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Business Crime Reduction for Gravesham. Introduction to G SAFE Set up about 10 years ago 81 members across Gravesham Multi National – 42 Night Time Economy – 22 Independents – 15 Charities – 3. Cost of Annual Membership: Multiple Operators - £450 Night Time Economy - £350 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Business Crime Reduction for Graveshamfor Gravesham
Introduction to G SAFE
• Set up about 10 years ago• 81 members across Gravesham
• Multi National – 42• Night Time Economy – 22• Independents – 15• Charities – 3
Cost of Annual Membership:
• Multiple Operators - £450 • Multiple Operators - £450 • Night Time Economy - £350• Independents - £250• Additional Radio - £160
Included in membership fees, each member receives:• Two way walkie-talkie radio, connecting to CCTV Control,
Police and other members• Information on current Crime Trends• Information on current Crime Trends• Information on current active offenders• Photographs of known offenders• Exclusion Scheme• Newsletter• Monthly members meetings• Daily Street Briefings for daytime with plans to carry this
to the night time economy
G SAFE and the Night Time Economy• NTE exclusions – proportionate and necessary,
stopping people having access to whattheyare doing wrong.are doing wrong.
• Some licensed premises have a condition ontheir licence to be a member
• Licensing returns from Medway to flag up NTEincidents which can then be investigated andmay lead to an exclusion/warning letter
G SAFE PodAwarded<£20kto purchasea PeugeotBoxerConverted van for outreach in the NTE delivering:• Engagement with community• BetterCommunication from licensed premises• BetterCommunication from licensed premises
including door teams – incident reporting• Alcohol Awareness events including breathalysing• Partnership working with Street Pastors• Available for hire for community events
Safer Socialising Award• Awarded to individual premises;• Valid fortwo years and may be withdrawn if
there are substantialinfringementsof therequirements
• Inspections by:• Kent Police• GBC Licensing• KFRS• Trading Standards• G SAFE
Benefits:
• Improving standards ofmanagement,communitysafety and crime reduction.
• Encourages co-operation between licensees, BCRPsand other agencies.
• Provides a framework and helps licensees to take• Provides a framework and helps licensees to takepositive action in dealing with problems and offersincreased reassurance to staff and public.
• Encourages higher standards of incident reporting.• Providesreadyperformanceand management
informationthroughincidentreportingto thepartnership.
Benefits cont…
• Fosterstrust betweenthe businesscommunityandstatutoryagenciesand leads to improvedlevels ofco-operation and engagementin respectof intelligencegathering and information sharing.
• Pro-active and sustained management of the scheme places• Pro-active and sustained management of the scheme placesfew additionalburdenson statutoryagencieswith theschemedesignedto be self-fundingand partnershipmanaged.
• By providing a good practice ‘health-check’for licensees itprovides benefit for licensed businesses and for those wholive in, work in and visit the area covered by the partnershipby reassuring them that local licensed premises are safe andwell run places to visit.
The Role of the MemberTo achieve the Safer Socialising Awardlicensed premises must:• be members of the partnership• agree to be inspected and to comply with the conditions of
the award• make any improvements required by the inspection• make any improvements required by the inspection• maintain the standards agreed at the time of the award• notify the partnership of any departures from those
standards• support the work of the partnership to reduce crime,
disorder and alcohol-related anti-social behaviour and create a safe and secure business environment for the day and evening economies.
Sophie JordanG SAFE CoordinatorG SAFE Coordinator
[email protected] 074 254