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Margaret Geary

This document outlines the vital role of Crime Reduction and Social Inclusion Directors in the West Midlands, focusing on the shift towards a delivery-oriented model within Community Safety partnerships. Key discussions include resource allocation, performance management, and the establishment of transparent frameworks for monitoring community strategies. It emphasizes collaboration, stakeholder involvement, and regular feedback mechanisms to enhance local accountability. The aim is to better engage communities, capture lessons learned, and ensure that strategies for crime and disorder reduction are effective and sustainable.

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Margaret Geary

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  1. Margaret Geary Crime Reduction & Social Inclusion Director Government Office for the West Midlands

  2. Changing CDRP Role • Shift to DELIVERY arrow  LSP link • Allocated funds • Contribution to PSA and Best Value targets • Pursuing local strategies • Introducing performance management • Communicating progress

  3. Confidence about Delivery • What action is being supported? • How do CDRPs know what’s working? • Is the Partnership accountable to others locally? • Who co-ordinates the work? • How visible is the work? • How is others’ experience and expertise used?

  4. Project Specification • What priorities have been identified? • What needs to be done? • Who is going to do it? • How much will it cost?

  5. Project Planning • Clearly defining outcomes sought and identifying needs to be addressed • Drawing on available experience and expertise • Identifying resources and likely actions • Agreeing a timeframe and critical path • Risk assessment • Option Analysis

  6. Project Planning & Implementation • Monitoring progress • Management systems • Involving stakeholders • Feedback mechanisms • Equality issues covered • Exit and contingency strategies agreed • Costs/benefits analysis

  7. Mainstreaming ‘What Works’ • Initial commitment from main service providers • Capturing lessons learned • Disseminating information • Seeking Central Government support • Training front-line staff • Better engaging communities

  8. Can the Region Help? • Crime GRIP • Crime Science approach • Opportunities to share experience • Delphi approach • Research seminars

  9. Do we know what crime and disorder reduction action is undertaken locally? • Are there systems in place to ensure transparent, informed allocation of funds? • Are there regular reviews of progress? • Has the Partnership agreed monitoring and reporting systems? • Do targeted beneficiaries have regular opportunities to report on the impact of work undertaken • Does the Partnership have the capacity needed to deliver?

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