Safer and Stronger Communities Partnership North East Lincolnshire is the statutory Crime & Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP) that was established in response to the requirements of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.
Safer and Stronger Communities is a statutory partnership set up to join the work of partners across the borough.
Responsible authorities have a statutory duty to work with each other and other local agencies and organisations to develop and implement strategies to tackle crime and disorder including anti-social and other behaviour that is affecting the local environment, as well as the misuse of drugs and alcohol in their area.
Responsible authorities
The responsible authorities in North East Lincolnshire, as set out in section five of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 are:
Humberside Police (A Division)
Humberside Police Authority
North East Lincolnshire Council
Humberside Fire and Rescue Authority
North East Lincolnshire Care Trust Plus
Strategic decisions
At a strategic level the Safer Communities Partnership Executive Group meet to progress the targets that have been set around reducing crime and the harm caused by drugs and as detailed in the North East Lincolnshire Safer Communities Partnership Plan 2011/ 2015. This strategic executive group links into the Local Strategic Partnership and has responsibility for the Safer and Stronger Communities theme.
Our key targets for 2011/12
Burglary - dwelling
Burglary - non-dwelling
Hate Crime
Shop Theft
Operational level
At an operational level, multi-agency Task Groups meet on a regular basis to achieve the objectives of the strategy and formulate tactical responses to emerging community safety issues. Task Groups are themed around particular types of crime to enable the agencies to focus on the particular crime and formulate the appropriate response.