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Alastair Tibbitt

Alastair Tibbitt. Working Together for Safer Communities. Glasgow Community & Safety Services. PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM. THE CRIME PREVENTION PATHFINDER. A Community Planning Approach to Tackling Crime, Antisocial Behaviour and Promoting Community Safety in Glasgow. Overview.

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Alastair Tibbitt

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  1. Alastair Tibbitt Working Together for Safer Communities Glasgow Community & Safety Services

  2. PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM THE CRIME PREVENTION PATHFINDER A Community Planning Approach to Tackling Crime, Antisocial Behaviour and Promoting Community Safety in Glasgow

  3. Overview • What? – Glasgow Community & Safety Services (GCSS) Structure • Why? - Drivers For Change • How it was done • Locality Teams • Case Study - Clean Glasgow • What Next?

  4. GCSS – A New Way Of Doing Things • GCSS is a company limited by Guarantee, with charitable status

  5. Drivers For Change • To move services in line with Community Planning boundaries and priority themes • To improve coordination of services • To fully involve partners • To increase the flexibility of services • To improve management and targeting of resources • To adopt a holistic approach to the issues of crime, antisocial behaviour and community insecurity • To maximise funding opportunities

  6. Aim To bring together local and city-wide service providers to work in partnership with communities to create a safe, vibrant, working Glasgow in which crime, violence and antisocial behaviour are reduced, community responsibility is promoted and safety in the home and public places is improved

  7. The Key Target Areas • Link the Crime and Grime Agenda • Improve Resident Responsibility and Participation • Operate at Strategic, Neighbourhood, Family and Individual levels • To Embrace Community Planning and Engender Corporate Working • To focus on both Deeds and Needs of Individuals and Groups

  8. Bring Together Over 500 Staff From:- • Glasgow City Council • Streetwatch (CCTV) • Glasgow Housing Association • Strathclyde Police • Glasgow Community Safety Partnership • Strathclyde Fire & Rescue

  9. Intelligence & Problem Solving unit CITRAC Motorway Monitoring Centre Strathclyde Fire & Rescue Control Centre City Council Security Centre Strathclyde Police Control Centre Area Team West Area Team North Area Team South West Area Team East Area Team South East City Centre Task Force Central Support Services Integrated Service Delivery Community CCTV

  10. 5 Strategic Planning Areas

  11. 5 Locality Teams Each team comprised of the following sections:- • Community Reassurance section • Neighbourhood and Family Support section • Young People, Prevention and Diversion section • Enforcement section

  12. The Environment Family Support Crime, ASB Reassurance Training & Employment Leisure & Recreation Citizenship & Learning Vandalism Graffiti Fly tipping Poor public spaces Poor street furniture Poor lighting Areas seen as unsafe:- Fear of crime High level of one parent families Low information levels about services Low incomes Violence against women Gangs Antisocial neighbours Violence against women High levels of ASB & offending Territoriality Young people hanging around Hate crime:- Racism Homophobia Sectarianism Prostitution Few facilities in the area Reticence to travel to recreational opportunities High exclusion Poor attendance Low ownership of community assets Respect in relationships High NEET group High incapacity levels High unemployment Low skill levels DELIVERING COMMUNITY SAFETY AT A LOCAL LEVEL Neighbourhood Issues Health

  13. Intelligence Led Approach Locality North MARYHILL KELVIN & CANAL CPP SPRINGBURN CPP Lambhill/ Milton 3 days North Maryhill/ Summerston 3 days Balornock/ Barmulloch 2 days Springburn 4 days Sighthill/ Royston/ Germiston 3 days Kelvindale/ Kelvinside 2days Ruchill/ Possilpark 4 days Robroyston/ Millerston 2 days Maryhill Road Corridor 4 days

  14. Clean Glasgow Background • High Profile Grime Crime campaign launched in February 2007 • Partnership approach coordinated by Glasgow City Council • GCSS vital supporting role • Other key partners – Glasgow Evening Times, Glasgow Housing Association, Glasgow Community Planning Partnership

  15. Direct Service Improvement – Clean Glasgow • Over 4373 litter FPN’s issued • Now provide city-wide coverage • Over 30,000hrs of patrols, city wide • 10 mobile CCTV vehicles and 3 further ‘command and control’ vehicles • Graffiti treatment – productivity boosted 104% • Better local coordination

  16. Community Involvement – Clean Glasgow In the 7 months from March-Oct 2007: • 154 Clean-up events • 96 Promotion/Planning/Information events • 6509 Volunteers • 1167 Volunteers aged under 16 • 9035 Volunteer Hours of actual clean-up work worth £59,847.84 at minimum wage • Community events in every CPP area • 152 Graffiti treatment kits distributed

  17. Clean Glasgow Outcomes • Positive evaluation results from Councillors and officers survey • Campaign on shortlist for a number of awards • More than 50% of public survey respondents feel city has improved on ‘Grime Crime’ issues in last 6 months

  18. What Next? • GCSS is a unique organisation that seeks to bring together a range of ‘crime and grime’ services • Intelligence led approach has improved Grime Crime services throughout the city • Locality Team focus on supporting active communities • Clean Glasgow 2 campaign in development • Expand range of enforcement powers

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