A Safer Communites and Scrutiny Conference – Monday 15th June 2009

SCRUTINISING COMMUNITY SAFETY
The Implementation of the Police & Justice Act
2006 Scrutiny Provisions and the Call for Action

Local Government House, Smith Square, Westminster, SW1

The Crime and Disorder (Overview and Scrutiny) Regulations 2009 come into force on the 30th April 2009. On the 1st April 2009, the Councillor “Call for Action” will be implemented under Section 119 of the Local Government and Public Health Act 2007.

The new arrangements create statutory requirements for local government to establish crime and disorder scrutiny committees and reflect central government’s objectives to increase visibility and accountability of Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships at local level.

This one-day conference will provide an examination of the changing structure and accountability of CDRPs and the expectations of central government and in relation to community engagement. It will provide Community Safety Managers, Responsible Authority CDRP members, Cabinet members (Portfolio Holders) and Scrutiny members and officers with an in-depth knowledge of the key issues including scrutiny arrangements, the development and implementation of scrutiny
programmes and the change in responsibilities of members, officers and CDRP partners.

Conference Objectives

• To look in depth at the provisions of the Crime and Disorder (Overview and Scrutiny) Regulations 2009 in force from the 30th April 2009.

• To examine the changing structure and accountability of CDRPs in relation to the new provisions and the Councillors’ Call for Action.

• To look at the expectations of central government and the Audit Commission in relation to community engagement, scrutiny and accountability.

• To provide an in-depth knowledge of the key issues in developing community safety scrutiny arrangements and implementing scrutiny programmes.

• To learn from good practice case studies of current community safety scrutiny programmes.