In order to meet the Home Office mission reduce Crime” members of the Ashford “To Community Safety Partnership (CSP) are required to devise, develop and deliver in partnership the refreshed annual Community Safety Partnership Plan for 2016 / 2017 for Ashford. The Partnership Plan is the delivery mechanism to reduce the threat and harm from identified local and national priorities. List of Priorities The priorities are not listed in any particular order. They are all equally important and have informed the production of the Partnership Plan and assist in evidencing the pressing need for the continued investment and use of CCTV to deter and prevent crime and disorder. The Ashford community safety strategic priorities for 2016/17 were as follows: - Serious and Organised (including Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking) Domestic Abuse and Sexual Offences Child Sexual Exploitation Prevent Road Safety Ashford Strategic Assessment Summary - the evidence base for CCTV The priorities developed through this process provide an evidential base for both the continued use of CCTV cameras in key locations such as Ashford town centre and the wider use elsewhere. CCTV assists in managing issues associated with a number of the key priorities including domestic abuse as well as the continued threat of acquisitive crime. There is a continuing and pressing need to manage issues associated with behaviour, violent and organised crime and gang activity. The strategic priorities are significantly relevant to the operation of the Ashford and Tenterden town centre CCTV schemes. The use of our overt deployable camera means that it can be located in areas of high levels of crime or Anti-social Behaviour thereby acting as a deterrent or being key in obtaining evidence for enforcement agencies. The operation of these cameras could assist in the identification of vehicles or persons visiting the Borough to commit crime. These cameras have been located on road networks that can be used as access/exit routes for the Borough. At a time when the resources of public bodies are stretched, the continued use of CCTV will assist with reducing the fear of in certain communities and as a result increase public confidence. The Council’s CCTV scheme may also be used in relation to public safety. This situation could arise in the event of a major disturbance or a major event. There is
In order to meet the Home Office mission “To reduce Crime” members of the Ashford Community Safety Partnership (CSP) are required to devise, develop and deliver in partnership the refreshed annual Community Safety Partnership Plan for 2016 / 2017 for Ashford. The Partnership Plan is the delivery mechanism to reduce the threat and harm from identified local and national priorities. List of Priorities The priorities are not listed in any particular order. They are all equally important and have informed the production of the Partnership Plan and assist in evidencing the pressing need for the continued investment and use of CCTV to deter and prevent crime and disorder. The Ashford community safety strategic priorities for 2016/17 were as follows: - Serious and Organised (including Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking) Domestic Abuse and Sexual Offences Child Sexual Exploitation Prevent Road Safety Ashford Strategic Assessment Summary - the evidence base for CCTV The priorities developed through this process provide an evidential base for both the continued use of CCTV cameras in key locations such as Ashford town centre and the wider use elsewhere. CCTV assists in managing issues associated with a number of the key priorities including domestic abuse as well as the continued threat of acquisitive crime. There is a continuing and pressing need to manage issues associated with behaviour, violent and organised crime and gang activity. The strategic priorities are significantly relevant to the operation of the Ashford and Tenterden town centre CCTV schemes. The use of our overt deployable camera means that it can be located in areas of high levels of crime or Anti-social Behaviour thereby acting as a deterrent or being key in obtaining evidence for enforcement agencies. The operation of these cameras could assist in the identification of vehicles or persons visiting the Borough to commit crime. These cameras have been located on road networks that can be used as access/exit routes for the Borough. At a time when the resources of public bodies are stretched, the continued use of CCTV will assist with reducing the fear of in certain communities and as a result increase public confidence. The Council’s CCTV scheme may also be used in relation to public safety. This situation could arise in the event of a major disturbance or a major event. There is