Part 6.3.2 - Appendix: Building Communities Together Partnership

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Contents

1. Preamble
2. Background Legislation
3. Scope of Role - Statutory
4. Scope of Role - General
5. Membership
6. Chairmanship, Quorum and Voting
7. Meeting and Decision Making

1. Preamble

• 1.1 Part 3 (Meeting Procedure Rules) and Part 6 (Council Bodies) set out the rules and procedures that apply to all of the Council's Bodies and Sub-Bodies.
• 1.2 If there is any conflict between the wording of Parts 3 and 6 and this Appendix, this Appendix will prevail.
• 1.3 The West Berkshire Building Communities Together Partnership ("BCTP") is a Sub-Body of the West Berkshire Health and Wellbeing Board ("HWB").

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2. Background Legislation

• 2.1 Community Safety Partnerships ("CSPs") are established by virtue of ss.5-7, Crime and Disorder Act 1998 ("CDA") to formulate strategies in relation to the area in question to:
  • reduce crime and disorder (including anti-social and other behaviour adversely affecting the local environment);
  • combat the misuse of drugs, alcohol and other substances; and
  • reduce re-offending.
• 2.2 The CDA sets out "responsible authorities" in relation to CSPs, to include for the area in question:
  • the local authority or authorities;
  • the probation service;
  • the police;
  • the fire and rescue authority; and
  • the Integrated Care Board.
• 2.3 S.39, CDA requires local authorities to establish Youth Offending Teams ("YOTs") and for others, including the police and probation services, to cooperate in the discharge of functions relating to YOTs.
• 2.4 Sched 6, Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 ("CTSA") sets out "specified authorities" as including district councils.
• 2.5 S.26, CTSA obliges a specified authority to have due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism in exercising its functions (the 'Prevent' and 'Contest' strategies).

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3. Scope of Role - Statutory

• 3.1 The BCTP shall be:
  • the CSP for West Berkshire;
  • the Steering Group for the West Berkshire YOT;
  • the West Berkshire Prevent Partnership Board.
• 3.2 The BCTP shall seek to:
  • reduce and prevent crime;
  • ensure that statutory responsibilities are fulfilled;
  • identify and respond to changes in the nature, incidence and severity of crime within West Berkshire;
  • safeguard those who are vulnerable;
  • help people and communities help each other and to engage with community safety related initiatives.

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4. Scope of Role - General

• 4.1 The BCTP shall seek to establish partnership working amongst its members to ensure that West Berkshire is, and continues to be, a safe place to live, work and learn.
• 4.2 The BCTP will:
  • undertake an annual strategic assessment of crime, disorder and other emerging issues and agree shared partnership strategic priorities;
  • produce, and refresh annually, a three year Partnership Strategic Action Plan to address shared strategic priorities;
  • oversee strategic partnership activity contributing to addressing shared strategic priorities, regularly reviewing the impact of actions on outcomes;
  • review and approve an annual Youth Justice Plan;
  • approve a Community Safety Fund Spending Plan;
  • ensure compliance with national guidance and statutory responsibilities;
  • engage with communities and ensure that information from engagement informs the future development of the BCTP and community safety related work;
  • manage resources including identifying national and local sources of funding.

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5. Membership

• 1.1 Membership of the Board shall include the following bodies or their named representatives (with members encouraged to identify Substitutes to attend if they are unable to do so):

Responsible Authorities ("Core Members")

• West Berkshire Council ("WBC");
• Thames Valley Police ("TVP");
• Probation Service;
• Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service;
• Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board

Key Partners

• Housing Registered Providers;
• West Berkshire YOT;
• The Voluntary Sector;
• Healthwatch West Berkshire;
• Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust;
• Community;
• Faith Sector;
• West Berkshire Council Education;

Other Interested Parties

• WBC Elected Members - the relevant Executive Portfolio Holder and deputy, and shadow portfolio holder or holders;
• WBC's Police and Crime Panel Member;
• the TVP Police and Crime Commissioner.

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6. Chairmanship, Quorum and Voting

This section will be updated shortly.

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7. Meeting and Decision Making

• 7.1 Ordinary Meetings of the BCTP will take place every quarter.
• 7.2 The BCTP is also be accountable to:
  • the communities of West Berkshire - in respect of community safety;
  • the Home Secretary - for all areas of planning and performance in relation to crime, anti-social behaviour, substance misuse and re-offending;
  • the Home Office - in respect of statutory duties under the Contest Strategy (eg Prevent and 'Channel');
  • the Ministry of Justice - in relation to the work of the YOT;
  • local Safeguarding Partnerships for Children and Adults - in respect of the functions of a CSP;
  • the TVP Police and Crime Commissioner - in respect of utilisation of the Community Safety Fund.
• 7.3 The BCTP will provide, when required, reports to all of the above and also the Thames Valley Police and Crime Panel.

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