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1 Derbyshire Police and Crime Plan 2016 -21
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Commissioner for a little over three years and I am able use the
experience I gained to help shape my thinking and my plans for
the coming years. I am also committed to ensuring that this is truly
a living document, and will undertake a review of it at least once a
year to ensure that the priorities it contains are still fit for purpose
and still address the threats, risks and concerns identified by the
police, partners and, most importantly, by you who live or work in
Derbyshire.
Hardyal Dhindsa We are starting from a strong position locally. In her most recent
Police & Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire assessment of Derbyshire Constabulary Zoë Billingham, Her Majesty’s
Inspector of Constabulary, judged the Force to be GOOD, saying,
Introduction “ I am very pleased with the performance
of Derbyshire Constabulary in keeping
”
people safe and reducing crime.
As I sat down and started to should not be forgotten that
write this Police and Crime my role as Commissioner is
The Force has responded to the significant financial pressures all of
Plan I was reminded of all wider than simply holding the
us, and in particular the Public Sector, have faced and continues with
those people I met during my Chief Constable to account for
its robust and credible plans to secure its future. There is, however,
campaign to become the Police the performance of Derbyshire
no room for complacency and I will continue to challenge the Chief
and Crime Commissioner Constabulary, though clearly
Constable to meet those challenges we will face in the future head
(Commissioner) for Derbyshire; this is a significant part of the
on. There will be difficult decisions that need to be taken and the
people who shared their views role. The role of Commissioner
way in which Derbyshire is policed will change, but my challenge
and concerns about policing includes the commissioning of
will always be there to the Chief Constable that those changes are
and crime on doorsteps and support services for those who
necessary to continue keeping people safe and reducing crime.
at public meetings. I was have been a victim of crime;
also reminded of the oath working with partners to help Finally I would like to reiterate a point I made during my first
I took on May 6th 2016, keep communities safe; and a interview as Derbyshire’s new Commissioner. I am here to listen. I
and my acceptance speech duty to collaborate with other am your Commissioner. I am here as your representative to hold the
at the Derby Arena, when Forces (and soon to be other Chief Constable to account and to ensure that Derbyshire continues
I committed to being a emergency services) with a to be one of the safest places to live and work in the Country. I
Commissioner for the whole of view to keeping individuals have set myself a challenge to visit all 383 towns and villages in
Derbyshire: urban, suburban and communities safe from Derbyshire over my four years in office and I hope to meet as many
and rural. I hope that as you harm. people as I can to understand what is important to you.
read this plan you will see It is a huge honour and privilege to be the Police and Crime
It is my intention that this plan
how I have listened to your Commissioner for Derbyshire and I look forward to working
creates a solid foundation
concerns and will understand with you and for you.
from which we can build on
how I intend to turn my
the legacies of strong police
pre-election promises into a
performance and the work
reality.
of Derbyshire’s first Police
Whilst much of this plan & Crime Commissioner, Mr
will be related to my vision Alan Charles. I was fortunate
for policing in Derbyshire it to work as Alan’s Deputy
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The role of the police My main duties include:
• Holding the Chief Constable
& crime commissioner to account
As your Commissioner, my • Setting, reviewing and updating
I am not allowed to get
main aim is to ensure that the Police and Crime Plan
involved in operational
policing within Derbyshire is decisions; these remain the • Setting the Force’s budget and
as effective as possible and responsibility of the Chief setting the Council Tax precept
meets your expectations and/ Constable. This means that for policing
or needs. decisions about arresting or • Regularly engaging with
seeking to prosecute alleged communities and seeking
A key responsibility is to
offenders are made by the to understand concerns and
represent you. I am your voice
Chief Constable, or their priorities
in the fight against crime and I
representative.
will listen to you on any issues • Regularly engaging with victims
Developing the
that you have about policing of crime to understand concerns
and community safety. I can’t and priorities
promise to always have the
answers but I will commit to
• Appointing, and where necessary role of police & crime
commissioner
dismissing, the
working with you and with Chief Constable
partners to try and identify
• Commissioning the services of During the course of this plan I am aware of draft
solutions.
partner agencies to deliver a legislation and policy proposals that could see the
Where possible I will provide joined-up approach to crime, responsibilities of Commissioner increase.
leadership to facilitate the including the distribution of
One notable change that is likely to impact within my first
best use of resources to grants and other funding from
year in office is a likely change to the law that will allow a
achieve shared outcomes, Central Government
Commissioner to take over the governance of the Fire and
bringing together specialist • Commissioning services to Rescue Service, or see a single employer model used for
services involved in the fight support those people who Police and Fire officers and staff. During my campaigning
against crime, using a multi- have been a victim of crime to to become PCC for Derbyshire I made my position very
agency approach to benefit cope and recover from their clear that I am not in the business of taking over the Fire
local people. experiences Service. Here in Derbyshire we have a strong working
• Helping facilitate partnership relationship with the Fire and Rescue Service and the
I am required, by law, to hold
working, and where necessary, Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Authority. We have worked
the Chief Constable to
helping remove any blockages to on a new Headquarters building and are in the process of
account for the performance
effective working building a joint training facility. I believe that this strong
of Derbyshire Constabulary
partnership approach will deliver the best outcomes for
and, where necessary, I will It should be noted that whilst I, as
the people of Derbyshire.
