the prescribed timeframe for managing applications. There is now an agreement that the “Local Decision Making Forum” element of the scheme will be facilitated through the MASH and the group has developed a final product that includes a multi-agency process map, guidance, and case management template, accompanied by campaign materials designed earlier this year for front line staff and the public. Revised practice guidance will also be issued to social care as a result of this work.

New Paediatric Sexual Assault Service: Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and its partners have been successful in their bid to deliver the Regional Paediatric Sexual Assault Service (PSAS), sometimes referred to as SARC (Sexual Assault Referral Centre). The contract to provide the service, which will commence on 1 October 2016, was designed to provide a high quality and readily accessible, 24/7, one-stop open access sexual assault service to victims of rape, sexual violence and sexual abuse for children and young people aged 0-17 years.

VAWG Training: 3 types of training are now on offer to multi-agency practitioners in the county: DASH training, the Freedom Programme for Professionals and Harmful Practices training are all available to book onto via WILMA (warwickshire.learningpool.com). A learning needs analysis to understand training needs going forward is near completion. A report on this will be considered at the next VAWG Board.

A series of seminars on domestic violence and abuse have also been organised in November and December as part of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls and the subsequent 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. The seminars will be run by the National Centre for Domestic Violence on the following dates:

Friday 25th November: 10.00 - 12.00, Council Chamber, Leamington Town HallMonday 28th November: 10.00 - 12.00, CR11 & 12, Kings House, BedworthMonday 28th November: 10.00 - 12.00, Committee Rm 2, Shire Hall, WarwickThursday 1st December: 14.00 - 16.00, Committee Rm A, Nuneaton Town HallMonday 5th December: 10.00 - 12.00, Rm 001, Elizabeth House, Stratford Monday 5th December: 14.00 - 16.00, Rm 001, Elizabeth House, StratfordTuesday 6th December: 10.00 - 12.00, Council Chamber, North Warks BC, AtherstoneTuesday 6th December: 15.00 - 17.00, Committee Rm 2, Shire Hall, WarwickThursday 8th December: 10.00 - 12.00, Conference Room A, Warks College, RugbyTo book a place, please email [email protected].

For information about local support services visit www.talk2someone.org.


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Road SafetyRoad Safety Education and Training are continuing to target campaigns at reducing road crashes in Warwickshire. Of great concern both locally and nationally is the effect of smart phone distraction on road users. The Road Safety Team are promoting covering mobile phones up when out and about on the roads in a bid to reduce the risk of being involved in a collision. The campaign which is aimed at 17 to 30 year olds includes a free phone cover with key road safety messages. The campaign launched at Fresher Fairs which are held at colleges and universities at the start of the Autumn term as part of the greeting process to new students.

Over 60 schools are now members of the Warwickshire Road Safety Club which delivers vital road safety measures to primary aged children.

Driving Ambitions, our secondary road safety education initiative re-launched in September.

For details of all Road Safety programmes, please visit www.warwickshire.gov.uk/roadsafety.

Preventing RadicalisationHelene Heath has been in post as Warwickshire’s Prevent Officer since June. She works three days a week delivering the county Prevent Action Plan and supporting the statutory partners with implementing their responsibilities around Prevent. Key updates are as follows:

• A Prevent newsletter has been devised and is being distributed quarterly to a network of Prevent leads in the community and voluntary sector, schools and statutory agencies, providing an update on work being delivered as part of the Prevent Action plan.

• A series of WRAP (Workshop to Raise Awareness of Prevent) training sessions for frontline workers have been set up and are being promoted to all partners. The training can be booked on via the WILMA system (warwickshire.learningpool.com). The e-learning module is also available via WILMA.

• The Channel Panel is meeting monthly and there continues to be an increase in the number of referrals. Work is ongoing to increase representation from agencies at Channel Panel meetings. Working arrangements between the MASH (Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub) have been agreed.

• A community engagement project is in development with a view to raising awarness of Prevent amongst the community and how we need their help to safeguard vulnerable individuals.

More information about Warwickshire’s Prevent work is available at www.warwickshire.gov.uk/prevent.


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Business CrimeThe Business Crime Advisor has been in post for nearly a year and has made a big impact amongst the business community. Working with the larger business groups such as the Federation of Small Business and Chamber of Commerce but also smaller networking groups across the County, the Business Crime Advisor is able to disseminate important updates and resources which may be useful for businesses in preventing crime. He regularly visits groups across the county to talk at Breakfast and Evening meetings but also attends business expos to talk to larger groups of businesses. Business groups have also begun to request specific presentations around topics such as fraud. The training package has been used on a number of occasions and a questionnaire has been developed to go alongside this in order to delve deeper into issues affecting businesses.

