A COMMUNITY SAFETY CONFERENCE - Wednesday 18th November 2009

PARTNERSHIP STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENTS (PSIAs)

Local Government House, Smith Square, Westminster SW1 

The Morning Programme

Chair’s Welcome and Introduction

This session explores how the PSIA can be used by the local authority in its strategic planning around safer communities, in particular the setting of priorities and commissioning of delivery.

• Spencer Chainey, the Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science, UCL
• Jane Mowat, Director, Safer York Partnership

This presentation provides an examination of the National Strategy and identifies the main issues that CDRPs should be mindful of in producing PSIA and refreshed strategies for April 2010. It will also cover the forthcoming Parliamentary Programme and the new duty on CDRPs to reduce reoffending in relation to PSIAs.

This address will look at the use of intelligence assessments from a police perspective and a police view on the challenges that CDRPs must consider in producing their assessments. The presentation will also provide a view on bringing together local police intelligence and the CDRP assessments into one document.

• Jenny Oklikah, Crime Strategy Unit, the Home Office
• Representative, Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO)

The Afternoon Programme

In April 2009 public consultation was published that sets out how local authorities and communities can work together to implement counter-terrorist security advice. This follows the Home Office’s revised counter-terrorism strategy – CONTEST. This presentation will provide a background to the consultation, the role of local partnerships in counter-terrorist security and in protecting the public.

• DCI Chris Phillips, Head of National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO)

This presentation will look at the impact of the Laming Report and the increasing impact of Safeguarding Agendas on CDRPs. The session will make links to other emerging areas such as people trafficking and honour based violence.

Crime Trends 2009/10

The economic climate is related to crime patterns. This presentation provides the latest research on the link and expected impact of the economy on crime patterns. This is of particular importance to CDRP future planning.

This session will look at the trends in drug markets and availability and the challenges this may present for CDRP PSIAs. It will also examine proposed developments and the revised drug strategy requirements that should be considered when producing assessments and revised local strategies.

• John Elliott, Chief Economist, Science and Research Group, the Home Office
• Drugs Strategy Unit, the Home Office