Safer Ealing Partnership Strategic Plan 2012 2014. Introduction Community Safety Partnerships (CSPs) formerly known as Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships were established under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. Section 17 of the Crime and Disorder Act, as amended by the Police and Justice Act 2006, requires CSPs to consider crime and disorder including anti-social behaviour and the misuse of drugs and alcohol in the exercise of their duties. The Safer Ealing Partnership (SEP) is Ealing s CSP. Membership of the Safer Ealing Partnership includes Ealing Council, Metropolitan Police, Primary Care Trust, London Fire Brigade, London Probation Trust, Ealing Community Police Consultative Group and Ealing Community and Voluntary Service. The purpose of the Safer Ealing Partnership is to: provide strategic leadership for delivery of shared objectives across crime and disorder reduction, build effective partnerships and multi-agency responses to achieve those objectives, fulfill statutory responsibilities As part of its statutory responsibilities the Safer Ealing Partnership produces an annual strategic assessment. This ensures that the partnership is aware of current and emerging crime, disorder and other community safety issues. The strategic assessment assists the development of a strategic plan to address those issues. The strategic plan outlines the main priorities for the partnership and sets out how it will work together to tackle crime and disorder and achieve those priorities. The SEP Strategic Plan identifies how the partnership will continue to maximise opportunities through working together to help achieve the vision for the Local Strategic Partnership Community Strategy which is that: Ealing will be a borough of opportunity, where people enjoy living in clean, green and cohesive neighbourhoods, as part of a community where they are able to be safe, healthy and prosperous. Page 1 of 17
The SEP Strategic Plan will work together with communities to ensure that everyone on the borough is safe and has the support they need. It will help to prevent and reduce crime and anti-social behaviour. It will ensure that the vulnerable are protected. It will continue to work together to safeguard children and vulnerable adults. It will ensure that offenders receive appropriate support and training to reduce risks of reoffending and improve their life chances. Ealing Borough Outline With a population of over 300,000 Ealing has the third highest population of all London boroughs. Over 40% of residents come from ethnic minorities, making Ealing one of the most ethnically diverse boroughs nationally with over 100 different languages spoken. This includes a large South Asian and Polish community. It has the largest Sikh population outside of India. It is home to various religious groups including 10% Islam, 8.5% Sikhism and 7.8% Hinduism. The borough s vibrant mix of ethnicity, faiths, languages, cultures and traditions makes it a very special place to live and work in. Over 30% of the population are aged under 25 years old. Due to its size and geographical location Ealing has characteristics of both inner and outer London. It has seven town centres, some of which have a green and suburban feel, and some of which are more characteristic of the inner city. Ealing has good transport links including bus, underground and rail links. A main arterial route, the Uxbridge Road, passes though the borough with the M40 and M4 corridors at the edges of the Borough. Over the past five years the total number of crimes in Ealing have fallen by 4.21% with 1,432 fewer offences. The Safer Ealing Partnership Strategic Plan aims to build on that success to continue to make Ealing a safer place Our performance 2011-2012 During the financial year 2011/12 there has been a number of key crime reduction achievements including: Violent crime with injury has decreased by 8.5% with over 200 fewer victims. Page 2 of 17
Robbery of personal property has decreased by 8% with over 100 fewer victims. Theft from motor vehicle has decreased by 10.3% with over 350 fewer victims. Knife crime has decreased by 4.5% with over 20 fewer victims. Serious youth violence has decreased by 4.2% Gun crime has decreased by 2.8% Residential burglary showed an increase of 2.5% in 2011/12. Action highlights during the year include: Partnership delivery of the Ealing Ending Gangs and Youth Violence Strategy known as Operation Milvus which has contributed to reductions in serious youth violence, knife crime and personal robbery. Delivery of a new licensed premises risk matrix identifying problematic licensed premises enabling swift targeted action by way of warnings, improvement action plans as well as by enforcement and licensing reviews. The introduction of the Safer Southall Project where a number of partnership agencies are working with the community to successfully reduce violent crime, robbery, drugs and environmental crime in Southall. Introduction of an anti-social behaviour panel that uses a multi-agency risk assessment conference (MARAC) to protect victims of anti-social behaviour. Page 3 of 17