challenge, and work with, the the Commissioner, and the Chief
Force to deliver change and Constable have very distinct and Another change that I know is coming involves the role
make improvements. separate functions we both share of the Commissioner within the system that handles
an overarching desire to drive down complaints against the Police. I already have a legal duty
crime and raise public confidence to ensure that the Force operates an effective complaints
and satisfaction in the police system and I will review the potential new role(s) for the
service and we are committed to Commissioner within the system and assess where I feel I
working together to achieve this. should develop my involvement.
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This plan comes at a time of
considerable change. At the My pledges to you Enhancing the partnership approach to tackling ‘
Quality of life’ issues within communities such as
time of writing we know that During my election campaign I outlined a series of pledges and Anti-Social Behaviour, fly-tipping, inconsiderate
the UK has voted to leave promises to explain my vision for policing, crime and community parking and dog-fouling
the European Union, but safety in Derbyshire. These areas will be given high priority within
we are still unsure as to the this plan and will shape the future direction of policing in Derbyshire. Maximising the use of IT systems to enable better
timings for this process, nor operational delivery of policing in Derbyshire
Additionally I intend to build upon the legacy of the previous
fully aware of the impact of
Commissioner and am committed to an approach that will see things
this monumental decision. I am fully aware that I have set myself quite a task with these
develop through evolution, rather than revolution.
There will be implications for promises. I know that I will not be able to deliver these on my own. I
My election promises:
the Police Service: How will am, however, confident that through working with partners including
we share information about Prioritising the needs of victims and vulnerable the police, public sector, voluntary & community sector and most
offenders with our European people in our communities Importantly local communities, we can all help deliver this
partners? Will we still be
challenging agenda and continue to keep Derbyshire safe.
able to use tools like the Working to ensure that Derbyshire is a safe and
European Arrest Warrant? I am inclusive county
aware that there are already Continuing to lobby Government for a fairer
discussions taking place about funding deal for Derbyshire
this in Government and within
Continuing to say No to G4S-style privatisation
the Police Service, but I will
also be expecting the Chief Increasing the visibility of policing, both in
Constable to keep me aware communities and online , where resources allow
of what the implications
Ensuring a robust response to new and emerging
of leaving the EU will be in
crime such as Child Sexual Exploitation, Human
relation to policing here in
Trafficking and Cybercrime
Derbyshire.
Further out on the horizon Continuing to develop our pioneering approach to
are suggestions of greater cracking down on drug and alcohol-related crime; hate
crime; Domestic Abuse; heritage, rural and wildlife crime Credited - ITV News Central
involvement or influence
of Commissioners within
Ensuring access to appropriate services for those
the wider criminal justice
in mental health crisis who come into contact with
system; the potential impact
of the devolution agenda
the criminal justice system Threat & Risk in Derbyshire
and so called ‘Metro Mayors’ Reducing demand by working with partners to When thinking about the focus of this plan there are two key areas I
and there will be other lower offending have considered. Firstly are the issues and concerns that have been
developmental opportunities raised by the public when I have been out and about finding out what
Working with partners to keep young people out
over the next few years. All of matters to you. I also need to consider the professional assessment of
of the criminal justice system
these will be evaluated and the threats and risks we face made by the police and other partners.
I will judge where I can have Ensuring that all communities have access to a In Derbyshire partners regularly get together to understand what
the most relevant impact and robust, active and effective police service when threats we face and how we can respond to them, both individually
influence. and where they need it and collectively.
Along with my manifesto pledges and strategic priorities, these will
form the basis of how I intend to hold the Chief Constable to account
for delivering an efficient and effective police service.
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Current threats in office. You will be able to follow my progress on social
media using the hashtag #d383.
Currently the following have been identified as the key Where possible I will look to jointly consult with
thirteen threats and risks and as such are the areas that will partners to prevent you from being bombarded with
be prioritised when it comes to allocating resources: questionnaires or surveys. I will ensure that details of any
forthcoming events, including visits, are published on my
Risk & Threat Area Notes website in good time so that people know where I am
going to be.
Substance Misuse This includes the use of both drugs and alcohol
A new addition to my office is the role of digital
Safeguarding Children This includes work around Child Sexual Exploitation
engagement officer. This role has been developed in
Safeguarding Adults This includes work with People Susceptible to Harm order to engage with those people who prefer, or find it
more convenient, to have their contact via social media.
