PCC Grant Workshop for potential applicants
HousekeepingRefreshmentsThere is a token operated coffee machine- Please help yourself to a drink. If there are any problems with the machine please let a member of staff know.
Fire AlarmsThere is no scheduled fire drill taking place this afternoon, therefore if the alarm sounds this will be a real alarm. Please follow the directions given by staff members who will lead the evacuation process.
FacilitiesThere are Ladies and Gentleman's bathrooms opposite the entrance to this room.
Important Points
• As the bidding is available for Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise organisations only this workshop is aimed at those organisations.
• The workshop will last no longer than 1.5 Hours and there will be time for questions.
Changes to the process this year• As there are two commissioning intentions this year, both
which link to different parts of the plan, the process has been amended slightly from last year.
• There are now 2 Separate sets of Application and Guidance Forms which are intention specific.
• Please ensure that you have selected and completed the correct set of forms and have thoroughly read the relevant guidance notes.
• Please note that unlike last year a blank copy of the contract will be issued along with the Guidance Notes. Please read and consider your willingness to commit to this before applying as there will not be room in the timeline to debate the contract after applicants are informed of decisions.
TimelineDate Task
24th October 2014 Deadline for all applications to be with OPCC
W/C 27th October Long listing process followed by external assessment
W/C 1st December Grant Review Panel
W/C 15th December Final Decisions by Sir Clive Loader
Applicants notified in writing of outcomes
26th February Signed contracts to be returned to the OPCC
Purpose of this Workshop
• Clarification on application process• Provide overview of how threat and risk was assessed and
how commissioning intentions were agreed • Expert Input• Opportunity for face to face discussion and queries
Background and Context
• The PCC is responsible for understanding the dynamic relationship between policing and local partner activity.
• Commissioning is deciding how to use the total resource available in order to improve outcomes.
• The Commissioning Framework sets out how the PCC intends to align the commissioning budget with the key themes and strategic priorities in the Police and Crime Plan.
The Commissioning Framework
• The draft Commissioning Framework for 2015/17 was issued for consultation in Summer 2014 and agreed in August 2014. It covers the period for 1st April 2015 onwards.
• All feedback received was considered and responded to is available on the website.
PCC Grant Purpose
• Provide initiatives that closely align to the objectives of the plan
• Allocate funds based on merit• Provide opportunities for innovation• Ensure that the assessment process is transparent and fair
Data Sources
Data sources used in assessing threat and risk to inform the PCC Commissioning Framework: • Leicestershire Police Strategic Assessment • Neighbourhood Priorities• Consultation – Surveys• Victim Satisfaction • Evidence Based Policing • Social Return on Investment – evidence • Results analysis Evidence based service provision is pivotal to reducing long term demand and increasing the effectiveness of services.
Why the two commissioning intentions?
• Many of the ways in which the commissioning intentions will be delivered in 2015/17 have already been determined, subject to satisfactory performance and the availability of funding.
• Intentions were therefore chosen based on the threat and risk identified in Leicestershire Police’s Strategic Assessment which was then cross referenced to those commissioning intentions which are not addressed through other PCC funding streams to determine the chosen intentions and targeted areas.
C010 - Interventions that pro-actively reduce anti-social behaviour in designated areas
Location, Location, Location• When completing your form please indicate using the tick
boxes provide which location(s) your initiative takes place in.• Along with the guidance notes, boundary maps are available
to clarify the chosen locations.• These locations have been chosen as there is already an
established/known need there. Applications must therefore focus on Evidencing how your initiative will meet this need. Please note this differs from last year when applicants were asked to evidence the need and how they would meet it.