The borough has restructured a number of key frontline services so that police and council teams are co-located and fully integrated to tackle anti-social behaviour, crime, licensing and local community safety issues. The Ealing CCTV control room was upgraded to a new system and completed in March 2011. During 2011/12 CCTV has captured over 1,800 arrests and accumulated over 6000 incidents. Safer Ealing Partnership Priorities 2011-2014. The strategic priorities for 2011/14 are as follows: Reduce Crime o Reduce violence and most serious violence o Reduce serious acquisitive crime with particular focus on robbery of personal property. Theft from motor vehicles and residential burglary. o Tackle hate crime and domestic violence. o Tackling drugs Reduce Anti - Social Behaviour Reduce offending To reduce the harm caused to the community through the misuse of drugs and alcohol Underpinning these priorities are cross priority themes of: Integrated enforcement Support victims and witnesses Page 4 of 17
Community reassurance The Mayor s Office for Policing and Crime is responsible for setting London s policing priorities. These priorities include reducing serious youth violence including knife crime, targeting robbery, burglary and drug dealing, getting tough on gangs and tackling reoffending rates. These priorities are included within the SEP strategic delivery plan. The Metropolitan Police Service and Ealing Council are working closely with our partners under the Prevent Strategy to stop people on the borough from becoming or supporting violent extremists. Prevent is a counter terrorism strategy. The work entails helping vulnerable people so that they do not get caught up in violent extremism. Prevent also helps bring different communities together making it difficult for violent extremists to spread their destructive messages. The public sector and voluntary sector is experiencing reduced resourcing and in the age of austerity the SEP through continuing close and effective partnership work is able to build on the successes of the previous year to deliver the strategic priorities for the borough. Initiatives are continuing through effective partnership work to make the best use of the resources and powers available to them doing more with less and working across sectors. Outline of the Delivery Plan Building upon the successes of 2011/12 a number of key activities being delivered in Ealing outlined in the strategic delivery plan will help contribute collectively to achieving the strategic priorities. Examples of some of these programmes are outlined below. Integrated offender management Integrated Offender Management (IOM) brings together statutory and third sector organisations to target offending. Ealing has a range of partners working together which includes Ealing Local Authority, London Probation Trust, Ealing Police, the Youth Offending Service, HMP Wormwood Scrubs, Drug Intervention Programme, the Citizens Trust and a number of voluntary and community services. IOM is the strategic umbrella, or overarching framework, that brings together agencies and specialist services to prioritise interventions with offenders who may cause the most crime or harm in their area. The objective is to target those who Page 5 of 17
are at high risk of reoffending, who are causing significant levels of harm within their community and are often not co-operating with criminal justice agencies or related services. Operation Milvus is Ealing s serious youth violence reduction strategy. This initiative monitors young people who are already involved in or are vulnerable to serious youth violence. It monitors a cohort of young people intervening by way of enforcement, prevention and intervention. Interventions include mentoring and assistance into employment and training. The subjects are graded using a system which indicates the risk to either them or the community. Operation Milvus works with a variety of partners including the Youth Offending Service. The aims of Operation Milvus mirror the strategic aims of the Youth Offending Service to reduce levels of youth crime and improve life chances of young people at risk of involvement of offending behaviour. As part of integrated offender management, Ealing is part of a pilot in North West London which targets a cohort of offenders who have a high probation predictor of reconviction (OGR). This uses a Red, Amber, Green system to grade according to police