Did you know we have a dedicated powers and duties tool?
Available to LG Inform Plus subscribers, it provides information on what current legislation gives English and Welsh councils the power to do and what it requires them to do in law. Advanced searching and filtering options make it easy to find specific powers and duties based on legislation, business function and keyword, and results are easily exported in commonly used formats.
Crime and safety
Benefit
Improved Safety and Security
Benefit
e.g. AlertBox is an electronic form of neighbourhood watch
Improved Support for front line workers
Benefit
e.g. Community Wardens using PDAs to record incidents whilst out in the field.
Increased Support for Victims
Benefit
e.g. Text based bullying lines, Cyber mentors etc
Reduced Fear of Crime
Benefit
e.g. Community displays and screens with reassuring information on crime and crime reporting
Reduced Re-offending
Benefit
e.g. Virtual Campus project, or Virtual Home project in Leicester to help exoffenders access services
Reduction in Anti-social Behaviour
Benefit
e.g. Digital TV based neighbourhood watch, intergenerational activities using technology, Solihull Community Housing interactive CCTV system
Reduction in Crime
Benefit
e.g. Information sharing between partners in Birmingham has helped to focus partner resources on priority issues and areas
