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A Community Safety Conference 

SECTION 17 of the CRIME and DISORDER ACT 
A Whole-Authority Approach to Crime and Disorder 
Supported by The Home Office 

Tuesday 11th January 2005 
Local Government House, Central London 

The Crime and Disorder Act places a duty on authorities to consider the crime and disorder implications of all their policies and practices. 

Local authorities need to consider the implications of Section 17 on the decision-making process and to develop whole-authority frameworks to ensure routine consideration in all decisions. Many authorities are currently developing this framework and preparing for the 2005/2006 CPA where corporate delivery of Safer Communities will be evaluated for the first time.

This timely conference provides an in-depth examination of Section 17 and its place in the Safer Communities agenda. It provides the government framework for Section 17 and focuses on good practice from lead authorities who have developed corporate plans ensuring Section 17 is inherent in local authority decision-making. The conference will also examine the legal implications of Section 17 and the role of legal services in preparing Section 17 reviews.

 
Who Should Attend::
 
  • Leading Members responsible for Crime and Disorder 
  • Chief Executive Officers 
  • Departmental Heads 
  • Safer Community Policy Officers 
  • Community Safety Officers 
  • Chair and members of the CDRP 
  • Head of Legal Services 
  • Authorities with duties under S.17 
 
Conference Objectives:
 

  • To provide an overview of the Government’s objectives for local authority action in response to Section 17 

  • To look at the role of Section 17 in the wider Safer Communities agenda 

  • To examine a whole-authority approach to Section 17 in preparation for 2005/2006 CPA 

  • To provide good practice case studies of Section 17 corporate policy and departmental Section 17 reviews 

  • To examine the implications of Section 17 from an academic and legal perspective 
 
Speakers Include::
 

  • David Truscott, Head of the Partnership Performance and Support Unit, the Home Office 

  • Peter Nash, Community Safety Policy Officer, Local Government Association 

  • Professor Ken Pease, Visiting Professor UCL and Loughborough, Former Professor of Criminology, Manchester University 

  • Dilbagh Dhami, Senior Policy Officer, Birmingham City Council 
 
Workshop Facilitators Include:
 

  • Peter Tilson, Solicitor, Northumberland County Council 
    Glynis Rogers, Community Safety Manager and Graham Ward, Head of Review and Improvement, London Borough of Bexley 

  • Andy Mills, Head of Service (Community Safety), Leeds City Council 

  • John Whittington, Community Safety Officer, South Buckinghamshire District Council 

 
 
 
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