intelligence to focus intervention. Intervention includes enforcement or support in relation to offending pathways e.g. housing, education, training, employment and drug addiction to reduce offending. Tackling misuse of Drugs and Alcohol Tackling the effects of drug and alcohol misuse is a key theme across all the priorities. The two key measures for drug treatment are numbers of drug users in effective treatment and the numbers of successful completions. Ealing is above the London average for dependent drug users in effective treatment and is above both the national and London averages for successful completions of drug treatment. Ealing s performance in successful drug treatment for offenders was highlighted as exemplary at a recent regional forum hosted by the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA). Ealing has been asked to present to the next regional forum on the good practice that it has developed. As well as tackling drugs alcohol is also a key driver to crime and anti-social behaviour, the Ealing Alcohol Strategy 2011-2014 aims to reduce the harmful impact of alcohol through: Page 6 of 17
Prevention, early identification and intervention of problematic drinking as well as specialist and targeted treatment approaches for more chronic cases. Crime reduction through working with crime intervention agencies, licensing and late night economy. Raising alcohol misuse awareness across the borough. Although Ealing has one of the highest rates of hospital admissions as a result of alcohol in London, recent trends over the past three years have shown a decreasing trend in the number of admissions. Implementation of the drugs and alcohol strategy is incorporated into the SEP strategic delivery plan. Tackling Anti-Social behaviour. The Borough has restructured some of its frontline services so that police and council teams are co-located and fully integrated to tackle anti-social behaviour. Information is shared on all vulnerable victims of ASB and a risk panel identifies actions to reduce that harm. Cases are discussed on a monthly basis, where panel members include the police, housing associations, children s services and safer community officers. Tackling night time economy A large proportion of violent crime occurs in the hours linked with the night-time economy on Friday and Saturday night and is largely focussed around the borough s four key town centres. A key activity tackling alcohol related crime and disorder is to deal with problematic licensed premises. Ealing monitors all licensed premises including alcohol, food, betting offices gaming and entertainment venues. A matrix identifies those premises at risk so that swift action is taken. Local authority and police are collocated to enable joint working is in place. This action is being built on. Tackling Domestic Violence A domestic violence strategy for Ealing aims to reduce the harm caused by domestic violence across the borough. Priorities include raising awareness to encourage the reporting of domestic violence. Another key theme is effective interventions with Page 7 of 17
perpetrators to reduce offending. The strategic delivery also includes support for victims and their families not only for immediate safety but also for their longer term safety and wellbeing. Reducing domestic violence is also integrated into other intervention programmes such as the Troubled Families Programme. Safer Southall Project The Safer Southall Project is a successful partnership where police and local authority work with a variety of agencies and the community to tackle local community safety issues including reducing violent crime, robbery, drugs and environmental crime. The strategic aim of the Safer Southall Project is: Working in partnership and with community support to make Southall a safer place to live, work, worship and study for all residents, businesses, and communities. A good working relationship has been quickly established with key partners. The project has created new ways of working and getting the best value out of what we collectively have through innovative responses. Page 8 of 17
