A COMMUNITY SAFETY CONFERENCE – Wednesday 18th November 2009

PARTNERSHIP STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENTS (PSIAs)

Local Government House, Smith Square, Westminster, SW1

The Police and Justice Act 2006 introduced a series of minimum standards for crime and disorder reduction partnerships, changing the previous duty to produce an audit every three years to a requirement to produce an annual partnership strategic intelligence assessment (PSIA).

The PSIA should not only review patterns of crime and disorder and substance isuse but also provide an assessment of the likely future impacts of national and local social and economic factors. Included within this are the effects of the economy, policy developments, government initiatives and changes in legislation.

This conference will explore emerging good practice as CDRPs move into the production of their 3rd assessment in the autumn. The conference will provide partnerships with an expert analysis on some national impacts, agendas and policy change that they should consider in planning CDRP strategy reviews and work programmes in 2010/11.

Conference Objectives

• To examine the objectives of the PSIA and how these can inform strategic planning, the setting of priorities and commissioning of delivery.

• To look at national priorities that should be considered in producing PSIAs and refreshed strategies for April 2010.

• To focus on overarching agendas that will inform the PSIA including the CONTEST anti-terrorism strategy and the recommendations of the Laming Report.

• To examine trends and crime patterns that feed into strategic crime reduction planning including the impact of the recession and changes in drug patterns.

• To assist partnerships in assessing the likely future impact of national, local, social and economic factors.