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A Community Safety Conference  

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

Wednesday 11th May 2005 
Local Government House, Central London

The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 places a duty on local authorities to consider the crime and disorder implications of all their policies and practices. The Police Reform Act 2002 extended this duty to police and fire authorities and PCTs. 

These public services need to consider the implications of Section 17 on the decisionmaking process and to develop whole-agency frameworks to ensure routine consideration in all decisions. Many local 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 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. The conference will also examine the legal implications of Section 17 and the role of legal services in preparing Section 17.

 

Who Should Attend::
 
  • Leading Local Authority Members with responsibily for Crime and Disorder 
  • Police Authority Members and Policy Officers 
  • Fire Authority Members and Policy Officers 
  • Chief Executive Officers & Departmental Heads 
  • Safer Community Policy Officers 
  • Community Safety Officers 
  • Chair and members of the CDRP 
  • Head of Legal Services in authorities with duties under Section 17 
 
Conference Objectives:
 

  • To provide an overview of the Government’s objectives for Section 17 within
    designated Responsible Bodies. 

  • 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, Managing Director & Lead Consultant, Positive Action Network Ltd. Ex-Birmingham City Council 
 
Seminar Leaders Include:
 

  • Michel Powis, Clerk to Kent Police Authority 
    Peter Tilson, Principal Solicitor and Ian Bilham, Section 17 Officer,

  • 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 
 
 
 
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