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Social Affairs Select Committee 28th July 2004

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SOCIAL AFFAIRS SELECT COMMITTEE

28TH JULY 2004

SEVENOAKS DISTRICT COMMUNITY SAFETY PARTNERSHIP

ITEM FOR DECISION

This report summarises the work of the Sevenoaks District Community Safety Partnership over the period 1st April 2003 to 31st March 2004 and outlines proposals for work on the 2004 Audit and the development of the next statutory 3 year Community Safety Strategy 2005/08.

RECOMMENDATION

Members are asked to note the report and comment on proposals for work on the 2004 Audit and the development of the next statutory 3 year Community Safety Strategy 2005/08.

Background (1) The Crime & Disorder Act 1998 places a statutory responsibility on Sevenoaks District Council, Kent County Council and Kent County Constabulary together with other key partners, to undertake an audit of crime and disorder in the District and co-operate in the development and implementation of a strategy for tackling local crime and disorder. The Sevenoaks District Community Safety Partnership (SDCSP) was set up in 1998 to do this.

(2) This report focuses on the work undertaken by the Partnership during the year 2003/4 and relates to the second year of the three-year Community Safety Strategy and Action Plan 2002-5. Copies of the Strategy and Action Plan and the 2001 Audit are available for reference in the Members room.

Community Safety Partnership activities during 2004/05 (3) There are 80 projects in the 2002-5 Community Safety Strategy & Action Plan, which was based on the 2001 Crime and Disorder Audit. Partners provide detailed monitoring information to the SDCSP at the end of each quarter. The end of year monitoring report is attached at Appendix A. Because of the complexities of multi-agency working the target for achievement was set at 80% of the projects being completed or on schedule. 91% has been achieved, a significant improvement on 2003/04. (4) In addition to the 80 projects in the Strategy and Action Plan, a number of other externally funded projects have been undertaken in 2003-4. A copy of the GOSE Crime Reduction Progress report is attached at Appendix B. It gives a summary of the successes and how the funding was spent.


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(5) During 2003/04, crime across the District rose by just under 1% (a total of 55 crimes) compared to a countywide increase of 5%. Details of the recorded crime statistics for the District are set out in Appendix C, overall figures are as follows:

Total crimes for 2003/04 7166

Total crimes for 2004/05 7221 (6) This increase relates largely to the significant increase in criminal damage, which is currently being investigated by the Criminal Damage Task Group. Detailed analysis will be reported back to the Partnership together with proposed actions to address the problem. There have been reductions in a number of categories for example burglary, drug offences, fraud and forgery, robbery, shoplifting, theft from motor vehicles, theft of cycles, and violence against the person. (7) Whilst it is acknowledged that this is not the full picture as unreported crimes are not be taken into account in these figures, it is a like for like comparison with last year. Anti-Social Behaviour (8) At the last meeting of this Committee, Members asked for more information about work being undertaken to address anti-social behaviour. The multi-agency Anti-Social Behaviour Task Group meets on a monthly basis to identify and taken action against individuals causing anti-social behaviour in their communities. This year over 44 cases have been referred to the group, with 22 warning letters being issued 4 Acceptable Behaviour Agreements, and a further Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBO) in West Kingsdown. Inspector Simon Wilshaw, Chairman of the Task Group has accepted the invitation of this Committee to answer general questions on this issue. (9) This Council’s Community Safety Log system has also received 26 calls and residents letters from residents expressing their concern about anti-social behaviour in their communities. The Community Safety Co-ordinator works with colleagues and partners to use the various the resources available to deal with these incidents such as wardens, Community Support Officers, graffiti cleaning machine (over 100 areas of graffiti have been cleaned). Appropriate cases are referred to the task group for more direct action. (10) For 2004-5, external funding of £25,000 for each of two years has been provided by the Home Office to enhance work on anti-social behaviour. The Partnership has agreed to appoint an officer who will take on responsibility for the above work, helping to map anti-social behaviour across the District, whilst freeing resources to develop further Community Safety projects. This Officer will be employed by this Council within the Community Development Team and the post is currently being advertised.


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Additional Action for 2004-05 Crime and Disorder Audit (11) In addition to the deliver of the third year of the existing Community Safety Strategy, the statutory crime and disorder audit which has to be undertaken every 3 years, is due this year. The University of Kent are currently undertaking this work and will be consulting through interviews and focus groups, questionnaires to partners, voluntary organisations, businesses, Town and Parish Councils and Members. They will analyse other consultation data held by partners as well as analysing crime data and provide a draft report in August. The Audit will be published by December 2004, and will be will be used to inform the development of the 2005-8 Community Safety Strategy. Community Safety Strategy (12) A draft strategy will be developed during the autumn based on the findings of the audit and needs to be submitted to Council for approval before the end of March 2005, to be in place from 1 April 2005. This will also link to the Community Plan and the Public Service Agreement targets. Financial implications (13) Delivery of input from this Council to the Community Safety Strategy will be undertaken from existing budgets as set out in the budget book. A Specific sum of £30,000 was also allocated for the year 2004-05 to undertake work on the audit. Partner’s action will be funded from their own budgets. On some projects, which contribute to the Plan, resources are pooled, for example the HAWK Youth project which is funded collectively by this Council, KCC, and Hartley, Ash-cum-Ridley and West Kingsdown Parish Councils. (14) The Community Safety Partnership has also been allocated £158,958 of external funding by the Home Office for 2004-05 to assist with a variety of projects and operations. The Partnership has agreed to continue to fund the Community Safety Assistant employed by this Council from this allocation. A copy of the agreed 2004-05 funding plan is attached at Appendix D (15) Members are asked to comment on any issues they wish to be included in the current audit and on any matter associated with developing the Community Safety Strategy and Action Plan for 2005-08.


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Sources of Information Crime and Disorder Act 2001

Community Safety Strategy and Action Plan 2002/05 SDCSP monitoring report and crime figures GOSE Funding Delivery Plan

Contact Officer: Merle Bigden ext. 7285 Lesley Bowles ext. 7335

KRISTEN PATERSON Community Services Director


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Appendix A

SEVENOAKS DISTRICT

COMMUNITY SAFETY PARTNERSHIP 2002-5 ACTION PLAN

Year 2 Quarter 4 SUMMARY AND MONITORING REPORT

JANUARY 2004 – MARCH 2004

Ap

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ix A


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Summary

There are 80 projects in the 2002-5 Community Safety Strategy & Action Plan

21 projects have been completed

1.1e/1.4a/2.1e/2.2b/3.1a/3.1b/3.1c/3.1d/3.1h/3.1i/4.1b/4.1e/4.3c/E.5/E.7/N.3/N.5/SE.2/SE.5/SW.2/SW.7

52 projects are on schedule

1.1a/1.1b/1.1c/1.1d/1.1f/1.1g/1.1h/1.2a/1.2b/1.2c/1.2d/1.3a/1.3c/1.4b/1.4c/1.4d/1.4e/1.4f/2.1a/2.1b/2.1c/2.1d/2.2a/2.3a/2.3b/2.3c/3.1e/3.1f/

3.2a/3.2b/3.2c/4.1a/4.1c/4.1d/4.2a/4.2b/4.2c/4.2d/4.3a/4.3b/E.1/E.2/E.6//N.1/N.2/SE.1/SE.3/SW.1/SW.3/SW.4/SW.5/SW.6

3 projects are behind schedule

1.3b/E.4/N.4

2 projects will not be progressed

E.3/SE.4

2 projects cannot be reported due to lack of information 1.4g/3.1g

91 % of projects are completed or on schedule

May 2004


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Project Lead partner(s) Status

The following 21 projects are COMPLETED

1.1e Facilitate the fast removal of graffiti Sevenoaks District Council Completed

1.4a Secure Home Office funding for Communities Against Drugs work Sevenoaks District Council/ Completed

2.1e Encourage resolution of conflict through mediation Sevenoaks District Council Completed

2.2b Support alcohol related health-awareness schemes SWKPCT & D,G&S PCT Completed

3.1a Investigate the viability of a district-wide Domestic Violence Forum KCC Social Services Completed

3.1b Provide publicity about support available to victims of domestic violence and encourage referrals Police Completed

