EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Section 5 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (“the 1998 Act”) gives certain public authorities in local government areas functions relating to the reduction of crime and disorder and the combating of substance misuse. Collectively these authorities are known as Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships (CDRPs). Section 6 of the 1998 Act places obligations on CDRPs to formulate and implement a strategy to reduce crime and disorder and combat substance misuse. These Regulations make further provision as to the formulation and implementation of that strategy.
Regulation 3 provides that CDRPs shall have a strategy group. The role of the strategy group is to prepare a strategic assessment in accordance with Regulations 5 to 7 and a partnership plan in accordance with Regulations 10 and 11. The strategic assessment is an analysis of the levels and patterns of crime and disorder and substance misuse in the area and the priorities the CDRP should adopt to address those matters. The partnership plan sets out a strategy for meeting those priorities and how that strategy should be implemented by the CDRPs. Under Regulation 9 there is a requirement that a county wide group produce a community safety agreement in two tier areas for the county based on the strategic assessments of each area in that county.
The Regulations also include provisions to facilitate information sharing within CDRPs and ensure that when preparing and implementing a strategic assessment and partnership plan the CDRPs engage with their local communities.