PARTNERSHIPS
The Authority has nominated Members to lead on partnership working in each of the policing areas. Members attend Local Strategic Partnerships, Crime and Disorder Partnerships and Children's Trusts and use the information to resolve any issues arising and to influence their decsion making.
Our Effectiveness in Partnership Working
The Partnership Scrutiny Group was formally created by the Authority on 16 December 2008 (Minute 73) to scrutinise the effectiveness of the Authority’s contribution to partnership working. The Review was established based on the prominence of partnership working in the Authority’s risk register. As a result, the development of partnership working was agreed as a key action in the Authority’s 2008/09 and 2009/10 Business Plans. Partnership working is seen as central to the delivery of the Authority’s Mission:
“To work in partnership with Cheshire Constabulary and others to create safer communities; and increase confidence and satisfaction in policing.”
This link will take you to the Partnership Strategy
To read the Partnership Scrutiny Group Final Report click here
Local Strategic Partnerships
Local Strategic Partnershipss provide the forum for collectively reviewing and steering public resources, through identifying priorities in Sustainable Community Strategies and Local Area Agreements. The Authority works with the four LSPS in the polciing area to ensure that resurces, strategies and targets are aligned to create positive outcomes for the people of Cheshire.
Further information on the Local Strategic partnerships can be accessed below
Cheshire East LSP
Cheshire West & Chester LSP
Halton LSP
Warrington LSP
Community Safety Partnerships
The Crime & Disorder Act 1998 (as amended) made police authorities responsible authorities in respect of community safety partnerships (also known as Crime & Disorder Reduction Partnerships or CDRPs). In effect, this meant that police authorities, along with the local police, county and district councils, Primary Care Trust and Fire Authority are responsible for ensuring the delivery of a local community safety strategy. The Strategy is produced in consultation with the local community and partners, and is aimed at addressing community safety issues such as anti-social behaviour, road safety and criminal damage.
Children's Trusts
The Children Act 2004 makes provision for the objectives set out within the Every Child Matters (ECM) agenda, and places a duty on a number of partners to work together to ensure everything is being done to protect the well-being of our children and young people.
The Act places duties on police authorities in terms of cooperating with the children’s services authority and ensuring their own functions (and those of the police) have regard to the Every Child Matters agenda.
Children and young people identified five key areas for which they wanted support to:-
· be healthy;
· stay safe;
· enjoy and achieve;
· make a positive contribution; and
· achieve economic well-being.
Every children’s service authority works in partnership, through Children’s Trusts, to find out what works best for children and young people in its area through a general needs assessment. Children and young people now have far more say about issues that affect them as individuals and collectively.
Further information on the Children's Trusts can be accessed by the following links:-
Cheshire East
Cheshire West and Chester
Halton
Warrington
Local Criminal Justice Board
The Authority is involved with the Criminal Justice Board at many levels to ensure that they are aware of progress being made across the criminal justice system and to help people to feel confident in the justice process. Members attend the Criminal Justice Consultative Committee, are present at and get involved in the Criminal Justice Performance Improvement Group and the Authority's Engagement Manager works in partnership with criminal justice organisations at the criminal justice Engagement Steering Group.
Cheshire Local Criminal Justice Board website