This includes work around Female Genital Mutilation In addition to the development of our Facebook and
Listening
(FGM), so-called ‘Honour Based Violence’, Forced
Marriage Twitter presence I will also be developing the Derbyshire
Domestic Abuse
Alert system previously used by the constabulary. I would
to you
It also includes the work of the Multi-Agency
Risk Assessment Conferences (MARAC) encourage people to sign up to the system where they
can tailor the type of information they receive and join in
Organised Immigration Crime, As your elected representative, it
Human Trafficking and Exploitation
This includes work around modern day slavery the conversation.
is critical that I understand your
needs and expectations for those As well as our general engagement activity, I will be
Working with groups of people who
Organised Crime Groups continually commit serious offences both areas of policing, community developing the conversation between my office and
in the UK and abroad
safety and victim services for those who have been a victim of crime. Naturally, I want
which I am responsible. to understand any concerns but also want to hear what
This includes monitoring Registered Sex Offenders
Rape & Sexual Assault and Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements people think about the service(s) they have received.
I need to know what your
(MAPPA) Where their experience has been good I will make sure
priorities are for the police so
this positive feedback is passed to the service. However,
Working both locally and as part of the regional and that I can try, along with the
Terrorism & Domestic Extremism where the quality of service has evidently not been
national responses
Chief Constable, to balance these
high enough, I will challenge those responsible for the
Acquisitive Crime & Offender This includes work around Integrated Offender concerns with the threats and
provision of that service to respond to the feedback and,
Management Management (IOM) risks we have already identified
where necessary, up their game!
and the total resources that I have
Tacking both crimes committed online and
Cyber Crime available. In order to do this I will I am listening to you. As your Commissioner I need to
those enabled by the use of IT systems
pursue every possibility to get out hear from you as I truly believe that together we can make
Killed and Seriously Injured Working to keep the users of Derbyshire’s extensive
into communities to understand things happen.
Road Collisions and varied road network safe
what your concerns are and work
This includes fraud and seizures under the Proceeds with you and partners to try and
Economic Crime
of Crime Act (POCA)
develop sustainable solutions.
Anti-social Behaviour This includes significant multi-agency working I am on record as saying that I
am the Commissioner for the
whole of Derbyshire: urban,
suburban and rural and I intend
to demonstrate this by trying to
visit all 383 towns and villages
in the county over my four years
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It should be noted that the Home Secretary keeps
the SPR under review and there may be additional My strategic crime, or anti-social
behaviour, irrespective
commissioned to increase
the number of people who
requirements that emerge during the life of this
Police and Crime Plan.
priorities of whether they have
reported it to the police
self-refer themselves for
help
Examples where this has been important over Central to the Police and c I will work with the Force
2 Working to provide strong
the past few years have been the inner city Crime Plan are my strategic and other partners to
and effective partnership
civil unrest in August 2011 and the way in priorities. These are what I will ensure that relevant
working
which forces came together to deliver a safe be focussing on over the next information can be shared
a I will financially support
London 2012 Olympic Games. More recently our four years. These are the areas, easily amongst partners to
services/provisions that
neighbours in Europe have seen terrorist attacks in addition to those Threats support those who have
help to improve public
such as those in Paris, Nice and Munich and and Risks identified, that I will been a repeat victim of
safety and tackle Anti-
should such an attack take place in the UK it is be holding the Chief Constable crime
Social Behaviour
highly likely that resources would be called upon to account for delivering. Also d I will work with partners
b I will provide support,
included are areas of work I, or to enable those who have
The strategic
from all over the country to deal with issues at the challenge and leadership
time and in the aftermath. my office, will deliver directly. been a victim of hate
to ensure that partners
policing Whilst we don’t know of anything that will need
us to call on help through the SPR, there will be
I expect the Chief Constable
to produce a delivery plan for
crime to report crimes
and receive any support
work together to deliver
services that represent
requirement occasions when Derbyshire calls on other forces how the Force will respond to they need to deal with the
impact of the crime
value for money to
for other forms of support, either from the East this Police and Crime Plan and the public, including
The Home Secretary has placed a statutory
Midlands Region or further afield. I will develop an internal plan e I will work with partners
the development of
requirement on all forces and Commissioner to for how my office will measure to develop solutions to
As part of any review of the local policing model co-commissioning
ensure that they are able to contribute to national our delivery against the tackle issues of Anti-Social
I will always seek assurance from the Chief arrangements where
policing issues as well as dealing with local priorities set out below. Behaviour in order to
Constable that Derbyshire will be able to respond appropriate
matters. This is known as the Strategic Policing improve the quality of life
to the SPR and play its part. 1 Working to keep the most c I will work with voluntary
Requirement (SPR). Due to the complexity of for local people
vulnerable in our communities and community
modern day policing there are a number of f I will support the work of
organisations to deliver
safe from crime and harm
national requirements towards which local forces the Force and strategic
and supporting those who local responses to
are expected to contribute. partners, both locally
unfortunately find themselves issues that affect local
and nationally, to tackle
The SPR currently covers a number a victim of crime communities
issues of people trafficking
of key areas including:
a I will support the Chief
d I will work with
and modern day slavery
organisations such as
Terrorism Constable where he gives and ensure that there is
Neighbourhood Watch
those working on the support available to those
Civil emergencies that require to share information
frontline the freedom who have been trafficked
a response across force boundaries about crime and
to use their discretion into Derbyshire
community safety to allow
and common sense, g I will continue to develop
Organised Crime communities to keep
including the use of the CORE website as a
themselves safe
informal measures such as central resource that
Child Sexual Exploitation
restorative or out of court
