The proposed grants for 2018/19 are awarded to Community Safety Partnerships and other local bodies in support of achieving the Plan objectives. 10.3 The MoJ transferred responsibility for commissioning support services for victims of crime to Police and Crime Commissioners. These services are provided using a mixture of grants and commissioning. 10.4 The Commissioner also awards grants to deliver casualty reduction and support in the county. 10.5 The Commissioner commenced a Youth and Community Fund during 2017/18 and this will continue to support youth and community groups to deliver activities to divert young people away from offending and reduce the vulnerability of young people. Details of the fund can be found on the Commissioner’s website. 10.6 There is a strong desire from partners in Cambridgeshire to work together; not only to meet people's need but also to prevent problems occurring in the first place. Prevention is a shared priority. However more work is required to understand how investment in prevention can be incentivised. 11. Risks 11.1 Key risks associated with this MTFS are discussed throughout this document but are: Funding both cuts in direct grants and lack of growth in Council Tax. – Demand both short and long term and the changing nature of crime. – Cuts elsewhere in the public sector, bringing about demand shift onto the police. Legislative changes bringing more responsibilities without the necessary funding. A significant, currently unquantified risk is the national ICT programme, which whilst providing efficiencies in the medium to long term have short term cost implications. 12 Reserves 12.1 Section 25 of the Local Government Act 2003 requires the Chief Finance Officer (CFO) to report on the adequacy of the proposed financial reserves as part of budget setting considerations. 12.2 The General Reserve, which is a statutory contingency reserve to fund unplanned and emergency expenditure, for example a major operational investigation, stood at £7.197m (5.5% of the Net Budget Requirement (NBR) 2017/18). In 2017/18 there will be a call of £0.263m on the general reserve as a result of the police pay award above the 1% budgeted for, bringing the balance down to £6.934m (5.05% of 2018/19 estimated NBR). A general reserve of 5% of the NBR is considered prudent. This means that as the NBR increases each year a contribution to the General Reserve is required. The
The proposed grants for 2018/19 are awarded to Community Safety Partnerships and other local bodies in support of achieving the Plan objectives. 10.3 The MoJ transferred responsibility for commissioning support services for victims of crime to Police and Crime Commissioners. These services are provided using a mixture of grants and commissioning. 10.4 The Commissioner also awards grants to deliver casualty reduction and support in the county. 10.5 The Commissioner commenced a Youth and Community Fund during 2017/18 and this will continue to support youth and community groups to deliver activities to divert young people away from offending and reduce the vulnerability of young people. Details of the fund can be found on the Commissioner’s website. 10.6 There is a strong desire from partners in Cambridgeshire to work together; not only to meet people's need but also to prevent problems occurring in the first place. Prevention is a shared priority. However more work is required to understand how investment in prevention can be incentivised. 11. Risks 11.1 Key risks associated with this MTFS are discussed throughout this document but are: Funding – both cuts in direct grants and lack of growth in Council Tax. Demand – both short and long term and the changing nature of crime. Cuts elsewhere in the public sector, bringing about demand shift onto the police. Legislative changes bringing more responsibilities without the necessary funding. A significant, currently unquantified risk is the national ICT programme, which whilst providing efficiencies in the medium to long term have short term cost implications. 12 Reserves 12.1 Section 25 of the Local Government Act 2003 requires the Chief Finance Officer (CFO) to report on the adequacy of the proposed financial reserves as part of budget setting considerations. 12.2 The General Reserve, which is a statutory contingency reserve to fund unplanned and emergency expenditure, for example a major operational investigation, stood at £7.197m (5.5% of the Net Budget Requirement (NBR) 2017/18). In 2017/18 there will be a call of £0.263m on the general reserve as a result of the police pay award above the 1% budgeted for, bringing the balance down to £6.934m (5.05% of 2018/19 estimated NBR). A general reserve of 5% of the NBR is considered prudent. This means that as the NBR increases each year a contribution to the General Reserve is required. The