3.1c Review the services available for those involved in domestic violence Probation/Police/KCC Social Services Completed

3.1d Encourage the current progress of Police “Community Liaison Officers” Police Completed

3.1h Work with Safe Schools to raise awareness of cultural/racial issues KCC Education & Libraries Completed

3.1i Provision of training and partnership projects to schools and other agencies on Traveller Culture and raising achievement of Minority Ethnic pupils

KCC Education and Libraries Completed

4.1b Encourage local residents to be the eyes and ears of their neighbourhoods Sevenoaks District Council/ Completed

4.1e Enlist 10 local residents to be panel members for Referral Orders Youth Offending Team Completed

4.3c Support voluntary organisations providing help for young people and their families Sevenoaks District Council Completed

E.5 Employ a Community Warden in Edenbridge to increase reassurance and improve the local environment Sevenoaks District Council Completed

E.7 Identify and seek to resolve the problems experienced by parents with mental health problems KCC Social Services Completed

SW.2 Appoint Family Liaison Officers at Schools in Swanley KCC Social Services Completed


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SW.7 Increase involvement of local residents of Swanley St. Mary‟s and White Oak wards in development of services KCC Children & Families/ Completed

N.3 Support youth activities and involvement KCC Youth & Community Completed

N.5 Improve CCTV incident reporting arrangements for shopping centre cameras SDC Completed

SE.2 Review effectiveness of CCTV camera positions Sevenoaks District Council Completed

SE.5 Involve local people in community safety issues Sevenoaks District Council/ Completed

The following 52 projects are ON SCHEDULE

1.1a Reduce criminal damage West Kent Police On schedule

1.1b Operate mobile CCTV system to detect and prevent criminal damage Police On schedule

1.1c Ensure that all new community facilities are subject to safer by design scrutiny and appropriate for intended use Sevenoaks District Council On schedule

1.1d Establish Probation Community Service graffiti clean up schemes Kent Probation Area On schedule

1.1f Enable young offenders to make reparation in their community Youth Offending Team No information

1.1g Involve young people in solutions to criminal damage and graffiti Sevenoaks District Council/ On schedule

1.1h Establish database of graffiti „tags‟ in order to identify offenders Police On schedule

1.2a Reduce theft of motor vehicles and theft from motor vehicles by 10% over three years Police On schedule

1.2b Review positions of CCTV cameras to ensure maximum effectiveness Sevenoaks District Council On schedule

1.2c Ensure that all new public parking areas are subject to safer by design scrutiny and appropriate for intended use Sevenoaks District Council On schedule

1.2d Implement a speeding reduction and enforcement campaign in 3 rural parishes annually Police On schedule

1.3a Reduce burglary of dwellings Police On schedule

1.3c Reduce burglary of business premises Police On schedule


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1.4b Steer the Communities Against Drugs work KCC Social Services On schedule

1.4c Co-ordinate and implement surveillance and target enforcement for Communities Against Drugs Work Police On schedule

1.4d Set up 24 hour drug reporting telephone line Police Project will not be progressed

1.4e Change the physical environment of residential areas to deter drug use and dealing (known as target hardening) Sevenoaks District Council Police On schedule

1.4f Involve young people in the identification of solutions to drug issues and explore new drug and alcohol free activities as appropriate

Sevenoaks District Council/ On schedule

2.1a Tackle anti-social behaviour through the ASB Task Group West Kent Police On schedule

2.1b Implement initiatives to reduce town centre disorder and monitor progress Police On schedule

2.1c Consider community safety issues when determining town centre planning and licence applications Sevenoaks District Council On schedule

2.1d Use CCTV to monitor and deter disturbances in town centres Sevenoaks District Council On schedule

2.2a Restrict the availability of alcohol to young people under the age of 18 KCC/Trading Standards On schedule

2.3a Reduce number of and time taken to remove abandoned vehicles throughout the District and encourage responsible vehicle

ownership Sevenoaks District Council On schedule

2.3b Joint DVLA/Police operations to enforce licensing and notifications of new ownership of vehicles Police On schedule

2.3c Target young arsonists Fire Brigade/Keith Burns On schedule

3.1e Implement a 24 hour multi-agency racial incident reporting service Sevenoaks District Council On schedule

3.1f Investigate levels of crime against other minority groups Police On schedule

3.2a Improve home security for vulnerable people working with referring agencies Sevenoaks District Council / KCC Social Services On schedule

3.2b Proactively offer KCC Help the Aged Senior Link contact line service to the elderly KCC Social Services On schedule

3.2c Establish a means of identifying risk homes and vulnerable homeowners Kent Fire Brigade On schedule


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4.1a Continue to operate Neighbourhood Watch, Neighbourhood Concern and Country Eye North Kent & West Kent Police On schedule

4.1c Encourage reporting by the community of drug dealing and use Police Project will not be

progressed

4.1d Increase business involvement in crime reduction Police On schedule

4.2a Support and continue to develop programmes that tackle bullying and other community safety issues KCC Education On schedule

4.2b Liase with young people to ensure that their views are considered in relation to community safety and other issues Sevenoaks District Council On schedule

4.2c Provide a multi-agency programme of activities for young people Sevenoaks District Council On schedule

4.2d Establish Youth Forum to involve Young People in their communities KCC Youth & Community On schedule

4.3a Develop parenting skills KCC Children & Families South West Kent PCT/ Dartford,

Gravesham & Swanley PCT/ On schedule

4.3b Heighten drug awareness among parents and young people South West Kent PCT/Dartford, Gravesham & Swanley PCT/ On schedule

E.1 Develop the Edenbridge Task Group to co-ordinate and promote multi-agency action to address community safety issues in Edenbridge

West Kent Police/ On schedule

E.2 Develop a Community Resource Building within Edenbridge Sevenoaks District Council On schedule

E.6 Monitor activity in the town centre West Kent Police On schedule

SW.1 Operate the Swanley Task Group to co-ordinate and promote multi-agency action to address community safety issues in Swanley

North Kent Police On schedule

SW.3 Consult and provide appropriate activities for young people aged between 8 and 12 Sevenoaks District Council On schedule

SW.4 Ensure appropriate links with the Swanley People First Partnership and Children‟s Fund programmes Sevenoaks District Council On schedule

SW.5 Increase awareness of fire safety and reduce hoax calls. Kent Fire Brigade On schedule

SW.6 Reduce the amount of time abandoned vehicles remain on the streets and on housing association land Sevenoaks District Council On schedule

N.1 Operate the New Ash Green Task Group to co-ordinate and promote multi-agency action to address community safety issues in

New Ash Green KCC Youth & Community On schedule


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N.2 Reduce vehicle crime by 10% over 3 years North Kent Police On schedule

SE.1 Establish and operate a partnership of town centre businesses and agencies to target and reduce crime and disorder in the

town centre Sevenoaks District Council On schedule

SE.3 Consider community safety issues when determining planning and licence applications Sevenoaks District Council On schedule

The following 3 projects are BEHIND SCHEDULE

1.3b Subject all re-designed and new housing developments to Secured by Design scrutiny Sevenoaks District Council Behind schedule

E.4 Increase awareness of fire safety and reduce hoax calls. Kent Fire Brigade Behind schedule

N.4 Involve young people in improving the environment in the New Ash Green Shopping Centre Youth Offending Team On schedule

The following 2 projects will not be progressed

E.3 Develop a young adult assertiveness project in Edenbridge KCC Social Services Project will not be progressed

SE.4 Improve transport away from the town centre at pub and restaurant closing times Sevenoaks District Council Project will not be

progressed

The following 2 projects cannot be reported due to lack of information

1.4g Work with police and drug treatment agencies to identify prolific offenders who steal to support their addiction and are suitable for a Drug Testing and Treatment Order

Kent Probation Area No Information

3.1g Conduct an audit on the use and availability of victim/offender mediation Kent Probation Area No information


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Project Lead partners Other partners Milestones By when Project Status

Notes

1.1a Reduce criminal damage

West Kent Police/Insp Simon Wilshaw

North Kent Police Kent Probation Area Sevenoaks District

Council

West Kent Housing Moat Housing

Rural Warden

Operate the Partnership's Criminal Damage Task Group, monitor levels of

criminal damage across the

District, target and progress initiatives to

reduce and detect criminal damage.