e I will work with the
offers advice and support
Business Community to
disposals to victims of crime and
Threats to public order or public safety better understand their
that cannot be managed by a single force b I will provide the signposts them to locally
acting alone crime-related concerns and
leadership and drive commissioned services
work with them to help
to commission support h I will challenge those
them prevent themselves
A large-scale cyber incident services for those who victim services I have
becoming victims of crime
have been a victim of
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f I will work with those c I shall work with health issues who come
in rural areas to share commissioning partners into contact with the
information about how to ensure that drug and police are able to access
they can prevent rural, alcohol treatment services the support they need,
heritage and wildlife crime are accessible to those including development of
g I will play an active role who come into contact the Mental Health Crisis
within local partnership with the criminal justice Care Concordat
arrangements such as system c I will support the
the Safeguarding Boards, d I shall challenge local partnership between the
Health and Wellbeing authorities to use all police and mental health
Boards and local Criminal powers available to them services that delivers
Justice Board relating to the issuing and an on-the-street triage
h I will actively seek the monitoring of premises service diverting people
views of the diverse licences, including into support services
communities that live and consideration of early rather than the criminal
work in Derbyshire to help morning restriction orders, justice system
develop and review the and the use of alcohol d I will ensure that people
delivery of services banning orders with mental health issues
3 Working to tackle the e I will challenge the who have been targeted or
Government to undertake have been a victim of
impact of drugs and alcohol
a root and branch review hate crime receive support
on communities
of how the use of drugs and those who have
a I will work with all targeted them are sought
is tackled in the UK,
partners, licensing out and challenged about
including a review into
authorities and other their behaviour, including
current drugs legislation
stakeholders including prosecution where
licensees to develop 4 Supporting those with
appropriate
lasting solutions to Anti- mental health issues,
e I will work with the
Social Behaviour driven including those with learning
Chief Constable and HR
by the use of alcohol or difficulties, who come into
professionals within the
drugs. This will include the contact with the Criminal
Force to ensure that the
ongoing development of Justice System, as victim
health and wellbeing,
the Intoxicated campaign or offender, to get the right
including mental health, of
b I will work to ensure that support, from the right
all members of Derbyshire
the NHS plays its part by agencies at the right time
Constabulary is considered
providing de-personalised a I will continue to challenge and support is given
data relating to relevant the Chief Constable and where required
A&E admissions due to health partners to avoid
drug or alcohol use to police custody as a so
help identify any problem called ‘Place of Safety’
locations and work with under section 136 of the
partners to develop plans Mental Health Act 1983
to tackle the problems in b I will work with partners to
these areas ensure those with mental
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5 Working with young people, d I will continue to c I will challenge the Chief
including those who have commission a speciality Constable to ensure that,
been either victims of crime service to support victims where possible, the diverse
or offenders, to understand of crime who are under 18 communities the Force
their needs and prevent them e I will support diversionary serves are represented
becoming involved in criminal activity, such as sport, to throughout the workforce
activities prevent young people and across the rank
a I will develop new ways to engaging in Anti-Social structure
engage with young people Behaviour or criminal d I will seek to influence the
to understand their activity national debate around
concerns about crime and issues of diversity within
6 Working with the
community safety and use modern policing
Constabulary to develop the
this feedback to further e I will challenge the Chief 7 Working with the roll out of Mobile Office Constabulary and partners
policing family to be more allowing police officers to to improve information
develop services Constable to continue to Constabulary and partners to
representative of the diverse spend more time out in sharing in relation to a
b I will work with partners develop the volunteering maximise the opportunities
communities it serves communities number of priority areas,
to ensure advice is freely opportunities afforded from developments in
a I will work with the Chief technology b I will work with the including the use of multi-
available for young people by the Force, both as
Constable to actively Constabulary, regional agency systems where
and their families about Special Constables and a I will work with the Chief
encourage and support PCCs, the Police ICT appropriate
keeping themselves safe Police Service Volunteers, Constable to ensure that
those from under-
all members of Derbyshire Company and other d I will work with the Chief
online or using social and encourage people
represented groups to see partners to understand Constable to develop
media, including education from all backgrounds to Constabulary, in whatever
Derbyshire Constabulary developments in ways in which people
around Sexting, online volunteer with Derbyshire role, have access to
as an employer of choice technology and IT systems can engage with us using
exploitation and cyber- Constabulary the right technological
b I will work with
equipment to allow them that will facilitate more social media, including
bulling
communities to efficient and effective developing digital
c I will work with partners to do their job efficiently
understand the barriers to working engagement capabilities
to support those young and effectively – this will
people joining Derbyshire
include supporting the c I will work with the within my office
people who have been
Constabulary and try,
a victim of sexual
wherever possible, to
exploitation
remove such barriers
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Thinking about a list of key partners could be said to be
endless, and the following list is by no means exhaustive,
but key partners will include:
Derbyshire Constabulary
Local Authorities
Criminal Justice Partners
Community Safety Partnerships
Derbyshire Criminal Justice Board
Our local Community Rehabilitation Company
National Probation Service
A partnership Safeguarding Boards for both children and adults
approach Health and Wellbeing Boards
Partnership working and a
Other emergency services, in particular our
collaborative approach must be
partners within the Fire and Rescue Service
considered fundamental issues
at the heart of any work to Health partners including the Clinical
Statement on equality & diversity
reduce crime and support those Commissioning Groups and NHS England
who become victims of crime.
