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What should my strategy look like?

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This part of the toolkit template is designed to help you structure and develop your strategy.  

Your strategy document should include these broad headings:

• Introduction 
  

• Summary of audit findings and development of priorities
  

• Performance management of priority areas

Introduction

Use the 'Introduction' section to:

• make people aware of your partnership mission statement or vision 

• describe the purpose of the strategy and how it is linked to the audit process

• describe any relevant partnership structures 

• describe links to the plans other partnerships in your area

• give a brief overview of the structure of the strategy 

You should also consider:

• the needs of the audience for the document

• including acknowledgements

• including a contents list

• providing contact details

 

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Summary of audit findings and development of priorities

Use the 'Summary of audit findings and development of priorities' section to:

• describe the main issues or themes that were identified in your audit.  These may be:

  • crime related

  • disorder related

  • drug related

  • demographic issues

  • geographic issues

  • issues affecting homogenous groups

  • socio-economic issues

  • cross-cutting themes

  • victims and witnesses issues
    

• describe the process of identifying and refining the broad priority areas through:

  • the audit process

  • the consultation exercise

  • what account has been taken of nationally defined targets and priorities

  • what links have been made to the priorities and targets of partners

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Performance management of priority areas

Use the 'Performance management of priority areas' section to: 

• clarify the priorities. Each priority area should have:

  • an aim

  • a clear and meaningful objective related to an aim 

  • SMART objectives

  • targets

  • appropriate timescales

  • appropriate performance measures to enable effective monitoring

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Last update: 10/03/04