The Strategic Delivery Plan 1. Reducing Crime : To reduce the crimes of most significance in Ealing Objective Activity Measure Owner 1.1 Reduce violent crime associated with Night Time Economy Respond to licensed premises which have the highest impact on crime and disorder through the premises risk matrix. Building on the red, amber, green matrix system develop a night time economy action plan Reduction violent crime with injury 5% 2012/13 6% 2013/14 MPS Multi agency visits to licensed premises including test purchasing for underage sales, food hygiene, UKBA and trading standards. MPS/Ealing Council Regulatory Services 1.2 Reduce youth crime Operation Milvus. Multi agency enforcement, intervention and referral activity to young persons based on risk matrix working with Youth Offending Service and Safeguarding Children. Dedicated fast time response to emerging threats and incidents. To identify referrals to troubled families initiative to provide focussed intervention on young people to prevent them becoming involved in crime. Safer schools officers Safer schools partnership meetings attended by Head NI 15 Reduce serious violent crime NI45 Engagement by young people who offend in suitable education training and employment NI 19 Number of young people who go on to reoffend after receiving a youth justice disposal. Reduce Serious Youth MPS/Ealing Council YOS & Safeguarding Children Page 9 of 17
Teachers. Test purchasing operations for knife sales. Violence 5% 2012/13 1.3 Reducing crime and disorder Continue to implement and develop a partnership model collocating police, community safety and regulatory service teams working with UKBA. Increase partnership opportunities in the voluntary sector working with Ealing Community and Voluntary Services to help make local communities safer. 6% 2012/13 Successful outcomes reducing priority crime and disorder from joint problem solving initiatives. Ealing Council Safer Communities/MPS 1.4 Reducing crimes of most significance in Ealing Multi agency cluster teams to problem solve and develop action plans to reduce crime per cluster. Multi agency teams to report to Safer Communities Director and superintendent. N16 reduction in serious acquisitive crime 5% 2012/13 6% 2013/14 Cluster Inspector Safer Communities coordinator Local cluster partnership performance and activity scorecards 1.5 Reducing acquisitive crime on housing estates. Regulate safety of homes across all tenures of housing including burglary prevention education and target-hardening schemes. 5% reduction in residential burglary 2012/13 6% reduction 2013/14 Safer Communities 1.6 Reduce domestic violence and abuse Implement a Domestic Violence Strategy to: Raise awareness to prevent DV from happening Training to enhance response to victims of violence Effective interventions with perpetrators Reduction in repeat victims. 2011/12 to be baseline year. Domestic Violence abuse coordinator Page 10 of 17
Support for victims and families Integrate DV into wider interventions including troubled families programme. Continued Support for the West London Rape Crisis Centre 1.7 Reducing Crime and Disorder through Safer Southall Project. Continue to deliver Safer Southall action plan. 5% total notifiable crime reduction 2012/13 in Southall Ealing Council MPS 6% crime reduction 2013/14 in Southall Tackle priority issues such as robbery and open market drug dealing. 1.8 Reducing drivers to acquisitive crime. Tackling supply of drugs Increase crack house closures and drugs warrants to deter drug dealing. Number of sanctioned detections for supply and possession with intent to supply. MPS Number of crack house closures and drugs warrants per cluster. 1.9 Reducing serious acquisitive crime through drug treatment and intervention programmes. Through Drug Intervention Programme target and support drug misusing offenders within the IOM cohort who are at risk of re-offending so as to enable them to recover from their substance misuse. Target 85% of IOM cohort taken into caseload and commenced treatment DAAT Page 11 of 17
1.10 Tackle Hate Crime Encourage the reporting of hate crime with the aim of reducing it in future. Number of reported incidents of hate crime. Increased victim confidence in reporting hate crime measured through victim satisfaction surveys. Hate Crime Coordinator 1.11 Community reassurance Local publicity campaigns to local neighbourhoods publicising result of successful joint partnership initiatives. Number of publicity initiatives. Q60 Public attitude survey: How good a job police/local authority doing in your area. Safer Communities MPS Target 65% 2012/2013 66% 2013/14 Baseline 63% 2011/12 Ealing Residents survey Page 12 of 17
2. Reducing Anti Social behaviour : To reduce the level of Anti-Social Behaviour in Ealing Objective Activity Measure Owner 2.1 Protect the vulnerable Identify and manage high risk ASB cases through multi agency ASB panel Coordinate services to high risk victims and witnesses subject to DV and ASB through the management and coordination of the DV MARAC and the multi-agency ASB panel. Identification and reduction in high risk repeat victims. Public Attitude Survey target to what extent are you worried about ASB in your area 2012/13 24% 2013/14 22% Reduction in reported ASB by 5% per cluster per year ( Baseline 2012/13) Safer Communities 2.2 Reduce ASB and noise nuisance Early prevention activities to reduce ASB such as ABCs. Number of interventions and activities per cluster per quarter including using tenancy interventions ( Council and housing associations) Tackling noise and ASB issues associated with licensed Public Attitude Survey reduction in response to what extent are you worried about ASB in your area 2012/13 24% MPS Ealing Council Safer Communities Page 13 of 17