Neighbourhood Watch (and other Watch
I believe that as Commissioner
As the Commissioner for Derbyshire I have a statutory duty to hold the Chief Constable to schemes)
I am uniquely placed to be
account on the delivery of public equality duties as described in the Equality Act 2010. This
able to bring a diverse range of Our numerous Voluntary Sector partners
includes the publication of specific information.
partners together and provide delivering support on the frontline
In its review of public bodies’ equality information the Equality and Human Rights the leadership, where required,
Commission highlighted the high quality of information published by Derbyshire to help develop and deliver Fellow Commissioners – both regionally and
Constabulary. My team and I keep this information under review and I am committed to sustainable solutions. nationally
ensuring representation of my office at all internal boards and meetings that deal with
To have a lasting impact on crime
equality related matters.
rates in the County I am going
I have highlighted within my Strategic Priorities how I wish to build upon the work to bring together a wide range
undertaken by the Home Affairs Select Committee in 2016 that showed how all UK forces of partners to help tackle the
need to rise to the challenge of ensuring that the policing family is more diverse and is a social factors that lie behind
better representation of the communities that it serves. In its report the committee focussed offending behaviour. Through
on issues of racial diversity, but I will continue to challenge the Chief Constable to ensure my years as a Probation Officer
that the whole of Derbyshire Constabulary (Officers, PCSOs, Staff and Volunteers) reflect the I have seen time and time again
many and diverse communities that make up Derbyshire. This will result in positive action how social inequalities have a
being taken to encourage people from communities who are less represented currently to massive impact on an individual’s
consider working or volunteering for Derbyshire Constabulary in any of the wide range of behaviour and their impact upon
roles available. In addition we will use positive action to develop and encourage people communities.
who are less represented to progress within the organisation as well as recognise the
benefits of staying with Derbyshire Constabulary.
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Traditionally when talking about partnership various funding pots I make available to support To date services have been commissioned to support victims in the
working, the partners involved will come the delivery of my Police and Crime Plan. following areas:
from the public, private or voluntary sectors,
In light of the significant financial uncertainty the Generic Victim Service: A service available to all
and their input and impact should never be victims of crime
Public Sector faces it is my intention to offer three
underestimated, but I think there are other key
partners and stakeholders who are sometimes left
year funding commitments to Community Safety
Partnerships to support the delivery of services
Victim Domestic Abuse: Support services in the County and
City for anyone who has become the victim of Domestic Abuse
out of the development of solutions – individuals
and communities. As I seek to deliver against
at a local level that help tackle issues of Anti- services (co-commissioned with City & Council Partners)
Social Behaviour and locally identified priorities
my promises and strategic objectives I will be A specific responsibility of the Sexual Violence: Non-therapeutic counselling and
that affect the quality of life of local residents. support for victims of current, or historic sexual abuse
challenging individuals and communities to PCC is to commission services
By giving the certainty of three years funding to
become part of the solution. to support victims of crime. Young People: A bespoke service offering support
the partnerships they will be able to develop and
This work is partly funded to young people who are victims of crime
Whilst working as the Deputy Commissioner I was deliver sustainable solutions to communities and
through a grant I receive from
part of a scoping exercise into victim services have a positive impact on the quality of life of Child Sexual Exploitation: Support and education for young
the Ministry of Justice (MoJ)
commissioned by the Commissioner. Two of the those communities. people and their families for victims of sexual exploitation
that includes monies raised (co-commissioned with City & Council Partners)
key findings from this piece of work were that
My commissioning commitments and intentions through the Victim Surcharge
partners welcomed the neutral, pan-Derbyshire
for victims are highlighted in the section titled applied by the UK Courts. CoRe Website: An online resource library to direct
leadership that the role of Commissioner could victims of crime to appropriate local or national services
Victim Services. This funding is intended to
bring and the ability of the Commissioner to
As part of my belief that local communities are support the commissioning
‘shine a light’ on areas of best practice, and areas Work is currently underway to identify the need and delivery model
key players when it comes to developing long of support services that will
where improvements needed to be made. I am for services supporting victims of Hate Crime and it is hoped that
lasting solutions to community issues I intend help any victim of crime
committed to supporting a Team Derbyshire this will be put out for tender during my first year in office.