Quarterly

On schedule

Rise in criminal damage of 26% reflects a county

wide rise of 25%; rise is also attributed to residents being encouraged to report criminal damage. Criminal Damage Task Group has

identified top three wards in each area and is

carrying out a temporaral analysis. Where appropriate, Criminal Damage incidents are being

linked with the work of the ASB Task Group.

1.1b Operate mobile CCTV system to detect and prevent

criminal damage


North Kent Police/Robin Laird

Sevenoaks District Council

Swift camera systems purchased and in operation across the District

June 2002 On schedule

Cameras in operation across North & West Kent Police areas; further mobile CCTV has been purchased by WKHA to be used in Partnership

with West Kent Police.

1.1c Ensure that all new

community facilities are subject to safer by design scrutiny and appropriate for intended use

Sevenoaks District Council/Kelvin

Hinton

Police Architectural

Liaison Officers

Consultation arrangements

in place

April 2002 On schedule Consultation arrangements in place. No relevant

planning cases in this quarter. Regular liaison

between SDC and Kent Police.

1.1d Establish Probation Community Service graffiti

clean up schemes

Kent Probation Area/ Bob Parkin

North Kent Police West Kent Police Sevenoaks District

Council

Probation Scheme

operating across the District

Identify target areas

June 2002 On-going

Probation service Grimebuster continues to

work effectively across the District.


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Project Lead partners Other partners Milestones By when

Project

Status

Notes

1.1e Facilitate the fast removal of graffiti

Sevenoaks District Council/

Philip Aldis

All

All Partners to agree timescale within which

graffiti is removed from their own buildings in the District

Graffiti removal kits available for use by community groups

Information and support available to town and parish councils and

businesses

On-going

June 2002

December 2002

Completed Graffiti kits available to borrow from local Police Stations, Sevenoaks Town Church & AWKT

furniture warehouse.

1.1f Enable young offenders

to make reparation in their community

Youth Offending Team/Linda Gay Sevenoaks District

Council

West Kent Council for Voluntary Service

Housing Associations

60 reparation projects

undertaken

Annually No reparation projects this quarter in Sevenoaks

District, however ongoing projects in West kent area have included referrals from the district.

1.1g Involve young people in solutions to criminal

damage and graffiti

Sevenoaks District Council/ Philip Aldis & Sophie Lord

KCC Youth and Community

Police


Youth Offending Team

Identify groups with which to work

Consult young people about solutions and identify best practice

Devise and implement

appropriate initiatives with young people

June 2002

October 2002

March 2005

On schedule Work has taken place in Greatness & Hillingdon as part of the Planning for Real project; a graffiti

project is planned for later this year using external funding.HAWK project have go ahead for graffiti project in Hartley. Plus continued

youth work in Sevenoaks, Edenbridge and Swanley.

1.1h Establish database of graffiti „tags‟ in order

to identify offenders

West Kent Police/ Insp Simon Wilshaw

North Kent Police/ Sgt Adrian Payne


Camera purchased

System in operation

Identification processes established

April 2002

June 2002

June 2002

On schedule In North Kent, cameras and IT system have been purchased; strategy document sent out to

schools; resource issues means it can be difficult at times to release staff from other duties to work on the project

In West Kent database is in place with images being recorded; close liaison work with British Transport Police; recent arrests have included

tags being linked to database


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Project

Status

Notes

1.2a Reduce theft of motor vehicles and theft

from motor vehicles by 10% over three years


West Kent Police/ Insp Simon

Wilshaw


Monitor levels of vehicle crime across the District,

target and progress initiatives to reduce and detect vehicle crime.

Report to Executive Sub-Group

On-going

Quarterly

On schedule Car park ticket advertising project run, but will not be repeated due to no apparent effect on

vehicle crime. Continued weekly media briefings encourage residents to keep valuables out of sight. Vehicle crime is now down 2.2%.

1.2b Review positions of CCTV cameras to ensure maximum

effectiveness

Sevenoaks District Council/Richard Wilson

Police Effectiveness of existing CCTV positions evaluated

Effectiveness monitored

On-going

On-going

On schedule Consultants report adopted and action plan agreed; report submitted to Community Safety Partnership on 9 March 2004

1.2c Ensure that all new

public parking areas

are subject to safer by design scrutiny and

appropriate for intended use

Sevenoaks District Council/Kelvin

Hinton

Police Consultation arrangements

in place

On-going On schedule Consultation arrangements in place; no relevant

planning cases in year quarter; “Safer by Design” training undertaken by staff.

1.2d Implement a speeding reduction and enforcement campaign

in 3 rural parishes annually

North Kent Police/PC Steve Ridley


KCC Highways Parishes identified annually

Campaigns implemented annually

Use of new technology

explored

On-going

On-going

On-going

On schedule Community Speedwatch Programme rolled out throughout the District; parishes in the process of receiving training and purchasing equipment.

SID boards continue to be deployed with operations continuing in Crockenhill and West Malling; about to begin in Farningham and also

had interest from Swanley Parish Council.

1.3a Reduce burglary of dwellings

North Kent Police/ Robin Laird




Monitor levels of burglary across the District, target and progress initiatives to

reduce and detect burglary.

Support Neighbourhood

Watch initiatives through the Voluntary Sector Grants Scheme

Report to Executive Sub-Group

On-going

Application by

December each year

Quarterly

On schedule Burglary dwelling (down 16%) and burglary other than dwelling (4.8%) both fallen in the District (9%); county wide Operation Castle focussed on

burglary, in particular repeat victimisations; NHW schemes now being encouraged to identify vulnerable residents; North Kent Crime

Prevention Panel carried out significant number of visits to northern villages – similar work planned in 2004-5.


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Project

Status

Notes

1.3b Subject all re-designed and new housing

developments to Secured by Design scrutiny

Sevenoaks District Council/Kelvin Hinton

North Kent & West Kent Police


Training provided for planning officers

Consultation arrangements in place

December 2002

December 2002

Behind schedule

Consultation arrangements in place. Police liaison training previously carried out. Delay in

producing assessment checklist. Checklist to be progressed as part of wider “post-development” review processes.

1.3c Reduce burglary of business premises


North Kent Police/ Robin Laird


Repeat victims identified and approached with crime

prevention advice

New business premises subjected to Secured by

Design scrutiny

On-going

On-going

On schedule Meeting held with Police and Otford retailers in

March 2004; Safer Shopping Award received by Sevenoaks Town Centre Partnership; similar

work being taken forward in Edenbridge and Swanley.Appropriate planning applications commented.

1.4a Secure Home Office funding for Communities Against Drugs work

Sevenoaks District Council/Lesley Bowles


North Kent Police

West Kent Police

Drug Action Team

Delivery Plan produced

Funding in place

Monitoring and evaluation

undertaken and quarterly reports produced

April 2002

April 2002

Quarterly until

March 2004

Completed Funding allocated to a number of creative and innovative projects addressing drug-related crime. All funding and monitoring returns reported to Home Office on time.

1.4b Steer the Communities Against Drugs work

KCC Social Services/Angela Painter

Sevenoaks District Council Police

KCC Youth and

Community

Kent Probation Area

Primary Care Trusts


Task Group meeting quarterly to steer the

work

Implement health and education drugs

programmes reaching 1000

young people per year

YOT to employ

Drugs/Alcohol worker

On-going

On-going

April 2002

On schedule Quarterly meetings maintained. Service planning completed.


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Project

Status

Notes

1.4c Co-ordinate and implement surveillance

and target enforcement for Communities Against

Drugs Work

West Kent Police/Sgt Howard Chandler

North Kent Police/Sgt Goff Pain

Drug Action Team

Sevenoaks District

Council

Co-ordinators appointed to each police area

Surveillance equipment purchased

Detailed action plan drawn

up

Output measures in place

Action plan implemented

Progress monitored

April 2002

April 2002

April 2002

On-going

On-going

Quarterly

On schedule 16th Dec. ‟03 Operation Scallywag - 3,000 vehicles scanned; 104 stopped for scrutiny. 21

vehicles prohibited as dangerous; 12 clamped for no road tax; 2 red diesel offences; 23 benefit frauds. 2 drug arrests and 1 arrest for stolen fuel

cards. 10 intelligence report. BBC TV covered

story.16th March ‟04 – Operation Scallywag – 2,411 vehicles scanned by ANPR; 109 stopped for

scrutiny. 85 drivers req‟d to produce driving docs; 14 benefit frauds; 13 prohibited vehs; 28 road tax offences, 8 of which clamped; 4 drug

searches. BBC TV covered details.

