Timescales

Every partnership will adopt a different timetable for developing and implementing their strategy. Individual timetables will be influenced by factors such as:

• How developed and cohesive is the partnership

• Is the partnership in a unitary or two-tier authority area?

• How successful was the last audit and strategy?

• Has a robust information exchange protocol been developed?

• What guidance has the Regional Crime Reduction Director given on timetables?

• How is the Crime and Disorder Reduction Strategy integrated with other key strategic documents and the Best Value process?

• What type of monitoring and evaluation is being undertaken and what is planned for the future?

Bearing this mind, the partnership should look to have a strategy in draft form by the early Autumn before the Spring publication of the final strategy. This will link into the budget setting timescales of the partnership agencies for the following financial year; enabling the agreed final strategy to be based actual funding streams; and provide those responsible for putting initiatives into action to commence spending at the beginning of the next financial year. The Autumn draft timetable will also provide the partnership with sufficient time to consult and reassess priorities in the light of resources available or likely to be available.

The partnership should also determine at the outset the timescales for carrying out reviews. These are recommended annually or shorter periods but is a matter for partnerships to determine in the light of the resources available for regular reviews and the local crime situation. See strategy implementation.