Wednesday 19 October 2011
Local Government House
Smith Square, London
This timely one day conference will provide a unique opportunity to learn about the links between police and crime commissioners and community safety partnerships, the powers commissioners will have in relation to partnerships and what the reciprocal duty to co-operate means.
The Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill, which replaces police authorities with police and crime commissioners, completed its passage through the House of Lords in mind-July, and it is anticipated it will get royal assent in the early autumn. The transition to police and crime commissioners raises significant issues for councils, police authorities, the police and other partners working at a local level to reduce crime. Police and crime commissioners will set the policing priorities for their force area, will have funding transferred to them from the Home Office to enable them to commission services needed to reduce crime, and set the police precept.
The conference will give you the opportunity to:
- learn about the links between police and crime commissioners and community safety partnerships, the powers commissioners will have in relation to partnerships and what the reciprocal duty to co-operate means
- consider how planning to tackle crime and disorder will work in the future given the requirement on both commissioners and community safety partnerships to take account of each other's priorities when producing police anc crime plans and strategic assessments
- Examine the powers and role of police and crime panels, the requirements for setting them up, the issues around their membership and how they will relate to crime and disorcer overview and scrutiny committees
- learn what the commissioning role of police and crime commissioners will mean at a local level, including the implications not only for community safety partnerships but also Youth Offending Teams, health services and offender management
- look at how complaints againt police and crime commissioners will be handled, the role of the Independent Police Complaints Commission and police and crime panels, and what ethics and standards requirements will affact police and crime commissioners.
Who should attend:
The event is of interest to: community safety portfolio holders, crime and disorder overview and scrutiny chairs, councillors, police authority chairs and members, chief constables, community safety managers, heads of scrutiny and police authority chief executives and staff.
For further information please contact:
LGconnect: 020 7664 3000 or email: events@local.gov.uk
How to book
The LG Group is promoting online bookings as a quick and easy method of booking a place at your chosen event. Please visit www.local.gov.uk/events to book. Here you will find an event list. All you have to do is select the relevant conference in the LG Group events lisiting, scroll to the 'How to book' section at the bottom of the event page and click on the 'Book online now' button.
Important! Please ensure that you sign in or register prior to completing the online booking form, in order to ensure that you are charged the LGA member rate.
If you do not have access to the internet or you need any assistance in completing the online form please phone LGconnect on 020 7664 3000.
Rate per delegate:
LGA or APA Member Rate (excluding councils not in LGA membership):
£150.00 plus VAT
Rate for all other delegates
£345.00 plus VAT
VAT will be calculated at the prevailing rate at the time of your booking.