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12 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, April 6th, 2000
Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified),
www.eastlancsnews.co.uk
■The Lancashire Pqlice Authority is*an independent body with wide-ranging financial and legal powers. Its: 17 members are people from across the county frommany ,different;backgrounds.,
The Authority has a statutory duty .to ensure the communities, of Lancashire receive an, effective and efficient police' service. It^strives to' make sure Lancashire Constabulary is representative and reflective of the communities j t serves.
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Working with'Lancashire Constabulary, the Authority; sets targets Ton the objectives that .the force will focus on. |
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Last yearLsubstantial reductions in recorded crime were achieved, but there is still much to be done,
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In the period 2000/2001, the objectives will bey • To reduce recorded crime by three-and-a-half per cent;
Additional targets, in relation to specific crimes chosen by the Home .Secretary, have been included in this objective.
B e s t Value
Authority IS J Qf continuous mF . buiit through a ProceS tainable improverne -
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Model to identity u i m p r o v e m e n t .
on our ,\iv recognised Busi internationaiiy ^ strengths a
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th/ ^ t o c a l Government Act >W- best value . of the Local
areas for ireci to achiev. nrovement. , j1 ^ | ,
i Reduce domestic burglaries per 1000 households by 34 per cent by.3 I Mareh j2005. and seven per cent by 3 1 March 2001.
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: : Reduce vehicle crimes pen 000 population by 30 per cent by 3 1 March 2005 .and six per cent by 3 1 March 2001.
• To reduce disorder and anti-social behaviour by three-and-a-half per cent; - • 1
■ amongst minority ethnic communities; • To maintain/increase public satisfaction with the services we provide.
■ To maintain/increase Hpublicf confidence in the Lancashire ; Constabulary, particularly ;
• To reduce road casualties by three-and-a-half per cent; ] I
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The objectives set by Lancashire Police Authority are carefully chosenito accurately reflect, the needs and concerns of the communities served - by Lancashire . Constabulary. .The ,
Lancashire Police Authority actively seeks your views concerning the policing of the county.
"Police and Community Forums" meet in each local authority area four times a year and you, are invited and encouraged to ta<e part.
They are attended by members of the public and the Police Authority, as yvell as local councillors, local police commanders and representatives from other agencies that are there to answer your questions and listen to your views about policing issues.
A five-year cycle of review to examine all our services has been identified by looking at a number of information sources. These include our recent performance against key indicators, Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary reports, financial informationand your views. The following areas have been identified for review within this first year, 2000 - 2001:
• Developing our vision and strategy • Sickness management • Crime management • Human resource management • Training
Recruitment and selection Custody prisoner handling Information technology Crime recording and audit
The full five year cycle of review, our performance over recentyears.and^few#* all of our targets can be found in the full copy of the Policing an&BespjtlP*** Value Plan 2000-2001 or on our website at
www.lancashire.police.uk. • The reviews for the remaining four years are:
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• Police Authority Services • Criminal Justice • Senior Management • Career Development • Complaints & Discipline
,• Child Protection • Drugs • Hate Crime • Special Branch 2003 - 2004 _ • Strategic Planning'and Performance Review i
• Operational Policing ‘ Finance and Resource • Management • Procurement • Patrol • Equal Opportunities • Special Constabulary • Air Support • Dogs • Marine/Underwater • Mount
Policing Objectives - performance 1998 - 1999 To se cu re a reduction in the levels o f c rime. To se cu re a reduction in the levels of d iso rd e r and nuisance. To se cu re a reduction in the level o f road casualties.
To maintain and if possible improve public satisfaction with se rv ic e delivery. ^
A p r i l — D e c 1999 2 To reduce re co rd ed c r im e by 6%.
To reduce d iso rd e r and anti-social behaviour by 5%.
To reduce road casualties by 5%.
To maintain/increase public confidence in the Lancashire C ons tabulary .
To maintain/increase public satisfaction with the se rv ice s w e provide.
2 The performance (fata for the futl |»lidng year I999 - 20OT will not be avaibycuntffbte April 20M. The data will be puWishcd on the Lancashire Constabularys Internet website at r r i^ k S a r a ^ d it^ d h m S x iO to^dlea pubic satisfaction in service provision and therefore comparison cannot be made with the data shown for 1998/1999 with that shown forl999/2000.
1 Figure was adjusted to take account of the changes to the Home Office Counting Rules that came into effect on Apnl 1st 1998 and to allow comparison chfeyrararndlo^ira" years. Becoming a member of the Police Authority
T h e Police Authority has five members from the local comijnjjnity.T he councillor and magistrate members of the Authority appoint them, usually for a four-year term, after consultation with the Home Office. If you I live and/or w ork in Lancashire and; would like to know more about being an independent member of the Lancashire’Police Authority, write to the C le rk to the Police Authority.
D ow n 9.5%
D ow n 9.3%
D ow n 6.6%
57.6%
O v e ra l l 76.0%
To maintain/increase public satisfaction with the se rv ic e s w e provide.
T h is ye a r an additional number of se rv ice s have been added to the indicator fo r the firs t time and this appears to have reduced the overall percentage.
A ro u n d 80%
To maintain/increase public confidence in the Lanca shire Cons tabu lary .
To red u ce road casualties by 5%.
D ow n 2.7% 1
D ow n 3.1%
D ow n 8.5%
92.1% Objective
To red u ce re co rd ed c rim e by 6%.
To red u ce d iso rd e r and anti-social behaviour by 5%.
2004-2005 • Property Management • Road Policing and Traffic Management • Vehicle Fleet Management • Community Safety • Emergency Planning Health and Safety • Accident Investigation • Community and Ra:e Relations • Understand Community Needs and Expectations • C ccupational Health and Welfare • Scientific Support • Firearms • Public Order
Forecast Performance for 1999-2000 v
Forecasting performance isextremely problematic,and invariably inaccurate, this is compounded byi the length of the forward projection. Attempting to forecast a number of months into the future in an environment, which contains numerous factors: beyond one's control, is fraught with danger. However, indications are that our final performance for the policing year 1999/2000 will be:-
Comments
La st ye ar c rim e reduction improved in the la tte r half of the year.
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La st ye a r d iso rd e r and anti-social behaviour incidents w e re reduced in the la tter half of th e year.
T h e la tte r half of the ye a r contains the w o r s t w e a th e r months and the cu r re n t reduction is unlikely to be sustained.
T h e baseline figure used fo r compar ison, conducted in Feb rua ry 1999, is 60%. Performance is unlikely to change significantly.
D ow n between 5-9%
D ow n between 5-8%
Projected Performance
D ow n between 6-9%
A ro u n d 60%
: To find out more about the Police and Community Forums or to obtain a copy of the full "Policing and Best Value - 2000/2001 Plan", contact the Clerk to the Police Authority at
PO Box 78 County Hall, Preston Lancashire PR I 8XJ O r telephone on 0 1772-263462
O r visit the Lancashire Police Authority Website -
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