C010- ScopeWhat is Anti Social Behaviour (ASB)?‘Engaging in or threatening to engage in conduct causing or likely to cause a nuisance or annoyance to persons engaged in lawful activities’. - Housing Act (1996)
‘Acting in a manner that is causing or is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to one or more persons not of the same household as the perpetrator’ – Crime and Disorder Act (1998)
‘ASB therefore includes a variety of behaviour covering a whole complex of selfish and unacceptable activity that can blight the quality of life of a particular individual, group or community but which falls short of being notifiable crimes’ – National Incident Recording Standards (2011)
C010 - Scope• The Home Office White Paper, ‘Putting Victims First, More
Effective Responses to Anti-Social Behaviour’. It states that “anti-social behaviour is a local problem that looks and feels different in every area and to every victim.”
• In summary, Anti-social behaviour can no longer be defined by behaviour descriptors as behaviours can affect different individuals in different ways. Actions that may seriously distress one individual may not affect or bother another individual at all.
Leicester City Council – Input • Daxa Pancholi - Head of Community Safety
Our vision for the city’s voluntary youth sector including the way council funding supports voluntary youth organisations will be part of our strategic commissioning review and will be directly aligned to our local Youth Offer of activities and interventions that are evidenced based and focussed on improved outcomes for young people.
C010- Need and Chosen Areas
WITHIN LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL AREA• New Parks• Braunstone Park and Rowley Fields• Abbey (Mowmacre, Stocking Farm, Abbey Rise, Frog
Island and Blackfriars)• Beaumont Leys• Spinney Hills
C010 - CityServices currently being provided
Targeted Street Based youth Work, Flexible Street based youth work responding to intelligence gained from real time statistical data relating to current anti-social behaviour and crime figures. Targeted interventions with known young people Time to move on. A group work programme that address behaviour and attitudes to crime and anti -social behaviour, including anger management and looking at consequences.Step Beyond To strengthen the partnership relationship between the schools and its partners enabling better intelligence flow and an integrated approach to those pupils most at risk of offending and not meeting their learning potential
Gaps in services and opportunities• Provision for 8-13 year olds• Wider range of services e.g. sports,
drama, arts• Need to have clear join up with
current youth provision (through communication and partnership work)
Charnwood Borough Council – Input
• Wendy Brown – Community Safety Manager
• Vicky Brackenberry - Neighbourhood Development Officer• Hiron Miah – Neighbourhood Development Officer
C010- Need and Chosen Areas
WITHIN CHARNWOOD BOROUGH COUNCIL AREA
• Charnwood East (Syston, Thurmaston, East Goscote & Queniborough)
• Loughborough Central
• Loughborough East (areas of Meadow Lane, Sparrow Hill, Pinfold Gate, Leicester Road, Lewis Road and large parts of both Derby Road and Alan Moss Road)
C010 – Charnwood – Key ASB Issues
Charnwood EastThurmaston & Syston• Checkland Rd – Youth related ASB, including ball games, verbal
abuse• Watermead Park - Summer BBQ’S, youths gathering &
detritus left at the location, fly tipping• Car cruising in the car park at Thurmaston Shopping Centre • Youth related ASB - Syston East Goscote & Queniborough• Youth related ASB in the centre of the village in the car park &
outside the shops off Long Furrow / Clovers Walk – particularly football
C010 – Charnwood – Key ASB Issues
Loughborough Central • Drug Related ASB & Street Drinking• Fly Tipping/Environmental Crime & ASB• Youth related ASB• Alcohol Related ASB
Loughborough East• Warwick Way - Under reporting due to a perceived fear of
retaliatory behaviour • Warwick Way – low level nuisance by primary school aged
children• Thorpe Acre – Youth related nuisance
C010 – Charnwood – Current Provision
Charnwood East (Syston, Thurmaston, East Goscote & Queniborough• Thurmaston Youth Club – Roundhill – Fridays• Youth Service – Detached Youth Workers – Syston/Thurmaston• Summer programme of Leisure Activities• IMPACT Team
Loughborough Central • Minnies Friends – Drug & Alcohol Support• MTC – Community House – General Support• Carpenter’s Arms – Homeless Support
C010 – Charnwood – Current Provision
Loughborough East• Youth Service operate detached youth work on Warwick Way
& Thorpe Acre but the age range they work with is above that of the children of concern
• 20:20 used to provide a youth worker on the Warwick Way estate that engaged with the younger children however, these sessions were dropped due to changes within 20:20.
