Agreeing Priorities

A partnership meeting can often be effective in agreeing priorities for the partnership area.

• Each organisation should come to the meeting having first clarified their own priorities for action.

• At the meeting itself, each organisation in turn should outline:

-   its strategic priorities in the target area

-   what it can contribute to business crime reduction

-   any initiatives it may oppose or not wish to take part in.

• The group as a whole can then consider the resulting agenda, looking at:

  -   areas of agreement and disagreement

  -    what is known about effective practice and

  -    agree priorities for action

• After the meeting individual partners will need to endorse the agreed priorities.

• The priorities agreed should be specific about the issue to be targeted.