Induction for New Members

The following pages provide information for new members of Community Safety Partnerships

Community Safety

• Find out who's who in Durham County Council's Community Safety service

Community Safety Partnerships

For information on Community Safety Partnerships in County Durham, please click on the relevant link below. These pages will also show their recent audits and Stratety documents for the period 2005-08.

• Chester le Street and City of Durham Partnership
• Derwentside Partnership
• Easington Partnership
• Sedgefield Partnership
• Wear Valley and Teesdale Partnership

Partnership Contacts

The Partnerships main contacts can be found by clicking on the appropriate link below:

• Chester le Street and City of Durham
• Derwentside
• Easington
• Sedgefield
• Wear and Tees

County Durham Community Safety Board

• County Durham Community Safety Board

Funding

• Find out what funding is available to Partnerships, and what Initiatives are ongoing at present

Data

• Find out how Partnerships develop information sharing
• Joint Protocol for Information Exchange
• Link to pages in relation to the Data Protection Act
• Find out how the County Durham Observatory helps provide information to Partnerships
• Human Rights Act 1998

Key Policy and Legislation

• Definition of Community Safety and Background to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998
• Crime and Disorder Act 1998
• Section 17 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998
• Police Reform Act 2002
• Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003
• Police and Justice Act 2006
• Crime and Disorder Order Regulations 2007 - Prescribed Information
• Delivering Safer Communities - Effective Partnership Working guidance (164 pages, 4351kb)
• Local Government Review in County Durham

Crime Prevention

• Ten Principles that can help prevent crime
• Anti-Social Behaviour
• Response to ASB across the County

Problem Solving toolkits

• Scanning, Analysis, Response, Assessment (SARA) Toolkit
• Routine Activity Theory (RAT)/Problem Analysis Triangle (PAT) Toolkit

Related Links

You can check out information held by the District and Borough Councils in relation to Community Safety Partnerships

• Chester-le-Street District Council
• Durham City Council
• Derwentside District Council
• Easington District Council
• Sedgefield Borough Council
• Wear Valley District Council
• Teesdale District Council

Other Useful Websites

• National Community Safety Network
• County Durham Strategic Partnership
• Crime Reduction - Crime Prevention
• Government Office for North East

Glossary of Terms

• Jargon Guide