to continue with a grants scheme that will allow cope and recover and to
approach in whatever capacity I am able to have All of the services that have been commissioned to date are subject
community groups to bid for funding to support meet requirements under the
the greatest impact and benefit. to regular performance monitoring and I have sought to maintain
local initiatives that will help support the strategic Victims’ Code of Practice and
enough flexibility within my budget to ensure that I am able to
priorities contained within the plan. European Union regulations.
respond to any emerging needs.
Commissioning A successful legacy from the previous
Victims do not need to have
reported a crime in order for There are a number of additional specialist victim support services
& grants Commissioner was the development of the
NICE Fund (Neighbourhoods Investing Criminal
them to receive a service,
and this has been built into
that are currently funded at a national level directly through the
MoJ, though there are ongoing discussions about devolving the
As the job title would suggest, one of my Earnings) that uses money that has been commissioning to PCCs locally. I am keeping a watching brief on this
the contracts I hold with
responsibilities is the commissioning of services confiscated from criminals through the Proceeds developing agenda.
the services that have been
– either as a commissioned service or through the of Crime Act to support capital projects in
commissioned to deliver this There is, however, what I would describe as an anomaly in the MoJ
distribution of grant funding. local communities. Previous recipients have
work. funding. It cannot be used to support the commissioning of services
included a residents association in Wilmorton,
It is fair to say that the lion’s share of funding to support victims of Anti-Social Behaviour, as this is not always,
the Chesterfield Canal Trust and a football club A Victims Commissioning
that comes through my office is given to the Chief in itself, a crime. I believe that this is something of a technical
in Gamesly. The amount of funding available Strategy has been developed
Constable for the delivery of an efficient and distinction that would probably mean very little to the person
will depend on the levels of funds seized from within my office, and is
effective police service in Derby and Derbyshire. who has been a victim of Anti-Social Behaviour. It is therefore my
criminals, but I intend to use any available available through my website.
(This is discussed later in this plan in the intention to identify alternative funding within my budget that
resources to continue this programme. The approach that has been
section on Finances & Resources.) I do, however, will allow me to commission a support service to help those who
taken is to provide a single
retain funds to support the commissioning For more information about funding rounds, the have been a victim of Anti-Social Behaviour. This will be in addition
point of contact for most
of victim services, to support the work of the amounts available, the terms and conditions to the support I have previously discussed for Community Safety
victims of crime and the
nine Community Safety Partnerships that cover and monitoring requirements of any grants Partnerships who will also play a significant role in tackling the issue.
commissioning of specialist
Derbyshire and to support bids that I receive from made please go to my website where all of this
services for those victims of
groups and organisations to address issues in information is contained.
certain crime types.
their local communities and who apply into the www.derbyshire-pcc.gov.uk20 21
vulnerable people, attacking criminality, preventing and reducing
crime, providing reassurance and delivering value for money, as
well as addressing some of those high priority areas that affect our
communities. I am also encouraged by the flexible nature of this
plan, which, as a living document, will adapt to new threats in much
the same way as we will as a force. I look forward to working with the
Commissioner to continue to deliver a high quality police service to
the people of Derbyshire.
The Derbyshire Constabulary will support this Police and Crime Plan
Mick Creedon
Chief constable and the commitments of the Police and Crime Commissioner. It
is entirely in line with our approach to addressing risk and threat
and protecting communities, particularly the most vulnerable and
A view from the chief constable
marginalised who often suffer extreme victimisation in silence. We
are committed to protect them and to continue to make the county
and city a safer place to live in, to work in and to visit.
This new Police and Crime Plan of the potential loss of any
comes at a time of continued local neighbourhood policing,
change, not only for the but the terrorist threat is by
Derbyshire Constabulary but no means the only operational
also for policing as a whole. challenge we face. Although
In the last Police and Crime our financial position is more
Plan I commented on the secure than it was four years
huge financial savings that ago, our communities face
we had made as a force, and changing risks and threats,
the further savings that we such as the increase in harm
anticipated would be required caused by Cyber Crime and the
under the government’s growing and emerging issues
austerity regime. As I write of Child Sexual Exploitation,
today the government has Human Trafficking and Modern
largely halted these cuts in Slavery – and the ongoing
respect of the police service threats from organised
although we still face reducing criminality, the drugs trade and
budgets and demands for associated violence have not
greater efficiencies and for us gone away. In Derbyshire we
to do ‘more with less’. are in the process of changing
The many recent terrorist our response and local policing
atrocities that have taken model to make us more agile
place in France, in Europe and better resourced against
and beyond were I think these areas of vulnerability.
