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Community Safety

Community Safety

Worcestershire County Council has a legal responsibility under Section 17 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, which places a statutory duty on named partners to consider the reduction of crime and disorder when exercising their core functions.

Section 17 states ‘Without prejudice to any other obligation imposed on it, it shall be the duty of each authority to which this section applies to exercise its various functions with due regard to the likely effect of the exercise of those functions on, and the need to do all that it reasonably can to prevent, crime and disorder and reduce re-offending in its area’.

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Community Safety Partnership

Community Safety Partnership -: Worcestershire is a two-tier authority and Community Safety initiatives in the County are delivered by four Community Safety Partnerships (CSPs).

Wyre Forest

Wyre Forest Community Safety Partnership

South Worcester

Safe and Sound South Worcestershire Community Safety

Redditch

redditch community safety

Bromsgrove

 

Bromsgrove Community Safety Partnership

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What is Community Safety?

The definition:
"Community safety means preventing, reducing or containing the social, environmental and intimidatory factors which affect people's right to live without fear of crime and which impact upon their quality of life. It includes preventative measures that contribute to crime reduction and tackle anti-social behaviour."

Why is Community Safety Important?

Worcestershire County Council recognises that Community Safety affects all our lives, people, communities and organisations. People need to feel safe and this means developing stronger, confident and more cohesive communities.

Community Safety includes reducing crime and disorder and tackling anti-social behaviour, offending and re-offending, domestic abuse, drug and alcohol abuse, promoting fire safety, road safety and public protection.

Worcestershire is generally a safe place to live and work, see our Monthly District Crime Reports. Our Worcestershire County Council Corporate Plan outlines measures that we take to promote and secure Safer communities, working closely with other departments, supporting safety and safeguarding issues.

The Worcestershire Partnership brings together local government public services such as health providers, police, probation, voluntary community organisations and local businesses within Worcestershire through the Community Safety Agreement.

The work of the Partnership is based on a shared common purpose and good will. The Safer Communities Board is one of 6 theme groups of the partnership and is the driver behind the partnership, responsible for turning strategy into practice.

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The page is next due for review 14 November 2013.

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