Contributions continue to be made to business newsletters such as Warwickshire Means Business and regular meetings with Partners such as Trading Standards and colleagues across the Alliance continue to take place to share best practice and collaborate on certain projects. In addition to this, the Business Crime Advisor continues to visit victims with the Police Crime Prevention Design Advisors to assist in providing advice around business and cyber crime and to promote Warwickshire Business Watch.

Warwickshire Business Watch continues to grow with Advice Sheets, Useful Links, News, Events and Incidents being added to the website and Twitter on a regular basis. The Business Crime Advisor utilises ‘Twitter Hours’ in order to communicate directly with business. The biggest change is that of the email alert system which has changed from VC Relay to the Community Messaging System which will enable us to send out messages more effectively than we were previously able to.

To access the Warwickshire Business Watch website visit: www.warwickshirebusinesswatch.co.uk or use the Twitter address @WarksBusiness.

Priority FamiliesThe Priority Families Annual Summary has been published providing an overview of the first year’s activity in relation to Phase 2 of the programme. The document is available at www.warwickshire.gov.uk/priorityfamilies.

The Government restructure has led to a reaffirmation to the Troubled Families Programme till March 2020. It is also clear that there will be no phase 3 to the Programme. In terms of targets, Warwickshire is required to work with 2790 families by that period (subject to local commitment being extended beyond March 2018). By the end of March 2017, we are required to attach 1,467 families.

As of September, the service is on track towards acheiving this target having attached almost 1300 families.

Payment by results is proving significantly more onerous than was the case under Phase 1. Last year 60 families were claimed out of a potential 914. This year, through concerted effort, the aspiration is to submit 250 claims (worth £200,000) by the end of the financial year. By the end of September we are forecasting to submit 122 claims.

In terms of specific areas of interest to the Board, we have had some initial discussions with the Harm Hub in the North and hoping to replicate in the South with a view to closer collaboration on Priority Families Locality Panels and ASB Case Management Mtgs.

In terms of Domestic Abuse, further work with colleagues is required to examine what areas of collaboration warrant further exploration. Priority Families has already contacted YJS on the potential for broadening the CHARM project.


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Cyber CrimeThe Cyber Crime Advisors have continued to engage with members of the community with scam awareness days at bank branches, presentations to community forums, sessions to learning disability groups and sessions in libraries among their most recent events.

A monthly Cyber Scams Newsletter is now being produced. This is mainly aimed at vulnerable older members of the community and highlights the latest scams affecting Warwickshire citizens. The newsletter is sent out to a growing list of contacts who are asked to disseminate the information. It is also available at www.safeinwarwickshire.com/cybercrime.

The Cyber Crime Advisors are working closely with Victim Support as they collaborate on delivering training to volunteers and staff members who will become Cyber Champions. These individuals will be responsible for offering support to victims of cyber crime, with the Advisors providing the practical expertise and key messages for the Champions to use. This scheme is being piloted within Warwickshire and will be rolled out across the Alliance if successful.

An e-learning module is being developed for staff across Warwickshire so they can learn how to keep themselves and their families safe online. The package will be launched later this month.

Youth engagement initiatives are in development. The Cyber Crime Advisors are looking to develop a project with youth clubs, local Brownie and Scout groups and the Police Cadets. A community based champion scheme is also in development, in which the most confident internet users across the county will be tasked with increasing confidence and knowledge amongst their peers.

Cyber crime activity in Warwickshire has now been branded ‘Cyber Safe Warwickshire’ with various resources in development including a website and videos.

Get Safe Online Day takes place on Tuesday 18th October 2016. To mark the day, the Warwickshire Cyber Crime Survey has beenrelaunched to find out how cyber crime is affecting Warwickshire residents. West Mercia and West Midlands police forces have joined up with us on the survey so that we can analyse the situation across a more regional basis. The survey is open until Monday 9th January and is available at www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/RegionalCyber16.