pivotal in the government’s I am pleased that this Police
change of stance as Chief and Crime Plan outlines
Constables and Police and similar objectives to our own
Crime Commissioners warned core priorities of protecting22 23
Policing in Policing such a diverse
county presents a number
Buxton Sections into a High
Peak LPU and North East and
rural, with the east and south
of the division containing ex-
Derbyshire of challenges and as part of
my Strategic Priorities I have
Bolsover Sections into a North
East LPU.
mining communities, the focal
point of the town of Chesterfield
Derbyshire is a unique county identified a need for the and the presence of one of the
The transition to LPUs is
covering an area of more than Derbyshire policing family to main UK arterial routes, the M1.
not just a change in name
1,000 square miles. It has better reflect the communities
though; it forms part of the The South Division includes the
a hugely diverse landscape it serves. I will also ensure
new way in which Derbyshire City of Derby with its diverse
ranging from the High Peak that the voices of the diverse
Constabulary delivers policing. communities all of whom have
and Peak National Park to communities that make up
A new response model different needs, expectations
former mining communities, Derbyshire are heard and will
was implemented, where and experiences of the police.
towns, villages and the City of try to meet as many different
Response teams, operating Almost 50% of the population
Derby. communities to hear what
from six bases across the of Derbyshire lives within this
their concerns, priorities and
Derbyshire has a population of county, attend all immediate division.
experiences of the police are.
just over 1 million people and and priority graded incidents
I am confident that this new
is made up of a huge range of With a geography as large as and take the necessary initial
structure will deliver an efficient
different communities – it has Derbyshire it is necessary to action. These Response teams
and effective police service for
been suggested that over 70 align policing resources to the are divisional resources
Derbyshire and support the shift
languages are spoken in Derby areas of greatest need. Over and will not be bound
in mind set that will see the
City alone! the past ten years the County geographically by LPU or even
nearest resource allocated to an
has moved from a policing divisional boundaries; instead
At the last Census in 2011 incident, rather than resources
model based on four division the nearest, most appropriate
6.7% of Derbyshire’s working on arbitrary divisional
split to the new policing model resource will be sent to those
population came from a Black boundaries.
introduced earlier this year in need. To complement this,
or Minority Ethnic Community
that sees the county split into newly formed Investigation During my election campaign
(BME).
a North and a South Division. teams take on any protracted I made a commitment that
The breakdown for the City enquires, missing person I would ensure that all
The changes happened in
and County is shown as enquiries, scheduled communities have access to
two stages during 2016.
shown: appointments and so on, with a robust, active and effective
There was a change to the
the continued support of Safer police service when and
City County Force structure, moving from
where they need it. This will,
Neighbourhood Teams. These
White White three Divisions to two and
Investigation teams are based however, mean that resources
reorganising Sections into
within LPUs in a similar way to are allocated according to
199,751 750,094 Local Policing Units (LPUs).
existing Sections, along with risk and threat. This will result
B and C Divisions merged,
BME BME the SNTs. the police possibly being less
with a Chief Superintendent
visible as they may once have
at the helm, and became The North Division probably
40,001 19,592 been in areas of low crime, but
North Division. The Former D sees the greatest variation in
I have been clear with the Chief
BME % BME % Division boundary remained geography and policing need.
Constable that resilience must
with a Chief Superintendent In the north of the division is
19 2
be built into the policing model
.7 .5 in charge, and became South the Peak District National Park
that will ensure that when
Division. At the same time that attracts over 8 million
people need a service they
(Source: Office of National Statistics Sections were renamed LPUs, visitors a year. The north and
get it, irrespective of where in
November 2011 Census)
with a merging of Glossop and west of the region is mainly
Derbyshire they live.24 25
Collaboration Governance,
in the East Midlands transparency & scrutiny
For over ten years forces and police autho\rities/PCCs within the As a public body I am required where decisions are taken, or the meeting using the hashtag
East Midlands Region (Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, to abide by the so called Nolan reported, and I will hold the #asksgb It is not necessary to
Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire) have collaborated on Principles. These are: Chief Constable to account pre-submit questions, though
a wide range of activities, both formally and informally. These Selflessness for performance in the round some advance warning if they
collaborations have greatly enhanced specialist capabilities and Integrity and on specific areas of police are of a technical nature will
resilience within the region as well as delivering significant savings Objectivity activity. The agendas and other assist us in getting answers
to participating forces. Senior government officials have often Accountability papers for these meetings area for you. It must, however, be
cited the East Midlands’ approach to collaboration as best practice, Openness available on my website. pointed out that we will not be
challenging other areas to learn from our regional experience. Honesty able to discuss specific cases
These are open, public
in an open forum.