1.4d Set up 24 hour drug reporting telephone

line

West Kent Police/ Sgt Howard Chandler

North Kent Police/Sgt Graham James

Telephone Line set up and operated available 24

hours, 365 days per year for intelligence reporting

Line publicised

April 2002

On-going

Project will not be

progressed

NKP: Dedicated line has been discontinued due to lack of calls, however Crimestoppers line is still available and advertised to residents via press

releases, communications and the recent SNAP dance event. Calls from residents to SDC are forwarded onto NKP as appropriate.

WKP: Crimestoppers line is widely used, as well as WKP "advice" line which receives many calls. Numbers are advertised widely via website,

communications and free postcards. Early 2004 will see launch of "Rat on a rat" campaign.

1.4e Change the physical

environment of residential areas to

deter drug use and

dealing (known as target hardening)

Sevenoaks District Council/Philip

Aldis

North Kent Police

West Kent Police

Housing Associations Areas identified

Areas assessed

3 environmental change

projects completed annually

On-going

March annually

Annually

On schedule Partners will be invited to bid for £17,500 of

external funding early in 2004-05

1.4f Involve young people

in the identification of solutions to drug issues and explore

new drug and alcohol free activities as appropriate


Aldis & Sophie Lord

KCC Youth &

Community


Primary Care Trusts

Workshops with young

people held

SNAP programme reviewed

Activities planned

Activities carried out

March 2002

October 2002

On-going

On-going

On schedule MC competition run successfully by HAWK;

DJ/MC workshops to start at Sevenoaks Town Church; SAYT SNAP steering group started to talk about the events and how to deliver

information on drugs/alcohol; SNAP numbers for 14/2/04 = 265 and for 8/4/04 = 70. (Total 335). Overall numbers for 17/5/03 to 14/2/04, inc.

Swanley, totals 1090; Really positive feedback

from WK Police on impact of informal drug education and success of SNAP in 2003/04. NWK Police also happy to support Swanley

events.


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Project

Status

Notes

1.4g Work with police and drug treatment

agencies to identify prolific offenders who steal to support their

addiction and are

suitable for a Drug Testing and Treatment

Order

Kent Probation Area/Bob Parkin Police Prolific offenders identified

Report on progress

submitted to Executive Sub-Group

On-going

March annually

2.1a Tackle anti-social behaviour through the

ASB Task Group


North Kent Police

Sevenoaks District

Council


Social Services


Implement action within the Anti-Social Behaviour

framework to address individual cases of anti-social behaviour and

monitor outcomes, prioritising cases according to level and impact of each

case

Measurable improvements in behaviour monitored

and reported to Partnership.

Monthly

Quarterly

On schedule Since April 2003, 44 new cases have been referred to the group; 26 of the closed cases of

these have shown an improvement within 6 months; looking at the group as a whole, 81% of cases have shown an improvement within 6

months of being referred to the group

2.1b Implement initiatives to

reduce town centre disorder and monitor progress



Executive Sub-Group

Police crime analyst

Target of enforcement to

deal with problem areas and town centre co-ordination

Continue to operate Pubwatch and Shopsafe schemes in conjunction

with local businesses and Sevenoaks District Council CCTV control room

Disorder statistics reported to Executive Sub-Group monthly

Action as appropriate

On-going

On-going

Monthly

On-going

On schedule In NKP area, recent appointment of PCSO

O‟Neil in Swanley and 2 x PSCO‟s in New Ash Green area have met with considerable favour and success in combating anti social Behaviour

and disorder. Very recently the Town Centre

Constable‟s skills have been aligned, to be better able to respond to Town Centre profile, i.e. late

shifts from 2p.m. onwards. In WKP area, focussed operations have tackled ASB and disorder in Edenbridge and Westerham;

licensed premises visited by Police teams with Iontrack; regular tasking of Sgt and six officers to Sevenoaks and Edenbridge Town Centres on Friday/Saturday nights; Criteria for disorder

statistics now being developed with view to taking a county approach


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Project

Status

Notes

2.1c Consider community safety issues when

determining town centre planning and licence applications

Sevenoaks District Council/ Kelvin Hinton

Police Checklist of community safety issues compiled

Checklist used as part of each planning and licensing application in town centres

June 2002

On-going

On schedule Consultation arrangements in place. Annual renewal of licences completed, involving

consultation as relevant with Police and Community Development Team. Preparation for implementation of Licensing Act 2003 now being

progressed by Licensing Manager.

2.1d Use CCTV to monitor and deter disturbances

in town centres

Sevenoaks District Council/ Richard Wilson

Police CCTV in town centres monitored and

effectiveness reviewed

On-going

On schedule Following adoption of consultant‟s report, camera position agreed. Range of indicators are now

being measured to monitor effectiveness of system, including number. of monitored arrests; number of witnessed arrests and number of

operator assisted arrests.

2.1e Encourage resolution of conflict through

mediation

Sevenoaks District Council/Shelley Leipsegar-Mason

West Kent Housing Association

West Kent Independent Mediation Service

supported

December

Annually

Completed Approximately 700 people were helped in the Sevenoaks District.; 1,910 hours given to

mediation.

2.2a Restrict the availability of alcohol to young people under the age

of 18

KCC/Trading Standards (Helen McAndrew)

Police


Test purchasing operations being conducted

Publicity in local and countywide media

Traders regularly ask for proof of age before serving

alcohol to young people

who may be under 18

100% of young people in full-time education Yr 11

offered via their school a free proof of age card

100% of young people

aged 18 – 21 possess or have been offered a free proof of age card

April 2002 and on-going

On-going

April 2003

December 2002

December 2004

On schedule SEE PA – SEPARATE REPORT FROM HELEN MCANDREW


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Project

Status

Notes

2.2b Support alcohol related health-

awareness schemes

Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley PCT/Ruth Turner

Drugs Task Group


Programme planned and presented to Partnership

Programme implemented

September 2003

On-going

Completed Initially there were some delays, but the sessions have now been implemented. An evening training

session for youth workers and users at the centre; A local action plan is being worked towards that the young people can initiate and

own.

2.3a Reduce number of and time taken to remove

abandoned vehicles throughout the District and encourage

responsible vehicle ownership


KCC

Police


Operate Vehicle

Surrender Scheme offering reduced cost disposal of vehicles through KCC/Sevenoaks District

Council subsidy

Improve inter-agency liaison to progress removal

of abandoned vehicles

On-going

On-going

On schedule Average time taken to remove abandoned vehicles is 5.6 days. 338 vehicles removed as

abandoned; 238 vehicles removed under Operation Cubit and 584 vehicles voluntary surrendered. Operation Cubit and voluntary

surrender scheme to continue in 04/05.

2.3b Joint DVLA/Police operations to enforce

licensing and notifications of new ownership of vehicles

North Kent Police/PC Steve Ridley

West Kent Police/Insp Simon

Wilshaw

Working arrangements in place by September 2002

Sept 2002 On schedule Quarterly operations such as the externally-

funded Operation Scallywag are being run

involving Police, DVLA & Benefits Agency.

2.3c Target young arsonists Fire Brigade/Keith Burns

Social Services


Implement the Fire Setters programme within the

District

Monitor reduction in

arson and target programme accordingly

December 2003

On-going

On schedule April 2003 to date has seen a 15.4% reduction in deliberate vehicle fires. One Sevenoaks referral took park in the Firesetters programmes this

quarter.


ITEM NO. 7

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Project

Status

Notes

3.1a Investigate the viability of a district-wide

Domestic Violence Forum

KCC Social Services/Peter Tree Sevenoaks District Council


Primary Care Trusts

Current Domestic Violence Forum

boundaries reviewed

On-going support to the

Forum established

Receive regular reports

from Domestic Violence Forums to ensure and determine further support by Partnership agencies

Sept 2002

Dec 2002

On-going

Completed

Completed Yr2 Qtr2.

