The Community Safety Partnership (CSP) is a responsible authorities group which leads actions set out in the Ipswich Community Safety Partnership strategic action plan through joint working. This multi-agency partnership takes a strategic but practical approach to problems and reduce crime, substance misuse, anti-social behaviour as well as the other priorities set out below:
The group satisfies the statutory requirements of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, the Police Reform Act 2002, and any other relevant legislation, thus reducing crime and disorder, anti-social behaviour and the fear of crime.
Objectives of the Partnership:
- To enhance community safety
- To promote a wider understanding of the contributions and responsibilities of individual agencies and develop a shared commitment to the aim of the partnership
- To consider a variety of options to prevent and reduce crime, disorder and the fear of crime, following an evidence-based problem solving approach, and to promote the sharing of good practice and to divert people away from crime
- To promote monitoring, evaluation and research into the effectiveness of local initiatives
- To develop and maintain links with community groups and to value the views expressed by voluntary, community and business interests
- To encourage and monitor collaborative partnerships between local communities, statutory and non-statutory organisations
Structure of the Partnership
There are two tiers within the structure of the partnership:
- Tier 1 – Ipswich CSP - Holds executive responsibility
- Tier 2 - Multi-agency implementation groups - Develop, deliver, monitor and evaluate projects within an implementation plan via associated sub-groups.
Ipswich Priorities
- Hate crime
- Violence against women and girls, men and boys (VAWGMB)
- Prevent
- Criminal exploitation and serious violence
- Theft and shoplifting
- Anti-social behaviour (ASB)
- Modern slavery
- Fraud and computer misuse
- Emerging issues
Ipswich CSP Partners
- Ipswich Borough Council
- Suffolk Police
- Suffolk County Council
- Health
- Youth Offending Services
- Probation
- Suffolk Fire & Rescue Service
View our structure/action plan (PDF).
Domestic Homicide Reviews
Under the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act (2004), the CSP has a statutory duty to create a domestic homicide review in certain circumstances, to establish what lessons can be learned from a domestic homicide regarding the way in which local professionals and organisations work individually and together to safeguard individuals.