New Community Safety Plan Published
In July the Government published Cutting Crime: A New Partnership 2008-11, which described a refreshed approach to tackling crime and increasing community safety. This set the overarching strategic framework for crime and community safety from 2008/09 to 2010/11. This was followed in October by a new set of Public Service Agreements (PSAs).
Following on from this, the Government have published a new National Community Safety plan for the same period. This strategy has been revised to ensure that it is clearly in line with the Crime Strategy and PSAs. This does not mean a radical shift in direction – there is strong continuity between the six themes of the National Community Safety Plan 2006-09 and the community safety priorities as set out in the new set of PSAs. However, there is some shift in emphasis, for example:
- A stronger focus on more serious violence
- Greater flexibility for local partners to deliver local priorities
- A specific outcome to increase community confidence
- The need to reflect the increased threat to communities posed by violent extremists.
The National Community Safety Plan is for members of all local partnerships with a role in delivering community safety. In particular, it is for Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships (CDRPs), but will also be relevant to Local Strategic Partnerships (LSPs) and Local Criminal Justice Boards (LCJBs)
Download the new community safety plan 
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Cynllun Dioglech Cymunedol (Welsh language version of the plan) PDF 1.15Mb
Last update: Friday, January 11, 2008