Trading Standards Projects:

Teaching children about cyber crime – ‘Talking Shop’ is Warwickshire Trading Standards consumer, financial literacy and cyber crime education programme for schools. Recently over 100 South Warwickshire school received cyber crime related advice and information via the programme. More students are booked in for the next academic year 2016/2017. Protecting Warwickshire consumers buying online and supporting businesses – As more and more goods / services are sold online to consumers, more protections for individuals buying online have been introduced, including cancellation rights for up to 14 days after purchase. To ensure Warwickshire business understand the new legal requirements, specialist Trading Standards cyber crime officers are inspecting websites and advising businesses on how to comply with the law and compete on a level playing field.

Identifying cyber crime threats and trends – Warwickshire Trading Standards are working with Warwickshire Observatory to build a picture of cyber crime activity across Warwickshire, based on complaints received by the service. To date, most complaints relate to purchases from bogus websites, followed by the ‘Microsoft computer fix scam’ and consumers inadvertently signing up for subscriptions after responding to ‘free trial’ offers. Trading Standards use this information to direct some of their cyber crime work.

Cyber Crime Task and Finish Group:

The Warwickshire Cyber Crime Task and Finish Group participated in a workshop on 6th September to develop a new County Action Plan for Cyber Crime. Actions were identified across the Prevent, Protect and Prepare themes. A draft plan will be considered at the next meeting in December.


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Warwickshire Fire & Rescue ServiceDuring the summer months WFRS delivered community fire safety messages to the public covering Summer Safety, BBQ Safety, Water/Boat Safety, Drowning Prevention,Student Safety, Chimney Safety and Gas Safety, to name but a few campaigns.

The person centred ‘Safe & Well’ check continues to be piloted. October will see the last few months’ work being evaluated. Using the feedback from those that have received a ‘Safe & Well’ check, our partners and the crews will further help shape or reshape the ‘Safe & Well’ check as we move forward and officially launch the new service. New pathways are always being sought with partners to assist in bringing only the best service to the most vulnerable in our communities.

The Service has gone into partnership with Public Health to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training to school children in North Warwickshire. This is funded by Public Health and delivered by WFRS staff. WFRS are hoping to extend this valuable initiative across the whole county.

Working with Trading Standards will see children’s nightwear and Halloween costumes come under the spotlight as we put them to the test to see how safe they are from fire. Clothing will be bought from high street shops and other not so well known traders. These will then be tested under lab conditions and the results shared with the public, raising awareness of how flammable these items are and also of the risks that parents sometimes take when they buy cheaper items trying to get a bargain. Look out for the results running up to Halloween.

WFRS have launched a new film created with ITN around arson reduction and multi-agency collaboration. The film was showcasedat the National Chief Fire Officers Association conference and follows the ‘Beyond Blue Lights’ theme highlighting the ways that fire and rescue services are able to diversify community safety intiatives. The film can be viewed at:

https://itnproductions.wistia.com/medias/f0ahst9c59

Trading StandardsRogue Traders Jailed – Two rogue traders were jailed for 2 years at Warwick Crown Court for working together to defraud elderly residents out of £96,200. Their victims will receive a full refund. Following a joint investigation by Warwickshire Trading Standards and Devon Trading Standards, Hughie Fury (aged 33 of Gospel Oak Lane, Pathlow) and Clayton Foster (aged 33 of Pathlow Park, Warwickshire) pleaded guilty to fraud and conspiracy to defraud. The Court heard that they systematically conned a Warwickshire householder, at the time in her eighties, over a period of almost four years. They repeatedly visited her home and charged her grossly excessive sums of money for property repair and maintenance work. Some of the work was completely unnecessary and of no value at all and work was charged for which was not done. Over the four year period Fury and Foster quoted the householder £94,750 for work that was worth less than £14,000.

Exhall Street Corner Firework Seller Prosecuted – An experienced firework retailer who chose to sell his fireworks on a street corner stall, putting himself, his customers and other shoppers in danger was successfully prosecuted by Warwickshire Trading Standards Service. On 3rd November 2015, two days before Bonfire Night, Warwickshire Trading Standards received a report that fireworks were being sold illegally from a temporary open stall on a street corner on Bayton Road, Exhall. Officers attended and discovered a large quantity of live fireworks laid out on the stall, most out of their protective cardboard transport boxes. It has been against the law to sell explosives (including fireworks) on the road or in a public place since 1875, over 140 years! The stall belonged to Barry John Knight, an experienced firework license holder. Officers closed the stall and ensured that the fireworks were removed to a safe location.

