Partnering and Engaging for Stronger, Safer Communities

“Only 38% of people feel they can influence decisions in their local area” (Citizenship Survey, April – September 2007)

“Despite falling crime rates, 40% of the population still thought local crime had increased over the past two years” (Crime in England and Wales 2006/2007)

With statistics like this it’s no wonder scepticism of the authorities and a heightened fear of crime continues to eclipse the headlines. And little surprise that the government agenda is dominated by an ever increasing emphasis on responding to local issues. Its clear there’s still a long way to go to achieving the socially responsible, empowered communities needed to increase safety, improve quality of life and help you meet your targets.

That’s why IQPC’s Partnering and Engaging for Safer, Stronger Communities 2008 has been designed to help you meet your targets; With over 20 first rate speakers divulging how to develop effective, mutually beneficial partnerships with your community and other partner agencies, enabling you to achieve positive, measurable outcomes (See the full 2008 Agenda now)

Who will I meet?

Our expert speaker panel includes over 20 multi-discipline perspectives including:

• Kathy Robinson, Partnership Policy Manager, Police and Crime Standards Directorate, Home Office
• Sergeant Tony Morgan, Restorative Justice Co-ordinator and Trainer, North Wales Police
• Mark Fowell, Multi-cultural Fire Safety Advocate, Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service
• Michael Elsy, Youth Development Group Assistant Manager, Children’s Services, Sunderland City Council
• Chief Superintendent Paul Smith, Leicestershire Police
• Superintendent Rob Nixon, Leicestershire Police
• John Rice, Chair of Sustainable Neighbourhoods Management Group, Oldham Partnership
• Robin Tuddenham, Head of Community Safety, Waltham Forest Council
• Chief Inspector Richard Blackburn, Head of Neighbourhood Policing, Lancashire Police
• Nigel Whiskin MBE, Director, Restorative Solutions CIC
• Chris Williams, Strategic Partnerships Officer, London Borough of Merton & National Reassurance Policing Project Communications Steering Group
• Sarah Ashmead, Corporate Manager, Policy & Performance, Buckinghamshire County Council
• Charles Meakings, Head of Policy and Research, Wycombe District Council
• Jackie Harris, Policy and Partnership Manager, Gloucestershire County Council
• Gayle Elvidge, Safety Central Project Manager, West Yorkshire Fire Service
• Sergeant Jason Keates, Team Leader, Gloucester City Centre Safer Communities Team, Gloucestershire Constabulary
• John Sanderson, Safe Communities Services Group Manager, East Riding of Yorkshire Council
• Bob Rowland, Head of Prevention and Protection, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service
• Phil Hales, Area Manager Community Risk Reduction Prevention, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service
• Michael Heap, Chair of Gloucestershire Voluntary and Community Sector Assembly
• Gary Stephenson, former Chief Superintendent, Lancashire Constabulary
• Mark Millar, former Chief Superintendent, Thames Valley Police

You and your partners cannot afford to miss this!

By bringing Police, Local Authorities, Fire and other key community safety & development partners together you have the opportunity to tackle your key challenges collectively

Attending this event will enable you to:

• Realise socially responsible communities through empowering hard-to-reach groups as well as the wider community: Discover how Gloucestershire Constabulary identified key individuals and built sustainable relationships enabling them to engaged with and empower hard-to-reach groups
• Tackle media fuelled scepticism by making citizen focus your priority: Chris Williams from National Reassurance Policing Project & London Borough of Merton reveals how to market yourself as a trusted, respected presence citizens identify with
• • Align and achieve individual and collective partnership priorities: Buckinghamshire County Council & Wycombe District Council impart the fundamentals of good partnership practice
• • Measure and illustrate your success: Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service reveal methods of measuring the cost effectiveness of campaign outcomes
• • Maximise available funding and resources and explore new avenues of collaboration: Gloucestershire Voluntary & Community Sector Assembly give an insight into the resources that can be unlocked through collaborative work with the third sector
• • Develop responsible citizenship amongst young people to build strong, sustainable, empowered communities for the future: Sunderland City Council reveal how they are embedding a culture of participation amongst young people
• • Engage with and protect high risk immigrant groups: Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue Service share their extensive experience in overcoming cultural and language barriers with economic migrant communities
• • Promote responsible citizenship through implementing restorative approaches: Restorative Solutions reveal how this low cost approach is best implemented to realise optimum results
• • Achieve tangible and sustainable excellence in neighbourhood policing: Lancashire Police Force share their secrets to the excellence they have achieved in neighbourhood policing

Plus!

Drill-down into your toughest challenges at the post-conference consolidation day, 2nd July

Book now as places are strictly limited!

If you are not yet ready to register, feel free to request a reminder nearer the time .

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