Under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 local authorities and the police must work in partnership with a range of other key agencies to tackle crime and disorder and improve community safety in their local area. These partnerships are known as Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships.
In Gateshead our Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership is known as 'Safer Gateshead'.
Safer Gateshead is led by five Responsible Authorities:
Additional members of Safer Gateshead include a wide range of public, private, voluntary and community sector organisations including:
By working together, the partners in Safer Gateshead have a greater impact on crime, disorder, drugs, alcohol, and anti-social behaviour in the borough.
The Safer Gateshead Partnership Plan 2008/09 - 2011/2012 has been developed and key priorities have been set:
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Anti Social Behaviour
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Class A Drugs
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Violence
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Alcohol
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Environmental crime
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Reducing reoffending
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Hate crime
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Fear of crime / public reassurance