3.1b Provide publicity about support available to

victims of domestic violence and

encourage referrals



Victim Support


Primary Care Trusts

Publicity provided

Publicity distributed

through Victim Support

and Partners

Sept 2002

Sept 2002

Completed Publicity widely available; county DV co-ordinator now in post; 2 officers assigned to handling DV

cases Domestic Violence officer keep statistics on every reported issue of domestic violence and follows up every issue with a phone call to other

support and further action taken if requested.

DVO also plays integral part in DV local multi-agency forum. Concern regarding future of T/Wells based West Kent Victim Support.

3.1c Review the services available for those

involved in domestic violence, whether victims, survivors, child witnesses, or offenders

(convicted or

unconvicted)

Kent Probation Area/ Bob Parkin

West Kent Police

North Kent Police

KCC/Social Services

Housing Associations Report produced identifying gaps in

provision (including availability of accommodation)

October 2003 Completed Completed Yr2 Qtr2.

3.1d Encourage the current progress of Police “Community Liaison Officers”


North Kent Police/ Ch Insp Jane Newall

Tackle race related crimes

Develop appropriate training for Police and the

community

On-going

Dec 2002

Completed PC O‟Leary now in post as Community Liaison Officer to ensure good communication between Kent Police and black, lesbian & gay communities; all officers have now received training in handling

incidents of hate crime


ITEM NO. 7

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Project

Status

Notes

3.1e Implement a 24 hour multi-agency racial

incident reporting service

Sevenoaks District Council/ Lesley Bowles

All Call handling service appointed on a pilot basis

On-going system for referring calls and monitoring pilot

established and system publicised

Consideration given to

widening the use to other types of incident, e.g. homophobic

System evaluated and future arrangements agreed

June 2003

June 2003

September 2003

September 2004

On schedule Line in place; now entering second year of contract with SDC leading. System to be

evaluated late in 2004.

3.1f Investigate levels of crime against other

minority groups

West Kent Police/

North Kent Police/



Statistical data collected and analysed

Results reported to Partnership to determine necessary action and

further support

Jan 2003

March 2003

On schedule NKP: PC Middlemiss continues work at North

Kent as Community Liaison Officer. Only 2

incidents of racially motivated behaviour reported for North Kent/Sevenoaks council areas this year and affected the larger community as an anti-social behaviour issue, as well as just against an

ethnic minority reportee. WKP: Individual incidents thoroughly investigated – very few this year therefore

difficult to analyse data and statistics; racial reporting line is operating with provision for calls to be referred to agencies

3.1g Conduct an audit on the use and availability of victim/offender

mediation

Kent Probation Area/Bob Parkin Work with West Kent Independent Mediation

Service

Report completed

October 2002

December 2002

3.1h Work with Safe Schools to raise awareness of

cultural/racial issues

KCC Education & Libraries –Carol Mellors

All Awareness raised on cultural/racial issues in schools across the District

to ensure diversity is

valued

Report produced on

awareness-raising initiatives

On-going

March 2003

Completed Completed Qtr1.


ITEM NO. 7

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Project

Status

Notes

3.1i Provision of training and partnership projects to

schools and other agencies on Traveller Culture and raising

achievement of

Minority Ethnic pupils

KCC Education and Libraries –Carol Mellors

All Training delivered in at least 3 secondary schools

Training delivered to other agencies

March 2003

July 2002

Completed Completed Qtr1.

3.2a Improve home

security for vulnerable people working with referring agencies


Aldis

Sevenoaks District Council/Pat Smith

KCC Social Services/Graeme

Burrows

Housing associations

South West Kent PCT

Operate the Sevenoaks

District Council Homesafe scheme for victims of burglary and other crime in

partnership with Victim Support and the police

Operate the Care &

Repair Scheme with Moat Housing

Operate the Help the

Aged Handyvan scheme for the elderly and respond within 48 hours to elderly

victims of crime

Home security installed in 150 households each year

On-going

On-going

On-going

On-going

On schedule Homesafe has had 11 referrals since April ‟03.

3.2b Proactively offer KCC Help the Aged Senior Link contact line service

to the elderly

KCC Social Services/ Graeme Burrows (David Bray at Help the Aged)

Police


Sevenoaks District

Council

Publicity targeted at older people

Publicity targeted at

referring agencies

System installed in 30 homes per year

April 2002

April 2002

Annually

On schedule 10 Senior Links have been provided for this period. Swanley People first funding a number of units for a 2 year period.


ITEM NO. 7

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Project

Status

Notes

3.2c Establish a means of identifying risk homes

and vulnerable homeowners

Kent Fire Brigade/ Keith Burns KCC Social Services Liaison between Kent Fire Brigade and the Handy-van

Scheme

Locate hot spot wards and aid victims of burglary

With aid of Handy-van Scheme, protect elderly

people from fire via installation of smoke alarms during post-burglary repairs

On-going

On-going

On-going

On schedule Home Fire Safety Checks were carried out at 64 homes since April 2003, resulting in 58 smoke

detectors being fitted to at “risk occupiers” properties. A large proportion of these properties are part of WKH stock who‟s smoke

detector provision programme appears to have

failed to identify.

4.1a Continue to operate Neighbourhood

Watch, Neighbourhood

Concern and Country Eye

North Kent Police/ Janice Clark

West Kent Police/ Eric Baldock


Encourage membership of all schemes as appropriate

across the District

On-going

On schedule NHW promoted at every opportunity – meetings, enquiries etc.Number of NHW

schemes reduced across North Kent due to major review and only active watches now registered.Number of NHW schemes in North

Kent area is 118.Number of NHW schemes in

West Kent area is 540.

4.1b Encourage local

residents to be the eyes and ears of their neighbourhoods

Sevenoaks District Council/ Philip

Aldis


Police

Publicise Crimestoppers

telephone number

Design and produce an reporting form to help

people in the community report Anti-Social Behaviour

Publicise up-to-date contact numbers for reporting of crime

On-going

April 2002

June 2002

Completed Numbers and contact details available via call

centre, websites and Inshape magazine.


ITEM NO. 7

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Project

Status

Notes

4.1c Encourage reporting by the community of

drug dealing and use

North Kent Police/ PC Goff Pain

West Kent Police/ Sgt Howard

Chandler

Drugs Task Group Drugs crime line established

Drugs crime line publicised

30 reports received by

drugs information line

June 2002

On-going

March annually

Project will not be

progressed

In North Kent, due to the lack of calls the line has been discontinued, however Crimestoppers

line is still available and advertised to residents via press releases, communications and the recent SNAP dance event. Calls from residents to SDC

are forwarded onto NKP as appropriate.

WKP: Crimestoppers line is widely used, as well as WKP "advice" line which receives many calls.

Numbers are advertised widely via website, communications and free postcards.Early 2004 will see launch of "Rat on a rat" campaign. In

addition to this, Operation Caddy has been conducted at Wilderness and Bradbourne Schools involving 750 pupils and their parents. 88 local companies have taken part in workplace

drug testing, with follow up support KCA workplace services for free drug policies and offer of place at drugs conference on 29/04/04.

4.1d Increase business involvement in crime reduction

West Kent Police/ Eric Baldock

North Kent Police/ Janice Clark


Encourage business membership of Ringmaster

and Shopsafe through Business Forum and Chambers of Commerce and local contact with

Crime Reduction Officers

March 2005 On schedule NHW does not have any direct input into Business Schemes; Shopsafe in partnership with Town Centre constables continues to operate;

Ringmaster does not broadcast to business currently. Information received is disseminated appropriately. Sevenoaks Town Centre

Partnership recently received Safer Shopping Award.

4.1e Enlist 10 local residents to be panel members for Referral

Orders

Youth Offending Team/Linda Gay Housing associations

Sevenoaks District

Council

Hold 15 local panels Dec 2002 Completed Completed Yr1 Qtr1.

