Safer and Stronger Communities

Tuesday 20th October 2009, QEII Conference Centre, London, 08:40 - 16:30

Inside Government's Third Annual Safer and Stronger Communities Event: Tackling Crime - Securing the Public's Confidence

CONFIRMED: Alan Campbell, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office

'"We are entering a period where our resources will become increasingly limited. We will all be challenged to make sure that we are making best use of these to provide those interventions that deliver significant positive outcomes for our communities. We are in no doubt that good quality partnership working is the key to our continued successes. We will continue to encourage the development of local solutions for locally identified problems. Together, we must make clear to our communities the real benefits that local offender-based interventions deliver in reducing crime.."

Alan Campbell, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office, June 2009

Overview

The public want services that tackle crime at its roots. But they also want a system that holds offenders to account for their actions, and ensures that they make amends to their victims and the community at large. Part of the challenge for the Government is to engage communities as partners in crime prevention.

In July 2007, the Government published “Cutting Crime: A New Partnership 2008-11”. It set out the framework for tackling crime in England and Wales in the period up to 2011. The objective of the strategy was to tackle the crimes that most matter to the public, from anti-social behaviour through to terrorism.

Two years on, and significant new challenges have emerged relating, among other factors, to difficulties emerging out of the economic downturn. These new challenges are demanding both immediate action and a new approach, and the Government remains determined to tackle them head on.

The Government has refocused its priorities to ensure that the tough and proactive responses needed to counter upward pressure on crime are in place. It has distinguished more clearly between its crime reductions objectives in line with the changed environment, namely:

Tackling not tolerating anti-social behaviour
Securing homes and protecting property
Saving lives through tackling violent crime
Countering organized crime

Simultaneously, the Government is instigating a new crime reduction approach, namely:

Tackling early action to prevent crime
Turning the tables on offenders
Delivering responsive, visible justice

In order to build safer, stronger communities it is important that central government, local authorities, justice agencies and all relevant stakeholders work together in partnership.

Agenda

As the Government seeks to tackle crime in all its forms, delegates at this inside government event will have the opportunity to hear an update on the cutting crime strategy, as well as have the opportunity to discuss and debate the main issues.

08:40	Registration and Coffee
09:30	Chair’s Welcome Address Kai Rudat, Director, Office for Public Management (CONFIRMED)
09:35	Reducing Harm, Increasing Confidence The new crime strategy, Cutting Crime - two years on Taking early action to prevent crime, including on burglary, designing out crime and the Retail Action Plan Turning the tables on offenders, including developments on integrated offender management Delivering responsive visible justice Putting the public in the driving seat Increasing public confidence and on-going policing reform The importance of partnerships and taking action at the right level to tackle crime Tackling, not tolerating, anti-social behaviour Alan Campbell, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (CONFIRMED)
09:50	The SmartWater Foundation: Targeting Hard Pressed Communities Case history: South Yorkshire Police Suppressing burglary and theft from motor vehicles ‘Spoiling the Prize’ Targeting of PPO’s Pressurizing the ‘Receivers’ Measurement and Results Phil Cleary, CEO, SmartWater (CONFIRMED)
10:10	Building Public Confidence and Reducing the Fear of Crime Crime and public perceptions: closing the gaps What are the causes of the perception-reality gap? The role of the media and their reporting of crime Commanding the trust and confidence of the public More effective engagement with the public by the different elements of the criminal justice system Increasing effort to get a healthier balance between crime policy and public opinion Annabelle Phillips, Research Director, Ipsos MORI (CONFIRMED)
10:30	Coffee and Networking
10:50	Delivering the Policing Pledge Policing Pledge in detail Report findings Leadership and governance Strategy and policy Performance monitoring and delivery Pledge Delivery Fairness, Dignity and Respect Community Engagement Customer care Next Steps Jane Stichbury CBE QPM BA MA, Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary, South of England Region, HMIC (CONFIRMED)
11:10	Future of Policing: Policing in the 21st Century Today’s challenges for the police The Policing Green Paper and its impact on reducing bureaucracy in policing The role of the Independent Reducing Bureaucracy Advocate Collective responsibility – challenging government and police services to remove overly bureaucratic requirements, systems or processes Freeing up police time – working with the community, police accountability and public perception Jan Berry, Independent Reducing Bureaucracy Advocate (CONFIRMED)
11:30	Questions and Answers Session
11:50	The Tackling Violence Action Plan and the New PSA Homicides and more serious violence Improving the investigation and prosecution of rape Protecting children from sex offenders Sharing good practice in tackling domestic violence Reducing street prostitution Responding to new challenges Supporting Victims Claire Gipson, Head of Strategy and Delivery, Violent Crime Unit, Home Office (CONFIRMED)
12:10	Tackling Domestic Violence: Effective Interventions and Approaches The STELLA project What do we know about the links between alcohol, drugs and the perpetration of domestic violence? Work that is taking place to address the dual issues with perpetrators What we can learn from current practice? Karen Bailey, Deputy Director, Greater London Domestic Violence Project(CONFIRMED)
12:30	Questions and Answers Session
12:45	Lunch and Networking
13:45	Afternoon Keynote: Design Out Crime – Crime Prevention Through Innovation The Alliance: who we are and our role The Design Out Crime initiative: our three year focus Design thinking as a crime prevention tool: how it can be used and what it can achieve Sebastian Conran, Head, Design and Technology Alliance Against Crime (CONFIRMED)
14:05	Breaking the Cycle of Crime Through Early Intervention Developing effective partnership working in every area to identify, target and address early warning signals Strengthening support for children at risk of offending Alternatives to school expulsions and custodial sentencing Anne Weinstock CBE, Director, Youth Taskforce, Department for Children, Schools and Families (CONFIRMED)
14:25	Coffee and Networking
14:50	Reducing Youth Violence: Tackling Knives and Serious Youth Violence Programme (TKAP) Enforcement, prevention and engagement The national picture Working with partners and communities to reduce serious youth violence Tackling the supply and availability of weapons to young people Assistant Chief Constable Sue Fish OBE, Strategic lead for the Government’s Tackling Knives Action Programme, Home Office (CONFIRMED)
15:10	Multi Agency Approaches – Challenges and Rewards The need for multi-agency action to reduce gang crime The challenges faced and ways of overcoming them How can schools combat young people's fears and deter them away from gang culture? The need for multi-agency action to reduce gang crime The role the YJB can play in reducing gang crime Brendan Finegan, Director of Strategy, Youth Justice Board (CONFIRMED)
15:30	Questions and Answers Session
16:00	Chair's Summary and Conclusions

*programme subject to change without notice*

Main Sponsor

Smart Water

Exhibitor

Astracasting

Britspace Modular Buildings Ltd

Audience

The audience will be representative of the diversity of the issue and the stakeholders present will include, community safety teams, police & fire authorities, LSPs, housing organisations, CDRP's, jobcentre plus, drug and alcohol action teams, youth offending teams, town centre managers, transport authorities, neighbourhood wardens, victims support, children’s trusts, ALO's, education authorities, licensing teams, environmental professionals, planning authorities, social inclusion officers, community cohesion officers, schools, local criminal justice boards, prison/probation service, PCTs, central government departments & bodies, unions, academia, the private, legal & voluntary sectors and all those involved in building safer and stronger communities.