premises including gaming premises. 2013/14 22% Reduction in reported ASB by 5% per cluster per year ( Baseline 2012/13) Increase partnership opportunities in the voluntary sector working with Ealing Community and Voluntary Services to help improve quality of life in local neighbourhoods. Increased enforcement across Regulatory Services against the 2009/10 baseline by 20%. 2.3 Prevent ASB Targeted interventions to ASB hotspots through problem solving including diversionary activities. Cluster partnership performance and activity scorecards Reduction in reported ASB per cluster by 5% per year. Baseline year 2012/13. MPS Cluster Inspector Safer Communities Team Leader 2.4 Prevent ASB associated with alcohol misuse. Prevention, early identification and specialist targeted treatment approaches. Number of interventions. DAAT Use of Early intervention and brief advice in custody suites Enforce DPPO Test purchasing of licensed premises. 2.5 Tackling environmental issues. Joint delivery of environmental clean-ups to target hotspots. Community Payback Number of joint initiatives per quarter. Public Attitude survey Ealing Council Page 14 of 17
2.6 Tackling outhouses. To take joint enforcement activity to tackle criminality and breaches of regulations governing outhouses. 2.7 Tackle rogue landlords Joint targeting and enforcement against landlords whose premises contribute to environment issues, anti-social behaviour and/or crime through poor management of premises. Ealing Residents survey Number of joint enforcement activities Number of joint enforcement activities. Ealing Council UKBA, MPS Ealing Council HMRC UKBA 2.8 Tackle poorly managed businesses Joint targeting and enforcement against owners of premises that are poorly managed and contribute to ASB and crime. Number of joint enforcement activities Trading standards Environmental health HMRC & UKBA 2.9 Community reassurance Local publicity campaigns to local neighbourhoods publicising result of successful joint partnership initiatives to tackle ASB and nuisance issues Number of publicity initiatives. Q60 Public attitude survey: How good a job police/local authority doing in your area. Safer Communities MPS Target 65% 2012/2013 66% 2013/14 Baseline 63% 2011/12 Ealing Residents survey Page 15 of 17
3. Reducing Offending: Increase the number of people targeted for support to reduce re-offending. To reduce the harm caused to the community through the misuse of drugs and alcohol. Objective Activity Measure Owner 3.1 Target offenders with the highest risk of offending and or risk of harm. Through Drug Intervention Programme target and support drug misusing offenders within the IOM cohort who are at risk of re-offending so as to enable them to recover from their substance misuse. Target 85% of IOM cohort taken into caseload and commenced treatment. DAAT 3.2 Target offenders with the highest risk of offending and or risk of harm. NW Offender Pilot. Develop and monitor a cohort of offenders with OGRS of 71% and above using a RAG system. Target. Reduce crime by 5% 2012/13 6% 2013/14 MPS Referrals to moving on project 100% Enforcement/licence recalls 100% 3.3 Target offenders with the highest risk of offending and or risk of harrn MAAPA To include all multi agency IOM cohorts under one Umbrella group. Reviews of Level 3 MAPPA cases no less than once every 6 weeks. IOM Strategic Group lead 3.4 To deter young people from offending Operation Milvus. Multi agency enforcement, intervention and referral activity to young persons based on risk matrix. To identify referrals to troubled families initiative to provide focussed intervention on young people to prevent them becoming involved in crime. NI45 Engagement by young people who offend in suitable education training and employment NI 19 Number of young MPS Page 16 of 17
people who go on to reoffend after receiving a youth justice disposal. 3.5 Reduce drug related crime Numbers of drug users in effective treatment Numbers of successful completions. 3.6 Prison release Work with Housing, third sector and other partnership agencies to ensure that persons released from Wormwood Scrubs have accommodation on discharge. Reduce Serious Youth Violence 5% 2012/13 6% 2012/13 Maintain users in effective treatment and successful outcomes above London average Minimum 75% of all prison releases achieve each objective. DAAT Wormwood Scrubs Prison Service All eligible persons being discharged access Job Centre Plus and other support services to gain employment. Page 17 of 17