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Challenges for Partnership Challenges for Partnership working:working:
Insights from the EPPInsights from the EPP
Jan Nicholson & Liz FrondigounJan Nicholson & Liz [email protected] [email protected]
Public reassurance policing is based Public reassurance policing is based on genuine community engagement on genuine community engagement and collaborative partnerships by and collaborative partnerships by identifying, addressing and solving identifying, addressing and solving local problems. The participation of local problems. The participation of the public and other agencies in the public and other agencies in identifying solutions to problems identifying solutions to problems requires strategies to be flexible, requires strategies to be flexible, adaptable and reflect local concerns. adaptable and reflect local concerns. (ACPOS 2007:3) (ACPOS 2007:3)
Premised on previous successful Premised on previous successful partnership initiatives:partnership initiatives:
RECLAIM 2004RECLAIM 2004
PHOENIX 2007 PHOENIX 2007
EPP funded by Community EPP funded by Community Regeneration FundRegeneration Fund
Delivered in conjunction with CPP through Delivered in conjunction with CPP through multi-agency approachmulti-agency approach
Problem-solving table:Problem-solving table: Culture and SportCulture and Sport Land and Environmental ServicesLand and Environmental Services local Councillorslocal Councillors John Wheatley CollegeJohn Wheatley College Glasgow East Generation AgencyGlasgow East Generation Agency Glasgow Community & Safety ServicesGlasgow Community & Safety Services Glasgow Housing AssociationGlasgow Housing Association
ACPOS Public Reassurance ACPOS Public Reassurance StrategyStrategy
Issues Issues
FundingFunding Consultation Consultation TimescaleTimescale
CommitmentCommitment ControlControl ExclusionExclusion
Voluntary sector; SchoolsVoluntary sector; Schools Public EngagementPublic Engagement
Lack of ConsultationLack of Consultation
‘‘senior management say that’s senior management say that’s where [the money’s] going and where [the money’s] going and that’s it... No consultation...So that’s it... No consultation...So they can say they’ve done their they can say they’ve done their bit but they’ve not done the bit but they’ve not done the research to see what the kids research to see what the kids want, they never learn’want, they never learn’
The public are not involved enough. All the The public are not involved enough. All the agencies are working together but what is agencies are working together but what is missing is the public representation. There is missing is the public representation. There is no consultation with the public. ... the police no consultation with the public. ... the police did go out and do some door to door did go out and do some door to door consultation. But this is not enough. There is consultation. But this is not enough. There is no consistent consultation. People should be no consistent consultation. People should be going back and talking to the public. Even after going back and talking to the public. Even after the first consultation. It should be continuous. the first consultation. It should be continuous. The public should be represented. Not by a The public should be represented. Not by a Councillor as they do not represent everyone in Councillor as they do not represent everyone in the community. It should be members of the the community. It should be members of the public who should be involved and going to public who should be involved and going to these meetings as well.these meetings as well.
...we keep getting told it’s inter-partnership ...we keep getting told it’s inter-partnership with other partner agencies, but I still feel that with other partner agencies, but I still feel that even in this day and age they still want the even in this day and age they still want the Police to drive everything and we keep getting Police to drive everything and we keep getting told that we must take a back step and we’ve all told that we must take a back step and we’ve all got to take equal ownership but I still think that got to take equal ownership but I still think that if the Police step away the whole thing falls if the Police step away the whole thing falls apart because the communities don’t take as apart because the communities don’t take as much responsibility as we do. We were much responsibility as we do. We were criticised for wanting to own everything but ... criticised for wanting to own everything but ... no we don’t, we don’t own everything, ...you no we don’t, we don’t own everything, ...you know among all the other partners, and as soon know among all the other partners, and as soon as we step away from this in March we will be as we step away from this in March we will be back to go from call to call to call to call and back to go from call to call to call to call and we’re not the answerwe’re not the answer ... ...
EPP - one year on EPP - one year on
‘‘Is the effect of the EPP losing Is the effect of the EPP losing momentum?momentum?
Problem Solving Table?Problem Solving Table?
Emerging IssuesEmerging Issues
CommunicationCommunication PrioritiesPriorities Personnel changesPersonnel changes Allocation of fundsAllocation of funds
