Barry Coppinger's Commitments for Cleveland in 2016 / 2017

Barry Coppinger

Police & Crime Commissioner for Cleveland

Cleveland Police Headquarters, Ladgate Lane, Middlesbrough, TS8 9EH

Website: www.cleveland.pcc.police.uk

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Please find below my commitment for Cleveland in 2016 / 2017

Investing in Police

Your PCC will:

• Enable the Force to invest around £2 million in protecting vulnerable people and will support the Chief Constable in seeing this into effect.
• Continue to invest in local policing with a costed £1.5 million two-year plan to further proactively tackle crime through prevention activities.
• Support Neighbourhood Policing & Community Support Officers - a commitment to funding for neighbourhood policing, which includes funding for PCSO's.
• Refresh and launch a Police Volunteer Programme. I will also encourage Special Constable applications.
• Further develop the Police Cadets Programme and promote their positive work.
• Continue to recruit and support apprenticeships.
• Ensure retention of our Living Wage Foundation accreditation.
• Provide further support for vulnerable groups including students, businesses, asylum seekers and the rural community.
• Ensure police officers and staff have the resources and technology to properly investigate crime and bring offenders to justice.
• Review of our current strategic partnership contracts with Tascor in 2017 and Sopra Steria in 2020.
• Support the further development of agile working practices.
• Implement our Estates Strategy which includes the building of a new Community Safety Hub in Hemlington to replace the Police HQ at Ladgate Lane.
• Jointly establish a new approach to the way complaints and professional standards are handled by the organisation, including expanding the role of the PCC's office in police complaints handling.
• Working with the Chief Constable to review and develop the Professional Standards Department ensuring that we have the best model possible.

A Better Deal for Victims

Your PCC will:

• Deliver a comprehensive Victim Care and Advice Service through a £600,000 contract with Safe in Tees Valley from April 2016.
• Further develop Restorative Cleveland and raise awareness of restorative approach opportunities amongst victims.
• Continue to develop and monitor the Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy by:
  • Supporting victims of Honour Based Violence, Forced Marriage and Femail Genital Mutilation
  • Create a Cleveland wide Independent Sexual Violence Advisory Service
  • Provide a better offer for male victims of rape and domestic abuse
  • Promoting Domestic and Sexual Abuse Champions in the workplace
  • Ensuring vulnerable victims are able to access video facilities to give evidence outside of court buildings
  • Raising awareness and proactively seek intelligence of human trafficking and modern day slavery activities
  • Understand the commissioning landscape for Child Sexual Exploitation to ensure the most vulnerable receive the best possible support
  • Continuing to support the Rape Scrutiny Panel to scrutinise case files and look for lessons to learn.
• Monitor the impact of Operation Encompass - an initiative to provide support to young victims of Domestic Abuse via their school and the development of multi-agency Children's Safeguarding Hubs.
• Support Clinical Commissioning Groups and health partners in developing digital care records to enable early identification of domestic abuse.
• Develop pathways for victims and witnesses through the criminal justice process and look to address any gaps in services.
• Research into victimisation of older people and fraud awareness provision fro vulnerable members of the community and their families / carers.
• Work with NHS England to enhance the services provided by the Sexual Assault Referral Centre.
• Raise awareness of all strands of hate crime and improve the understanding of how to report.
• Work in partnership to take Hate Crime, including raising awareness, improving reporting and support.

Tackling Re-Offending

Your PCC will:

• Take responsibility for criminal justice through the Cleveland and Durham Local Criminal Justice Board working with criminal justice partners to deliver a joined-up and integrated service, accountable to me and key professional advisors.
• Support the review of the Cleveland and Durham Criminal Justice Board.
• Establish a Multi-Agency Cleveland-wide Reducing Re-Offending Group.
• Work with the prison services, supporting them through the impact of the changing status of Holme House Prison and Kirklevington Grange.
• Work with both the National Probation Service and Durham Tees Valley Community Rehabilitation Company to support them through the effects of probation reform.
• Work with the Youth Offending Service to review the triage service delivered to Young People and support the Youth Offending Team through the changes to youth justice reform.
• Ensure offenders have the opportunity to participate in restorative justice through the Integrated Offender Management Hub.
• Create a multi-agency prevention strategy for Sexual Violence.

Working Together to Make Cleveland Safer

Your PCC will:

• Enage in effective collaboration and co-working with councils, community groups, the fire service, housing, education and health to deliver value for money and efficient services to Cleveland.
• Work with the new combined authority and Tees Valley Mayor following the elections in 2017.
• Continue to deliver the Evolve Programme - a collaboration with Durham and North Yorkshire (including dog section, major crime and legal services).
• Continue to support the North East Region Serious Organised Crime Unit - a noth east Force Collaboration.
• Continue to represent Cleveland at the National Police Air Service Board.
• Support the Chief Constable - Seven Force Collaboration (No 2 Region) in meeting the Strategic Policing requirements.
• Further developing our use of ECINS (a multi-agency tool designed to improve information sharing across services) including use of the system supporting our Troubled Families.
• Further establish and develop Safeguarding Children Hubs - a local authorities collaboration.
• Working in support of a Tees-wide Local Alcohol Action Area Partnership in tackling the blight caused by excessive alcohol consumption.
• Support the Rural Crime Forum in encouraging reporting and preventing rural crime.
• Support the Road Safety Partnership in reducing incidents on our local road networks.
• Develop a volunteer programme and arrange the annual Cleveland wide Criminal Justice Volunteer Fair in partnership with Teesside University.

Securing the Future of Our Communities

Your PCC will:

• Continue with the Your Force Your Voice initiative, a personal commitment for the PCC to engage with local communities in the 76 Cleveland wards.
• Continue to support local community safety projects and will work with communities to draw up new plans for 2016 and beyond.
• Work with schools to prevent offending and victimisation. This will include delivery of a programme designed to challenge racism, extremism and radicalisation. Show Racism the Red Card will enable citizens to familiarise themselves with the causes and consequences of racism.
• Continue to lobby for a revised funding formula for the benefit of Cleveland.
• Work with the Ministry of Justice and Home Office on the devolution of funding for victim and witness based services to provide better support locally.
• Work in partnership with Teesside University to develop an evidence based practice approach.