Appendix 1- Leicestershire County Council’s Services contributions to ‘Seeking a Safer County’
CHIEF EXECUTIVES DEPARTMENT
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Service
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Activity/Contribution
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Contact
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Communications
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- Promote County-wide Community Safety Initiatives e.g. PCSOs, Crimestoppers.
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Head of Communications
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Community Safety
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- Facilitate countywide networking & sharing of good practice.
- Develop countywide projects
- Lead & Co-ordinate Domestic Violence work.
- Lead & Co-ordinate Race and Hate Crime work.
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Community Safety Policy Officer Community Safety Officer –
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DAAT
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- Commission adult drug treatment and support services.
- Lead local co-ordination and delivery of drug services.
- Commission drug prevention and treatment services for young people.
- Support local projects (training, publicity)
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Leics. DAAT Co-ordinator
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Research & Information
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- Provide general performance management information and reports
- Provide specific information for projects and problem solving.
- Produce statutory 3-year audits & annual reports.
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Senior Information Officer
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Youth Offending Service
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- Work with young offenders to reduce re-offending.
- Preventative work with young people including ‘Prevent and Deter’ strand of PPO strategy.
- ASB support work.
- Provision of youth offending data to CDRPs.
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YOS Head of Operations
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COMMUNITY SERVICES
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Service
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Activity/Contribution
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Contact
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Environment & Heritage
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- Partnership work with police to prevent and reduce crime at County Council managed tourist attractions.
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Initially contact the specific facility. Head of Environment & Heritage
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Libraries
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- Point for community to access community safety information.
- Process proof of age cards.
- Provide volunteering opportunities for young people.
- Work with youth service and YISP regarding anti-social behaviour and identification of at risk young people.
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Service Delivery Manager
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Regulatory Services
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- Underage sales work – proof of age
- Underage sales work –test purchasing: alcohol, tobacco, butane, solvents, fireworks, knives, imitation guns & spray paint.
- Work re: doorstep sales and distraction burglary.
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Trading Standards Team
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CHILDREN’S SERVICES DEPARTMENT*
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Service
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Activity/Contribution
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Contact
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Education Psychology
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- Anti-bullying work
- Support schools re: anti-bullying work
- Awareness raising re: bullying in school and communities.
- Development of new initiatives and methods.
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Bullying Strategy Manager
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Curriculum/ Schools
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- Development of citizenship materials through National Strategies Teams (Primary and Secondary)
- Dissemination of good practice through Networking Partnerships
- Support for drugs and alcohol education from the Healthy Schools Team
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Healthy Schools Manager National Strategies Teams (including Behaviour and attendance) Network Partnership Initiative
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Education Welfare
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- Work in partnership with YISP.
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Looked after Children
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- Work to reduce offending in looked after children
- Work to reduce unnecessary police call outs to Children’s Homes
- Contribution to YOS as per YOS SSD protocol including work to prevent offending
- Restorative Justice Programme between YOS and Placements Service
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Service Manager for Residential Placements
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Remands to care
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- Provision of a Specialist Remand Fostering Placement Service
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Service Manager for Family Placements
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Family Support Service
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- Direct work and groups for parents in managing difficult behaviour
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Service Manager Family Support
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Youth Service
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- Run & support Summer Activity programmes
- Detached work with young people
- Work with young people re: Drugs, Alcohol, Domestic Violence and other issues.
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Principal Youth Officer
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HIGHWAYS, TRANSPORTATION & WASTE
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Service
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Activity/Contribution
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Contact
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Highways
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- Community Safety Lighting: street lightenhancement work prioritised by CDRPs specifically to tackle community safety issues.
- General street lighting replacement and maintenance contributing to reduced fear of crime.
- Removal of graffiti from highways property.
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Street Lighting & Traffic Signs Team Leader Area Highways Offices (graffiti)
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Transport
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- CCTV on school buses
- Community Safety considered in design and placement of new and existing bus stops.
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Public Transport Group Manager
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ADULT’S SERVICES*
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Service
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Activity/Contribution
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Contact
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Adult Protection
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- Funding, promotion and training regarding protecting vulnerable adults from abuse.
- Work, as part of multi-agency policy and procedures to protect vulnerable adults from abuse.
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Adult Protection Co-ordinator
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Supporting People
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- Co-ordination and Commissioning of supported housing for vulnerable groups including offenders and drug users.
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Supporting People Project Manager
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Home Safety Group
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- Multi-agency group led by Social Services bringing together agencies working around home safety – including home security.
- Training event re: home safety for carers etc.
- Promotion of home security and other safety schemes to catering service clients.
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Principal Assistant
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* In line with Every Child Matters and the Children Act 2004 it is planned that a Children’s Services and an Adult’s Services Department will be formed from the relevant sections of the Education and Social Services Departments from April 2006.
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