Free Electric Blanket Tests – Preventing Fires and Keeping Older People Safe – Warwickshire Trading Standards provided electric blanket tests FREE OF CHARGE, for Warwickshire residents aged 50 or over, earlier this month at locations across the county.

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WCC Community SafetyWarwickshire County Council’s Community Safety Team delivers projects across the county to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour. Staff work in partnership with the local CSPs and focus on projects which support community safety priorities agreed at the countywide and local level. Updates on key pieces of work are as follows:

Shoplifting bid – As many SNT staff as possible have received the training on the Warwickshire Retail Crime Initiative (WRCI). Questionnaires are still being completed. The results are being collated and will be reported on in due course. An event is being planned in Nuneaton following the results from the questionnaires so far received with further events to follow. Work on the Restorative Justice flyer for all officers is currently on hold as Youth Justice and other colleagues are looking into other angles for therestorative justice work.

Nuisance Motorcycles – in the northern area these are collated on ECINS on almost a daily basis, any pattern and trends is being identified and tasking to SNT’s takes place. The use of Dob em in postcards is now widespread targeting emerging areas. A number of returns have located addresses of offenders.

Burglary Packs – The initiative to supply every victim of burglary dwelling with a ‘pack’ that includes timers and alarms has been financed to the point that it can be sustained to the end of the financial year 2017-18. This is due in no small part to the assistance of Mid-Warwickshire Neighbourhood Watch who have contributed to costs. Shed and vehicle packs continue to be produced for use in response to hot spots and emerging trends as well as to assist vulnerable and repeat victims.

Canal Watch – A degree of reorganisation has been required in relation to Canal Watch. This is due to the Central Shires Waterways being absorbed into surrounding waterway areas. However, a tool has been developed within the Warwickshire Police STORM system to enable daily updates to the Canal & River Trust on crime and criminality on and around Warwickshire waterways.

Mapping of Licensed Premises – WCC Community Safety is coordinating the creation of a countywide GIS database containing details and locations of all (liquor) Licensed Premises in Warwickshire. This work is being carried out to assist Public Health in overlapping other databases e.g. Ambulance deployment. The Observatory are also involved.

Crime in Rural AreasThe northern Rural Crime Coordinator has been in post for over 2 years and following the agreement to fund for a further year a new action plan has been put together which includes 3 countywide initiatives linking the northern and southern projects. In the north a barn event was very well attended and was the first public meeting attended by the new PCC. The public were able to discuss matters with a number of agencies and some very positive feedback was received. The next meeting will be in late Autumn in the Rugby area. Binley Woods will be the next supported village with a launch at the end of August. Much work has been done by the local SNT supported by the Coordinator. Further villages have already come forward and events are planned. The project has attended a number of community events across the north advertising the rural watch scheme and signing people up to receive messages. All the community hub volunteers have been trained and displays are in each location promoting the project. Visits continue to victims and vulnerable, the ‘Stop the Thief’ loaning of security equipment to farms and businesses is now up and running with 6 locations currently trialling equipment. The 3 countywide projects include training of officers on how to identify agricultural vehicles and the security they have, the development of the Warwickshire Wildlife Watchers to deal with wildlife crime reporting and an officer's guide to rural crime with the assistance of Trading Standards for stopping and identifying livestock. All three projects will appear in a folder for all police vehicles and will form part of the training.

Martyn Stephens Community Safety Project Manager has the countywide lead for Rural Crime on behalf of the WCC and is working to share best practice from both projects and from other rural projects.

For more information, visit www.warwickshireruralwatch.co.uk.


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Nuneaton and Bedworth Community Safety PartnershipThe Partnership’s main activities are focused on addressing the issues surrounding their key priorities. For each of these priorities, an update on the work delivered is provided below:

1. Violent Crime: The temporary Taxi Rank and Marshal scheme will continue to operate until to March 2017. Analysis conducted on the effectiveness of the scheme has demonstrated favourable outcomes in relation to the levels of violence against the person offences and anti-social behaviour incidents.

The Action Plan associated with the first Domestic Homicide Review (DHR) continues to be implemented and delivered and work continues to conduct an additional two Domestic Homicide Reviews within the Borough. The Reviews will be signed off by NABSCOP by the end of 2016 for submission to the Home Office for endorsement and approval.

National Alcohol Awareness Week – work has started to scope and coordinate activities during the week In November to raise awareness of alcohol related harm and the services available. It will also coincide with NBBC launching its ‘Alcohol and Substance Misuse Policy’ for employees.