C010 – Charnwood – Gaps/Opportunities
• Diversionary provision such as youth groups
• Training for volunteers who support Community Houses and other Community Groups, that will inform them about ASB and help them to advise local residents about how and when to report and to whom
• To create a shared resource, such as a Volunteer Coordinator – perhaps a paid post that is shared between a number of Community Groups.
• Drug and Alcohol Support Services
• Peer Mentoring Services
Completing the Form: Key Messages from the OPCC
• Make the initiative summary concise and to the point
• We will only assess what is in the bid – assume no prior knowledge
• Clearly identify your target group/audience
• Consider and explain how you would define and measure outcomes
• Thoroughly read and utilise the guidance notes.
Completing the form: Performance• Important to set out how you will be able to demonstrate and
evidence your initiative is working
• Shows the difference the initiative is/will make
• The Guidance notes give information on how performance of the outputs in your initiative can be measured,
• These will be specific to your initiative – some helpful explanations and definitions are:
What is an Outcome?
An outcome is the end product of inputs and processes
What do we want to end up with?
For example:
‘A condition of well-being for children, adults, families and communities’
Other Common Definitions Outcome - the end product of inputs and processes
Input - something put into a system or used to achieve output or a result
Output - an amount produced by a process
Measure - an assessment of a dimension against a standard
Indicator - a measure which helps quantify the achievement of an outcome
Points to note• There is no appeals process, therefore all decisions by the PCC
are final• Transfer of funds will take place when an invoice is received
that quotes the OPCC’s purchase order number.• In the case of forms received with clear errors or missing
sections, if the form is received prior to or on 20/10/14 the OPCC will make very effort to contact you and highlight the error. For applications received after this date we will not be able to contact any bidders regarding completion errors.
• Please note this only applies to ‘completion errors’ e.g. a question left blank, a page missing, the incorrect form filled in etc.- There will be no help or comment given on the content of the bid at any stage.
Voluntary Action Leicestershire “Helping people change their lives for the better”
Voluntary Action LeicesterShire
Voluntary Action LeicesterShire is the trading name for Voluntary Action Leicester
Group Support Service
Voluntary Action Leicestershire “Helping people change their lives for the better”
Support to VCS organisations in Leicester and Leicestershire
Voluntary Action LeicesterShire offers free, confidential and impartial advice to voluntary and community organisation’s (including charities) and social enterprises across Leicester and Leicestershire.
VAL can offer advice on: • Setting up as a voluntary organisation• Identifying suitable funding opportunities and sourcing other
funding streams • Running and managing a voluntary organisation
VAL Helpline: 0116 257 5050 / [email protected]
Voluntary Action Leicestershire “Helping people change their lives for the better”
How we will support you
• Designated officer assigned to support you
• Support provided via phone, email and one – to one meetings across Leicestershire
• You will be contacted by your support officer within 3 working days of the support request
• Bookable 1 hour slots available 24 hours in advance
• All advice and support is confidential, impartial and free of charge
VAL Helpline: 0116 257 5050 / [email protected]
Voluntary Action Leicestershire “Helping people change their lives for the better”
Funding and Support• Funding advice:• Development of project and business plans• Structuring funding bids• Developing budgets and costings• Read and review draft bids• Access to VAL online resources • Support with governance and structures for groups• Training and Events (access to free courses/events)
• Collaboration support provided:• Bring potential partners together• Facilitate the development of joint bids
• VAL Consultancy:• Additional support for groups from a expert team of consultants
VAL Helpline: 0116 257 5050 / [email protected]
Voluntary Action Leicestershire “Helping people change their lives for the better”
How to access support
• VAL Helpline on 0116 2575050 or email
• Hardip Chohan
• Group Support Development Officer
• 0116 257 4998
VAL Helpline: 0116 257 5050 / [email protected]
Questions