Community Safety Partnership

What is the South Worcestershire Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership?

The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 means that a new partnership has to be formed.

Each partnership has a Community Safety Officer to ensure that crime and disorder reduction projects and policies are being properly carried out.  They also have to undertake a comprehensive audit of crime, disorder and drugs issues every three years and develop and implement a 3-year.  The most recent Wychavon Strategy started in April 2005 and runs until March 2008.

Who is on the new Partnership?

The group includes representatives from:

• Wychavon District Councils,
• Malvern Hills District Council
• Worcester City Council
• Worcestershire County Council,
• Local Police Division,
• West Mercia Police Authority,
• H&W Fire Authority
• South Worcestershire Primary Care Trust
• Community Safety Co-ordinators from the 3 districts.  
• West Mercia Probation Area,
• Youth Offending Service
• Worcestershire Substance Misuse Action Team

In addition to the formal Partnership there are three South Worcestershire theme project groups.  These look at Domestic Violence, Hate Crime and Drugs and Alcohol.