4.2a Support and continue to develop programmes

that tackle bullying and other community safety issues

KCC Education/ Annabel Welch


Programme agreed

Programme operating

across the District

Report on progress

received by Executive Sub-

Group

January annually

On-going January annually

On schedule

Peer Mentoring – 6 hours training and support given to Swanley students; 17 hours support

given to Hextable students (inc. Oakfield graffiti project and celebration assembly); 1 hours meeting with both The Bradbourne School and The Wildernesse School to plan next steps.Youth

Action – Sessions delivered each week for 12 weeks at Hextable Junior School; meetings held with link teacher and plans outlined at Hextable

School; 12 week self esteem programme started

at Swanley School; Youth Action Group started mid-February at The Bradbourne School with

group meeting weekly until Summer.Project Officer for Youth Action post only filled this quarter and progressing well.


ITEM NO. 7

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Project

Status

Notes

4.2b Liase with young people to ensure that their

views are considered in relation to community safety and

other issues

Sevenoaks District Council/ Sophie Lord

KCC Youth and Community

Regular liaison with young people

Implement the Sevenoaks District Council Young People‟s Action Plan

On-going

To meet Action

Plan targets

On schedule Total attendees for SNAP for 14/2/04 and 8/4/04 = 335; young people consulted with at SNAP and

at Steering Group; Informal discussion taken place with Sevenoaks skaters re. Skatepark; email enquiries from young people replied to promptly

and appropriately

4.2c Provide a multi-agency

programme of activities for young people

Sevenoaks District Council/ Sophie

Lord

KCC Youth and

Community


Programme drafted

Programme implemented

Programme evaluations

May annually

Summer annually

October annually

On schedule Number of young people attending SNAP for this

quarter 335. 300 children and families attended ice rink on 27/2/04 and another 115 in Edenbridge in February. In March 50 young

people attended at Swanley 8-12‟s project and in total for this quarter 749 young people.

4.2d Establish Youth Forum

to involve Young People in their

communities

KCC Youth & Community/Cath

McManmon

Sevenoaks District

Council Six meetings a year

Report & presentation to partnership

On-going

Annually

On schedule Local consultations and youth forums are taking

place instead of a District-wide forum; over 150 young people have been involved in Edenbridge.

Sevenoaks Town Centre detached youth worker posts remai vacant. Swanley office now appointed.

4.3a Develop parenting skills

KCC Children & Families

South West Kent PCT/Angela Painter

Dartford, Gravesham & Swanley PCT/Ruth Turner

Audit of parenting skills provision undertaken

Funding secured for

parenting/self esteem groups

Parenting skills provision

increased by 25% across district

Reduction in number of

young people entering public care by 5% annually

June 2002

June 2002

September2003

On-going

On schedule Continuing Parenting workshops and multi-agency facilitator training x3.


ITEM NO. 7

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Project

Status

Notes

4.3b Heighten drug awareness among parents and

young people

South West Kent PCT/Angela Painter and

Dartford, Gravesham & Swanley PCT/Ruth Turner


North Kent Police

West Kent Police

KCC/Children &

Families

Lifechoice education programme formulated

Lifechoice education

programme delivered

April annually

March annually

On schedule Drugs worker offering „drop-in‟ sessions and 1:1 work in Edenbridge continuing. Contact with

over 704 people. KCA continue to „oversee‟ project.Worker has resigned from post. In April ‟04 post to be reconsidered once funding for

04/04 established.

4.3c Support voluntary organisations providing help for

young people and their families

Sevenoaks District Council/Lesley Bowles

KCC Social Services Funding support from voluntary sector grant scheme approved

Reduction in number of young people entering

public care as by 5%

annually

March annually

On-going

Completed Completed Yr2 Qtr2.

E.1 Develop the Edenbridge

Task Group to co-ordinate and promote multi-agency action to address community

safety issues in Edenbridge

West Kent Police/ Insp Simon

Wilshaw

Sevenoaks District

Council

KCC Youth & Community

KCC Social Services

Went Kent Housing

Association

Moat Housing South West Kent PCT

West Kent CVS

Monitor statistical data,

implement and promote projects to address current issues

Implement and monitor initiatives to reduce criminal damage and graffiti

by 15%

Feed back information to the community through

local newsletters

Quarterly

March 2005

On-going

On schedule Operations Excaliber and Enable run to address

ASB and Disorder; police support given to KCC Youth Disco to ensure it could go ahead; similar activities staffed by Police YCRO; additional policing in area; police working holding meeting

with residents regarding ASB


ITEM NO. 7

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Project

Status

Notes

E.2 Develop a Community Resource Building

within Edenbridge

Sevenoaks District Council/ Merle Bigden

KCC/Nigel Baker

All

Multi-agency community partnership established

Funding for community facility accessed

Community facility in place

and available to community groups

April 2002

October 2002

December 2003

On schedule Active community facility in place with a wide number of community groups accessing it.

Planning for Real event held over several days starting on 25/2/04 in Edenbridge to gain feedback regarding the development of a

community resource. 565 people took part.

E.3 Develop a young adult assertiveness project

in Edenbridge

KCC Social Services/Peter Tree

KCC Education & Libraries

“Taking Charge of Your Life” established in

inclusion unit in Eden Valley School.

2 groups established per

year

September 2002

Annually

Will not be progressed

E.4 Increase awareness of

fire safety and reduce hoax calls.

Kent Fire Brigade/Keith Burns KCC Youth &

Community Youth Offending Team

Programme of Firesafe

courses for young people developed

Programme commenced

April 2002

September 2002

Behind

schedule

Little progress as the project is currently

suspended awaiting policy changes. A programme to redirect additional personnel into Fire Safety education duties will be progressed during the

next few months.

E.5 Employ a Community

Warden in Edenbridge to increase

reassurance and improve the local environment

Sevenoaks District Council/Richard

Wilson

West Kent Housing

Association

Moat Housing

Association

West Kent Police

Edenbridge Community

Warden in post

Steering Group in place

Pilot programme implemented and evaluated

25 Target areas visited

April 2002

April 2002

June 2003

Weekly

Completed

Completed Yr1.


ITEM NO. 7

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Project

Status

Notes

E.6 Monitor activity in the town centre



Work with local businesses to maintain the

Shopsafe scheme

Work with local publicans to maintain the Pubwatch

scheme

Continue to monitor

CCTV cameras in the town centre

On-going

On-going

On-going

On schedule Debbie Slade town centre co-ordinator developing Shopsafe scheme in Edenbridge;

Pubwatch continues; CCTV has recently been improved by making improvements to street lighting in High Street

E.7 Identify and seek to

resolve the problems experienced by parents with mental health

problems

KCC Social Services/Peter Tree Sevenoaks District

Council

South West Kent PCT

Funding secured for a

“Building Bridges” project

Project developed and implemented

Project evaluated

Future funding secured

April 2002

On-going

January 2003

March 2003


SW.1 Operate the Swanley Task Group to co-ordinate and promote

multi-agency action to address community safety issues in

Swanley

North Kent Police/

Robin Laird


KCC Youth &

Community

Went Kent Housing Association

Monitor statistical data, implement and promote projects to address

current issues

Implement and monitor initiatives to reduce

criminal damage and graffiti by 10%

Implement and monitor

initiatives to reduce vehicle crime by 10%

Feedback information to

the community through local newsletters

Quarterly

March 2005

March 2005

On-going

On schedule Swanley Task Group is well attended by all partners, working on a number of successful projects around Swanley Over the last 3 years,

vehicle and burglary are both down. All crime has fallen in Swanley Christchurch/Swanley Village (9.4%) and Swanley Whiteoak (8%), and has risen

in Swanley St Mary's by 25%.


ITEM NO. 7

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Project

Status

Notes

SW.2 Appoint Family Liaison Officers at Schools in

Swanley

KCC Social Services/Peter Tree

KCC Education & Libraries/Chris Lay

Family Liaison Officer in place

Reliable and appropriate communication links

between young people, their parents and schools established

September 2002

On-going

Completed

Completed Yr2 Qtr1.

SW.3 Consult and provide

appropriate activities for young people aged between 8 and 12

Sevenoaks District Council/Sally

Ratchford

KCC Youth &

Community Detached youth worker

appointed

Programme developed and implemented

100 young people aged 8 -

12 involved in activities

April 2002

June 2002

Annually

On schedule Additional arts club established; local schools

included in specific activities e.g theatre trip.Children‟s Fund support for 04/05 secured.

