An update from the Office of the Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner on the formation of the Community Safety Partnership.
Agenda item for HWB.
Minutes:
Speakers:
Sarah Haywood, Serious Violence Programme Lead (Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC))
Key points raised during the discussion:
1. The Serious Violence Programme Lead (OPCC) updated the Board on the mobilisation of the Community Safety and Prevention Board (CSPB).
2. As reported in December, the CSPB would assume strategic oversight of Community Safety from the Health and Wellbeing Board.
3. A working group had considered the structure and membership which would be detailed in the Terms of Reference.
4. There was an ambition to streamline the governance structures related to community safety and unite strategic leaders under one Board.
5. Various operational Boards would come under the oversight of the CSPB.
6. Consultation had emphasised maintaining place-based work.
7. Focus would be on data and intelligence to inform strategic direction.
8. Opportunities were expected around co-commissioning and responding to Government initiatives.
9. Nine pieces of legislation had been identified by the Working Group as underpinning the CSPB’s work.
10. CSPB membership was generated from bodies identified by the legislation. Subject matter experts would be invited to meetings as appropriate.
11. A gap was identified for an Integrated Care Partnership representative, and one was requested to be put forward.
12. A member of the Board noted that although the CSPB name included community, the only partners identified were statutory services. Concern was raised that the public would want representatives on the CSPB. The Serious Violence Programme Lead agreed to relay to the working group.
13. The Serious Violence Programme Lead noted Surrey’s 11 place-based community safety partnerships (CSPs) contained community voices which were listened to and valued. However, concern was raised that this would filter community voices, and the strategic Board would lack lived experience.
14. The Chair noted that there was no formal feedback from the place-based CSPs to the (OPCC).
15. A Board member urged aligning the CSPB’s strategic objectives with those of the Children’s and Adult’s Safeguarding Boards.
16. The Vice-Chair (Health and Care) asked whether the new governance structure would identify unwarranted variation in delivery or outcomes at a local level. The Serious Violence Programme Lead noted a lack of strategic thinking on Community Safety which the CSPB would address through a data-based approach.
17. The Vice-Chair (Health and Care) encouraged adoption of language referencing towns and villages, priority populations, and key neighbourhoods to demonstrate a common, shared system, approach by partners. The Serious Violence Programme Lead noted this and would feed it back to the working group.
18. The Chair noted that local government reorganisation would likely lead to the OPCC being absorbed into the Strategic Mayoral Authority, cautioning that the structure would need to evolve with reorganisation.
19. A Board member stressed not losing focus on antisocial behaviour and community harm, which impacted perceived safety of the community.
20. The Board discussed including further lived experience, suggesting a model used in research to inform the CSPB. The Serious Violence Programme Lead assured the Board that victims and survivors were routinely included in needs assessments to inform delivery programmes and initiatives.
21. A Board member highlighted having lived experience input at the strategic level would complement the existing involvement at programme level.
22. The Chair requested a further update for a future meeting once final arrangements were in place.
23. The Board thanked the Serious Violence Programme Lead for the update.
Resolved:
The Board noted the update.
Actions/further information to be provided:
A representative from the Integrated Care Partnership to be nominated.
A further update be provided for a future meeting once final arrangements were in place.
The Serious Violence Programme Lead to feedback the comments from the Board to the working group responsible for establishing the Community Safety and Prevention Board.