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SAFER FUTURE COMMUNITIESClinks | 59 Carter Lane | London | EC4V 5AQ0207 246 2564www.clinks.org/services/sfc

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Overview• Supporting the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector to

engage with and influence the forthcoming Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) and the new commissioning landscape in which they will operate.

• Aim: to secure effective partnership work between the VCSE Sector, PCCs, Community Safety Partnerships, Probation Trusts and other statutory bodies.

• The project runs until March 2013.

• Funded by the Home Office

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What the changes mean for the VCSE sector• VCSE organisations working to improve community safety are diverse and wide ranging .

• Existing funding and commissioning structures for VCSE organisations working in community safety will change significantly.

• VCSE organisations need to:

understand the new commissioning landscape, provide evidence to support their “business case” demonstrate how they can help the PCCs to understand the needs of local people

and meet community safety priorities.

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Safer Future Communities Partnership• Safer Future Communities is led by Clinks

• In partnership with the Council for Welsh Voluntary Youth Services, Drugscope, National Association for Voluntary and Community Action, National Council for Voluntary Youth Services, Welsh Council for Voluntary Action Women’s Resource Centre.

• This strategic partnership also links with a wider group of national VCSE stakeholders, including Victim Support, Neighbourhood Watch, Social Enterprise UK and many others.

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Survey results (Dec 2011 – 850 responses)

34% had not heard about changes taking place 74% think the changes will be important to their

organisation 72% think it will be critically important for PCCs to work with

local VCSE sector

Of those who were aware of the reforms:

74% recognise the opportunity to influence policy 20% think VCSEs will collaborate to influence PCCs

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Local Safer Future Communities networks• A lead organisation in each PCC area will:

The lead organisation in Wiltshire & Swindon is Wessex Community Action– Co-ordinate and manage a diverse network– Gather information and evidence around local priorities and

influence strategic plans– Build links between the network and other strategic partners– Identify training and support needs of network partners– Provide evidence of the success and impact of the network and

of lessons for policy makers and practitioners– Ensure excluded groups and the vulnerable are heard and

represented

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Project Activities• National- Provide support and a strategic overview to the local networks incl.

training and support resources- National position statement stating what he VCSE can offer and the

principles that guide the way we work• Local- Bringing the VCSE together to speak with one voice- Working with police commissioning models- Providing information on community safety needs and how the VCSE can

help to meet them- Lobbying and influencing

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What next?

• Contact the Wiltshire & Swindon network:http://

saferfuturecommunitieswiltshire.wordpress.com

Wessex Community ActionTelephone: 01722 421747email: info@wessexcommunityaction.org.uk