SW.4 Ensure appropriate links with the Swanley People First

Partnership and Children‟s Fund programmes

Sevenoaks District Council/ Merle Bigden

Swanley People First Partnership

Verbal reports on progress of Swanley People First Programme given to

Partnership

Quarterly On schedule

Verbal reports continue to be given at each SDCSP meeting, ensuring close working between partners and local communiites.

SW.5 Increase awareness of fire safety and reduce

hoax calls.

Kent Fire Brigade/Keith Burns KCC Youth & Community


Programme of Firesafe

courses for young people developed

Programme commenced

March 2003

June 2003

On schedule this Quarter 5 primary & 3 secondary schools

were visited, resulting in a total of 528 pupils

receiving fire safety awareness/hoax call reduction education.

SW.6 Reduce the amount of time abandoned

vehicles remain on the streets and on housing association land


North Kent Police

West Kent Police

Moat Housing


Kent County Council

On request from housing associations to remove

vehicles on housing association land as if they were on the highway

Liase with local agencies to expedite removal of dangerous vehicles

On-going

On-going

On schedule 338 vehicles removed as abandoned; average time taken from report to removal 5.6 days; 238

vehicles removed under Operation Cubit including on Housing Association land.


ITEM NO. 7

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Project

Status

Notes

SW.7 Increase involvement of local residents of

Swanley St.Mary‟s and White Oak wards in development of

services

KCC Children & Families – Peter Tree



Moat Housing

Appointment of Community Development

worker

Establishment of new parents facility

“Supporting Parents” classes established

Toy library established

Activity to date evaluated and new programme

established

April 2002

April 2002

May 2002

May 2002

September 2002


N.1 Operate the New Ash Green Task Group to

co-ordinate and

promote multi-agency action to address

community safety issues in New Ash Green

SDC Philip Aldis Sevenoaks District Council

North Kent Police

Monitor statistical data, implement and promote

projects to address

current issues

Quarterly

On schedule Group progressing well. Crime in the village has fallen. Positive reaction to 2 PCSO‟s.PA TO

ADD FIGURES

N.2 Reduce vehicle crime by 10% over 3 years

North Kent Police/Robin Laird New Ash Green Task Group

Implement and monitor initiatives to reduce vehicle crime by 10%

March 2005 On schedule Op Manilla ongoing; Op Cubit utilised on a number of occasions across the areas, as well as Op. Carrot which is centred around vehicle

crime in Swanley, with excellent results. Vehicle crime in Swanley/NAG shows significant drop in last year. Much of this may be attributed to

excellent quality beat officers in these areas.North Kent as a whole area showed a 6.9% decrease in vehicle crime over the 2003/04

financial year. No available stats for Sevenoaks geographic beats are separate from this.


ITEM NO. 7

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Project

Status

Notes

N.3 Support youth activities and

involvement

KCC Youth & Community/Cath McManmon


Funding for the HAWK* detached youth project in

place

Programme agreed

50 young people involved

in activities

March annually

March annually

On-going

Completed Youth worker now in place; programme agreed and developed; after school club in NAG,

detached youth work in Hartley and West Kingsdown, monthly MC nights funded by external funding; Over 100 contacts with young

people through a number of projects;

N.4 Involve young people

in improving the environment in the New Ash Green

Shopping Centre

Youth Offending Team/Linda Gay

Sevenoaks District

Council

Projects identified for

YOT Reparation Order work

2 Projects implemented

per year

Improve links with the local community to

facilitate appropriate projects

April 2002

On-going On-going

No projects have been conducted in this quarter

in New Ash Green. New Ash Green Task Group has been offered support from YOT to carry out projects in the village, to date no suitable projects

have been identified.

N.5 Improve CCTV

incident reporting arrangements for shopping centre

cameras

SDC/Philip Aldis Sevenoaks District

Council/CCTV control room

North Kent Police

Reporting arrangements

for incidents in the shopping centre co-

ordinated

Communications protocol

agreed

December 2002

March 2003

Completed Completed Year 1


ITEM NO. 7

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Project

Status

Notes

SE.1 Establish and operate a partnership of town

centre businesses and agencies to target and reduce crime and

disorder in the town

centre

Sevenoaks District Council/Philip Aldis

West Kent Police

Sevenoaks District

Council/Planning, Licensing, and CCTV

Establish partnership and hold inaugural meetings,

then hold regular liaison meetings with local businesses to monitor

statistics and implement

initiatives to reduce crime and disorder

Continue to operate Pubwatch and Shopsafe Schemes

Quarterly from Spring/Summer

2002

On-going

On schedule Sevenoaks Community Partnership Initiative received safer shopping aware; Pubwatch and

Shopsafe running successfully.

SE.2 Review effectiveness of CCTV camera

positions

Sevenoaks District Council/Philip Aldis

West Kent Police Review undertaken

Recommendations made and report presented

September 2002

December 2002

Completed Completed Year 1

SE.3 Consider community safety issues when determining planning

and licence applications

Sevenoaks District Council/Kelvin Hinton

West Kent Police Agreed community safety checklist used in 100% of town centre planning and

licensing applications

From June 2002 On schedule Consultation arrangements in place.Annual renewal of Licences completed. No relevant planning in year quarter.

SE.4 Improve transport

away from the town centre at pub and restaurant closing

times

Sevenoaks District Council/Mike King

West Kent Police Liase with taxi and other

transport providers for the availability of taxis and

other transport in the

town centre at appropriate times

On-going Project will

not be progressed

SE.5 Involve local people in community safety issues

Sevenoaks District Council/ West Kent Police West Kent Housing

Association

Neighbourhood focus group constituted

Neighbourhood issues identified

Local solutions

implemented

December 2002 March 2003

On-going

Completed Planning for Real project has spent £10,000 of external funding in Greatness & Hillingdon. Projects have included street lighting, loan burglar alarm kits and youth projects. 2 Newsletters

have been distributed to residents informing them about the work.

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APPENDIX B

GOSE Crime Reduction Progress Report Please complete alongside Excel spreadsheet recording detailed financial information and e-mail to the Crime Reduction Team no later than the first Friday after the end of the Quarter.

Partnership:

Sevenoaks District Community Safety Partnership

Completed by: Lesley Bowles : 01732 227335

Report for : Apr - Jun 03 Jul - Sept 03 Oct - Dec 03 Jan - March 04

Key achievements and challenges Provide summary of 2 best crime reduction achievements and 2 most challenging barriers to reducing crime during this quarter.

Achievement 1

Number of successful projects providing diversionary activities for over 500 young people across the District including skateboarding, SNAP dance events & DJ/MC-ing.

Achievement 2

Involvement of local residents in deciding priorites for Community Safety improvements and the spending of over £20,000 on crime reduction initatives in two focus areas.

Barrier 1

It is still a challenge to retain police staff across the two police areas. This issue has been addressed at a county level and appears to be having a positive effect. However the shortfall in numbers will take some time to recover as well as the unpredictable staff turnover could have a disruptive impact on delivering some activites in the plan.

Barrier 2

The conflict between National Crime reduction targets and local priorities/issues continues to affect the deployment of resources. The prime concern of the community is disorder, not headline crime. It would be helpful to take this into account when setting targets. This could be rationalised in target setting at both Govt and force level.

Progress towards strategic targets Provide summary of progress towards national (PSA) and local crime/drug reduction priority targets.

PRIORITIES LOCAL TARGET STATUS1

SUMMARY OF PROGRESS TO DATE, AND PLANS FOR NEXT QUARTER

PSA: Vehicle Crime -3% Green

Quarter 1-3 figures show a 8% decrease in TFMV, a 0.5% decrease in TOMV, and a 5.42% decrease in all vehicle crime compared to the same period last year.

PSA: Dom. Burglary -3% Green Quarter 1-3 figures show a 21% decrease in Burglary Dwelling compared to the same period last year.

PSA: Robbery (TVP only)

This is not a target within this area but figures are being monitored closely by the Partnership.