The CSP is working with Loudmouth Education through Theatre to deliver a selection of safeguarding performances and workshops around the Drug & Alcohol, Child CSE, Sexting and respect in relationships for teenagers agendas. All secondary and three Special Schools have received a letter inviting them to a showcase event being held between 4-6 pm on 10th October 2016 at Higham Lane School, Nuneaton, where they will be able to decide which programme is most suitable for their requirements.

2. Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB): A range of proactive ASB interventions continue to be deployed using the tools and powers associated with recent legislation. Examples of this relate to Dispersal Orders, Closure Orders, Criminal Behaviour Orders and issuing Warning Letters which may lead to the issuing of Community Protection Notices for nuisance motorcycles

The Partnership continues to work together to identify and support high risk vulnerable victims of Anti-Social Behaviour via the Case Management process. NBBC continues to commission the local ASB Mediation service to address low level neighbour/resident’s issues and disputes, to positive effect.

The Dob ‘em in campaign continues to be delivered around nuisance motorcycle issues. Youth Contact Team continues to deliver targeted work with young people as guided by partner intelligence.

The Designated Public Place Order expires in October 2017 and work to explore the introduction of a Public Space Protection Order to replace this is being developed

3. Acquisitive Crime: Target hardening activities continue to be implemented with burglary packs, prikka sticks and shed packs distributed. Work in relation to ‘burglary other’ continues.

4. Cyber Crime: Whilst not a NABSCOP priority, members of the Partnership will be working with the newly appointed Cyber Crime Advisors to identify and support initiatives

5. Prevent: In recognition of the requirements of the new public sector duty, work is being conducted to identify local and countywide actions which are included in the countywide Prevent Action Plan. Training to front line workers is being delivered and funding opportunities are being explored.

6. Reducing Reoffending: The Police and Crime Act 2009 placed a statutory duty on local Community Safety Partnerships to formulate and implement a strategy to reduce reoffending. The current Countywide Reducing Reoffending Strategy 2013 – 2016 comes to an end this year and NBBC are working with WCC to determine the most appropriate means of fulfilling this requirement.

7. Hate Crime: Recognised as a key area of focus, NABSCOP supported the first meeting of the Northern Hate Incident Partnership on the 27th September. NABSCOP also supported Hate Crime Awareness Week and a local #WeStandTogether event at Edward Street.


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North Warwickshire Community Safety PartnershipUpdate on recent activities and current issues:

A multi-agency meeting was held in August to consider partnership responses to incidents associated with the Bikers meet at Bassetts Pole. This includes actions to consider environmental measures, increased security, road safety measures, changes in the management of business premises and policing operations.

A multi-agency action plan has been prepared to tackle fly tipping. The actions include wider inputs from community safety partners including the Police, Fire & Rescue Service, Rural Watch and County Highways. Consideration of using public spaces protection order powers to restrict access to two hot spot lanes in Fillongley is being carried out. Increased media and communications are being promoted to help educate local communities about the fly tipping problems and waste carrier licence requirements.

Partnership work to respond to anti-social behaviour problems at New Arley and Polesworth is being carried out.

Community Safety Champion awards were presented to local community safety champions in July. Awards were given to representatives from Neighbourhood Watch, the Reducing Rural Crime Project, Safer Neighbourhoods Team and individual community volunteers.

A review of mobile CCTV deployments has been carried out to ensure they are being deployed at appropriate locations.

Work to coordinate responses to current problems associated with drug use is being developed in partnership with the Police and the Recovery Partnership and other agencies.

Rugby Community Safety PartnershipMain areas of work for Rugby CSP have been as follows:

• Supporting the work of David Gardner and Chloe Barnes to re-organise IOM working arrangements across the county and getting CSP support for the changes• Streamlining ASB case management processes locally with the Rugby Borough Council ASB Co-ordinator who now works under the direction of the Rugby CSP Manager• Forming new operational arrangements with Helen Earp and Martyn Stephens following the departure of Paul Collett to a new job• On-going involvement with two Domestic Homicide Reviews• On-going involvement with Operation Guardian• On-going involvement as Chair of SOCJAG (Serious and Organised Crime Joint Action Group)


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Safer South WarwickshireWarwick District Update:

Performance – Of concern is the increase seen in violence with injury (3.7%) but in particular violence without injury (14.6%). Like the rest of the county ASB is up but only 0.5%. There is a 50% reduction in small deliberate fires. There is an increase in Serious Acquisitive Crime overall (8.6%) with the greatest increases in Theft of a Vehicle (108%) and Personal Robbery (20%). Domestic Burglary is down 13.7%.

