Poole Safe Together Partnership
Who We Are
The Borough of Poole, Police, Dorset Fire and Rescue Service, Poole Primary Care Trust and Dorset Police Authority have a statutory duty to tackle crime and substance misuse in Poole. A variety of other agencies are involved, including Poole Crime Prevention Panel, Help and Care and the Youth Offending Team. There are over 150 members.
Every three years Poole Safe Together Partnership produce a Crime and Drugs Audit, the results of which feed into the Crime and Drugs Strategy, which outlines how the partnership will tackle its priorities over the next three years. This may be reactively to reduce the levels of certain types of incidents or, for the future, what proactive work can be undertaken to alleviate some of the most persistent issues.
By working together, the partnership can increase its resources to target common problems, to produce a more cohesive and holistic solution which will be of benefit to everyone.
Partnership Structure
The structure of the partnership is as follows:
Partnership Board
The role of this group is to provide leadership and governance to the partnership and to promote community safety in Poole. Meetings are held quarterly and are closed to the public. Membership includes elected councillors, the Police, the local authority, Health, Fire, and the Police Authority. All representatives are of a senior level within their own organisations.
Strategic Management Group
The role of this group is to manage the implementation of the Crime and Drugs Strategy and to promote community safety in Poole. Meetings are held quarterly and are closed to the public. Key members of partner agencies sit on this group.
What Do We Tackle?
The findings from Poole's Crime Audit together with consultation work forms the eight key priorities for Poole, each represented by a task group. National priorities are also taken into account. Currently Poole's eight priorities for tackling crime and disorder are:
- Anti-Social Behaviour
- Arson
- Domestic Violence
- Prejudice Incidents - race, sexual orientation, gender, faith, age and disability
- Prolific and other Priority Offenders
- Substance Misuse - drugs and alcohol
- Vehicle Crime
- Violent Crime
In tackling these issues there is also the overarching theme of public reassurance, which is considered by each task group.
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