PSA: Fear of Crime No target

Citizens Panel survey, Oct 2003, identified that 52% of respondents feel safe outside in the District after dark; 28% do not feel safe in these circumstances and 17% feel neither safe nor unsafe; 89% of respondents said they feel safe outside in the District during the day. We will shortly have 7 wardens/PCSO’s working in the District and work has been carried out with Town & Parish Councils to secure funding for further PCSOs in the District;Public Reassurance

1 Status should be indicated as follows:

Red - Overall target is unlikely to be achieved Amber - Overall target is in some danger, requires remedial action Green - Overall target is on course to be achieved

(Item No: 7) 34

Plan has been agreed by the Exec Sub Grp

Reduce Criminal Damage

-3% Amber

Criminal Damage was up by 13% during the first three quarters compared with the same period last year. This reflects a county wide rise. The Criminal Damage Task Group has requested anaysis of the top 6 wards (three in each police area) to determine action.

Increase Class A drugs arrests

+5% Amber

72 arrests 2001/2 92 arrests 2002/3 64 arrests to date 2003/4. Emphasis has changed this year because of success of operations in the District; suppliers thought to be operating much less in the District and target will therefore be difficult to achieve.

Reduce town centre disorder in Sevenoaks

-3% Green

Town centre incidents of violence and criminal damage are down by 8% A county wide approach to recording town centre disorder more accurately will be developed early in 2004-5

Tackle anti-social behaviour

Improvement in behaviour in 80% of referrals to ASB Task Group

Green

4 ASBO’s in place One breach has resulted in imprisonment. There has been an improvement in the behaviour of 26 of the 28 cases referred to the multi-agency task group group since April 2003 (92%).

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Project Status Report Please provide a succinct summary of the status of each project of £10K or more being sponsored from the CDRP single pot, BCU fund, CAD carry over from 02/03, PSP, domestic violence continuation funds and SRDA funds. A maximum of three key milestones should be identified for each project.

PROJECT 1: West Kent Police Operations Projected 03/04 spend: £37,000 Funded from

2: CDRP (£30,000)/BCU (£7,000)

STATUS3: Green

KEY MILESTONES DUE DATE (Indicate with * if

date has changed since last quarter)

COMMENT ON PROGRESS & PLANS

Stop and Search 100 vehicles March 2004

273 vehicles stopped and searchd in year. Latest multi-agency operation included 34 vehs prohibited as dangerous; 12 clamped for no road tax, 37 benefit frauds. 2 drug arrests

School based education and enforcement operations in all secondary schools

March 2004 All schools visited.

Visit all licensed premises identified as having drugs issues

March 2004

All key town centre pubs now subject to regualr swab visits. 2 proactive operations undertaken. This will be ongoing as recreational cocaine use is on the increase in affluent urban areas

PROJECTS 2 & 4Purchase of Ion Track drugs testing equipment Projected 03/04 spend: £12,000 Funded from: CDRP

STATUS: GREEN

Ion Track drug testing machine purchased

June 2003 Purchased and operator training undertaken in June

Ion Track deployed in schools, night-time venues and employment premsies

On-going

16 local officers trained in operating the machine. Now in daily use for a variety of applications. 30 intel reports. 26 addicts visited. 3 referred for treatment. 8 warrants executed. 5 arrests. Local press and radio in attendance for high profile operations. Also demonstration made to Pubwatch group of licencees and swab testing undertaken. 80 persons scanned. On-going programmes now in schools, public houses and workplace both in mapping drugs picture and as enforcement/crime reduction aid. Recent operation at rail station and town pubs: 539 persons swabbed by iontrack – 14 positive. 800 scanned by dogs – 10 positive. 3 drug arrests. 3 seizures.

2 Delete those funding streams that are not applicable

3 Status should be indicated as follows:

Red - Project Is unlikely to deliver expected outcomes Amber - Project is in danger of slipping or failing to deliver, but should respond to remedial action Green - Project is on course and promises to deliver expected outcomes

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PROJECT 3 North Kent Police Operations Projected 03/04 spend: £20,724 Funded from: CDRP

STATUS: GREEN

5 target operations completed March 2004

North Kent Police – 5 operations to date. Quarter 4: 2 arrests for Class A; 3 searches; 10 stop searches; and intelligence gathered; two further operation planned

2 drugs dogs deployments completed March 2004 Achieved September 2003

5 surveillance vehicle deployments completed

March 2004 On target and on-going

PROJECT 6 ARC diversionary initiative Projected 03/04 spend: £12,000 Funded from: CDRP

STATUS: GREEN

Recruit pool of sessional workers in the Swanley and Riverhead areas

April 2003 to March 2004

Activities are being delivered through a combination of sessional staff, Youth & Community staff and Social work staff

Development of delivery centres April 2003 Delivery centres in place

Provide diversionary activities and session on physical, social, legal and psychological aspects of drug use and family sessions

April 2003 to March 2004

Swanley project is running as a group 2 days a week. Sevenoaks project is running initially on an individual basis with a possible group to be developed later pending individual assessment. Total of 13 young people involved, all of whom have been referred by agencies.

PROJECT 7 Skateboard Park See Note 1 Projected 03/04 spend: 10,000 Funded from: CDRP

STATUS: GREEN

Site identified September 2003

Site identified – Blossoms Park, Edenbridge

Match funding identified December 2003

Match funding in place

Facility in place September 2004

Facility completed and opening took place on 23

rd December, with safety

displays and tuition. Good press coverage and positive repsonse from community.

PROJECT 9 Task Group Structure Projected 03/04 spend: 20,000 Funded from: CDRP

STATUS: GREEN

7 Task Groups established 8 groups in operation

The Task Group structure has been working well for nearly 2 years. 4 geographical task groups, and 4 thematic task groups meet regularly to take forward actions to help meet community safety strategy targets and to involve local people and key workers in solutions to problems. Task Groups working well and contributing to overall

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reduction targets.

PROJECT 11 Planning for Real outcomes project work Projected 03/04 spend: 10,387 Funded from: CDRP

STATUS: GREEN

Task Group established August 2003

During last year’s planning for real process, several local residents and organisations were identified who wished to be involved in taking forward work to address the identified priorities. They are now working together to help prioritise work and take it forward.

Community Safety projects identified October 2003

Community Safety themes and geographical areas needing attention have been identified as a result of the planning for real exercise and these have formed the basis of projects to address the identified concerns. Projects have included a community clean up day with local young people and a newsletter. Graffiti kits and burglar alarms for loan have been purchased and are available from the local police office. Areas for additional street lighting have been identified by residents and will be in place by the end of the financial year.

Projects complete March 2004

All projects have been completed or orders placed and have included extra street lighting, litter bins, youth projects, contact cards for residents. Group will continue next year albeit with no funding but will continue to work to improve community.

PROJECT 15 North Kent Crime Reduction Initiatives Projected 03/04 spend: 24,120 Funded from: BCU

STATUS: GREEN

Establish projects September 2003

Spending plan formulated

Projects undertaken March 2004

Op Obligate: targeting boot fair where intelligence suggested that the fair was being used to dispose of large amounts of stolen goods. Op Manilla: Targetting known core burglars; Criminal damage analysis work completed and now being worked on to combat damage. Purchase of equipment to view video tapes Ultra Violet key rings to assist officers to identify suspected stolen items Purchase of cycling coding kits Purchase of attack alarms Vehicle crime campaign using car parking tickets

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PROJECT 16 West Kent Crime Reduction Initiatives Projected 03/04 spend: 24,120 Funded from: BCU

STATUS: GREEN

Establish projects September 2003

Working with local authority on review of CCTV arrangements. Enforcement activity in Westerham planned to combat anti-social behaviour and drug-related crime.

Projects undertaken March 2004

Op Tristar - Operation to tackle drug misuse and violence on bus routes very successful, particularly on school routes; Targeting of specific criminal damage areas – further multi-agency targetting planned; Sevenoaks received Town Centre Safer Shopping Award; Targeting vehicle crime in local beauty spots; Contact with landowners re unlawful traveller encampments; PCSO now in post in Sevenoaks; Op Excaliber part of countywide initaive to tackle ASB, followed up by local initiatives Op Eloquence and Op Enable

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