Horse Fair in Kenilworth – Events took place in July and September. They were very busy but the Traffic Management Plan worked well aided by better organisation on site.

Domestic Homicide Review – The trial relating to SW02 is completed and the defendant was found not guilty on all charges.

Operation Your Town, Your Choice – The next event is scheduled in Leamington for Monday 3rd October. Aimed at University of Warwick students we have worked closely with the Students Union and will be featuring the Stop Rape Now POD as part of our Going Out & Staying Safe Campaign.

Off Campus Street Marshal Scheme – The University of Warwick has confirmed funding for the coming academic year for the Street Marshal Scheme.

Purple Flag – Leamington town centre has been awarded the Purple Flag. Coordinated by Jayne Bailey of Warwick District Council the process culminated in a presentation to the Assessors on July 23rd from a wide range of commercial, voluntary and public sector partners.

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Safer Warwickshire Partnership Board 28th September 2016In addition to the updates you’ve seen in this newsletter, the Safer Warwickshire Partnership Board also heard from Chief Constable Martin Jelley who spoke about the following points:

• The latest British Crime Survey results show an increase in confidence in the police.• HMIC have reported that Warwickshire is using its stop and search powers proportionately and have reinstated the force into the national best practice scheme.• There has been an increased focus on hate crime to increase reporting and improve victim satisfaction.• Hate Incident Partnerships have been established in the north and south of the county.• There was no increase in hate crime around the time of the EU referendum as there was in other parts of the country.• The CPS has placed Warwickshire 2nd in the national league table for paperwork quality.• The police are involved in a number of partnership initiatives around the ‘going out, staying safe’ theme including ‘your town, your choice’ events, the Purple Flag initiative and street marshal schemes.• A youth version of the citizen’s academy is being organised in October.

The Board received a report on housing growth and heard that almost 70,000 new homes will be built in the county by 2031. Themembers reflected on the potential crime and community aspects of this growth and concluded that partnership working was keyto supporting developments being built in the county and designing out any potential issues.

A paper was considered on the new Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) and links to community safety . The MASHbegan operating in May 2016 and now deals with both children’s and adults safeguarding concerns. MASH Manager John Colemanhighlighted the increase in the number of statutory assessments being carried out by children’s services as a result of the newworking arrangements. The co-location of agencies has also helped improve how services respond to these issues.

The Board also reviewed its arrangements for supporting and financing Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHRs). The statutory partners have a shared budget for DHRs which they agreed to continue into 2017/18. Discussions will be taking place though with the National Probation Service and local Community Rehabilitation Company as both have currently withdrawn their financial contributions going forward.

The Board will next meet on 19th December 2016 in Committee Room 2, Shire Hall, Warwick.

Event to encourage ‘building a stronger Warwickshire together’A conference for Third and Public Sector partners that focuses on ‘Building a Stronger Warwickshire Together’ will be held on 9th November, with the aim of encouraging and inspiring organisations to build on the strength of their local communities.

The event, which has been organised by the Warwickshire Third and Public Sector Partnership Group (TAPSPG), will be held at Dunchurch Park and Conferencing Centre. TAPSPG was established last year to improve partnership working between the third and public sectors across the county, leading to improved services and support for residents. This will be TAPSPG’s first annual conference and will encourage the Public and Third Sectors in Warwickshire to collaborate even more closely to support stronger and more resilient communities in these challenging times.

The keynote speaker will be Cormac Russell, Managing Director of Nurture Development and a faculty member of the Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) Institute at Northwestern University, Chicago. Other speakers will include Councillor Jeff Clarke, Warwickshire County Council Portfolio Holder for the Environment; Phil Evans, Warwickshire County Council’s Head of Community Services and Chair of TAPSPG; Paul Tolley, Chief Executive of Warwickshire Community and Voluntary Action; and Dan Green, Localities & Partnerships Manager at Warwickshire County Council.

There will also be group discussion, a marketplace showcasing local third and public sector providers, and a selection of bite-sized training sessions on evaluating impact, assessing social value, implementing good governance, and safeguarding.

For more information and to register, email [email protected] or [email protected] or telephone 01926 412537.


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safe in Partnership News 2016 with all key stakeholders including service users, their families, providers, practitioners and partners. A drug and alcohol service review has been undertaken