As the collaborative approach has matured we have been able to Leadership meetings, and will include
develop a mix of collaborative activity that sees two, three, four an opportunity for anyone to
To demonstrate my
or all five forces taking part. Recently work was completed on an ask questions of me, or the
commitment to these
IT collaboration that saw the largest collaboration of its type in Chief Constable, either at the
principles I was approached
the world being delivered. This project will allow all five forces to meeting, by writing by letter
during my election campaign
share intelligence data more efficiently and has already helped in or email or by tweeting into
and invited to sign up to an
detecting crime and prosecuting offenders.
ethical checklist produced by
As Commissioner I wish to build upon this strong foundation and the Government’s Committee
work with my fellow Commissioners and policing colleagues in the on Standards in Public Life,
East Midlands region to continue to explore ways in which forces can which I was more than happy
work together. to do.
Driving the collaboration agenda are five guiding principles: I am also required by law to
• That local policing remains local publish certain information
about my work and my office.
• That any collaboration helps deliver a more efficient These requirements are
and/or effective policing service for Derbyshire set out in the Elected Local
Policing Bodies (Specified
• That all areas of business are considered
Information) Order 2011 and
• That decisions not to participate in a particular the information required is
collaboration are reviewed regularly, as circumstances published on my website www.
may change derbyshire-pcc.gov.uk
• That any costs and/or benefits are shared between One of the requirements I must
participating forces fulfil is transparency in my
decision making. I intend to
The five regional Commissioners and Chief Constables will continue
fulfil this duty through the use
to meet regularly to discuss regional collaboration, reviewing
of the Strategic Governance
existing collaborative work and understanding the business cases for
Board process established by
future collaboration.
my predecessor. This will see
a regular cycle of meetings26 27
In addition to public meetings
I will also meet with the Chief Finance & Resources
Constable on a regular basis Details of the budget and the commissioner’s financial
to discuss matters and receive plans are available on the website.
specialist briefings on issues
The approved net expenditure for 2016/17 is £162.792m
that are unable to be discussed
which is a 0.8% increase on 2015/16.
in detail in a public forum such
as matters relating to specific This is resourced by £99.8m of Police Formula Grant
policing operations/tactics. and £9m Council Tax Freeze & Benefit Grants along with
£54.2m from Council Taxpayers.
Derbyshire Constabulary has
been assessed as being a £1.2m of further grant from the Ministry of Justice is
‘Good’ force by Her Majesty’s
Inspectorate of Constabulary
The police & crime panel received for Commissioner responsibilities for supporting
victims of crime and delivering the Victims Code.
(HMIC). Whilst I am pleased The work of the Commissioner is overseen by a Police and Crime
that they have recognised Panel, hosted by Derbyshire County Council. The Panel is made up of How have I allocated the 2016/17 Budget
good performance across 14 representatives from the local authorities in Derbyshire and two
Force activity I expect the independent members. Passed to the Chief Constable £m %
Chief Constable to continue The Panel may: Operational policing delivered by Derbyshire Constabulary 149 91.6
to improve the way in which
Require the Commissioner to respond to any
the Force responds to the Operational policing delivered through regional collaboration 9 5.7
concerns it has
ever-changing face of crime, Retained by the Commissioner 1 0.6
offering my support and Make recommendations on the Police and Crime Plan
and the Annual Report
challenge as required. To run my office £m %
Veto the level of council tax precept the Commissioner To commission victim services and make grants (excl £1.2m MoJ Grant) 1.4 1.0
sets for policing (by a two-thirds majority)
To support the capital programme 1.2 0.7
Veto the Commissioner’s appointment of a new
Chief Constable (also by a two-thirds majority) To pay debt charges and receive investment income 0.6 0.4
In addition to the oversight role of the Commissioner’s work the Total (rounded up to nearest £0.5m) 162 100.0
Panel should aim to support the Commissioner’s work to deliver
effective partnership work and increase accountability and The Capital Programme contains my spending plans for maintaining and enhancing fixed
transparency. assets – such as land and buildings, vehicles and major IT systems.
The Capital Programme of £33.3m covers the four year period 2016/17 to 2019/20. It
Joint Audit Risk & includes investment in new shared Police and Fire Headquarters and a new firearms range,
Assurance Committee
along with a substantial investment in a regional IT project that will deliver improvements
in resilience and efficiency.
(JARAC) The austerity measures implemented by the Government have a substantial impact on
funding for capital projects. This means that I have to use resources – in the form of
Following a recommendation in the Financial Management Code of
Reserves prudently accumulated over a number or years – to support capital spending
Practice published by the Home Office, I have created a Joint Audit,
on an ongoing basis. The Programme also relies on being able to generate funding by
Risk & Assurance Committee along with the Chief Constable. The
disposing of surplus land and buildings.
committee consists of five independent members. It meets at least
four times a year and its meetings are held in public. Again all related
papers and agendas are available via my website.28
Office of the Police and Crime
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