Safer & Stronger Communities Programme Board

The Safer & Stronger Communities Programme Board has responsibility for LG Group activity in the promotion of the health and safety of local communities, including issues of crime and anti-social behaviour, police liaison, community safety, public protection; the fire service and emergency planning, and licensing and other regulatory activities.

Board Objectives:

• to promote and build on the role of local government in new police reform proposals, focusing on engagement and accountability issues
• to promote local government's role in restorative justice and prison reform
• to develop a coherent approach to and raising the profile of regulatory services
• to work positively to reduce youth offending and promote an integrated local government offer on youth services (in collaboration with the children and young people programme board)

Safer Communities Board - Getting Closer to our Member Councils event
Members of the Safer Communities Board attended the first "Getting Closer to our Member Councils" event in Exeter on 12 July 2010.  The meeting, the first of its kind, is part of the Board's and the wider LG Group's efforts to ensure that Councils are able to play an active part in shaping the Group's business planning and lobbying priorities.
 
With over 20 Councils from throughout the South West region represented, the event was both well-attended and well-received, with representatives presenting a number of innovative and interesting ideas for the Board to consider.  Our thanks again to those representatives who were able to attend and contribute toward making the event such a success.  Members and officers are very keen on maintaining the momentum from this event, and planning for a further regional Board meeting early in 2011 is already underway.

Dates of meetings of the Programme Board in the 2010-2011 cycle are shown in the table.