The project team are also concerned the ability of the Scambuster teams to respond to urgent safeguarding issues which result from the identification of OCGs targeting the elderly and vulnerable. Due to the size of the teams and their existing workloads of cases involving a variety of criminality, there are concerns about them being in a position to react immediately to the need for arrests, searches, interviews of offenders and victims. This is illustrated in 10.8.15 above. For this reason, the project team recommends that the NTG and NTG consider funding to provide a national team or regional teams, in line with the recommendation in 3.9b above. Good practice guidance for the trading standards profession: The first set of materials are currently being finalised and will be issued to all LAs in the next few weeks. LAs are encouraged to add to the materials and to ensure they are kept up to date. The materials will be made available through the ACTSO website and also by email to those LAs who requested updates from the project team. The following good practice initiatives were mentioned by LAs in the national survey: A range of target hardening materials has been produced which include posters which are displayed in publically accessible venues including a wide range of businesses. In addition a range of DSC folders containing a wide range of information has been produced for residents and are freely available. Theatre performances. Roadshows at banks, supermarkets etc. WE HAVE CARRIED OUT PREVENATIVE WORK IN THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS. WE ISSUED AN ADVICE LEAFLET TO 6000 IN THE BOROUGH. OUR TOWN POPULATION IS 170K. THE LEAFLETS WERE DELIVERED TO TARGETED AREAS WHERE OLDER PEOPLE KNOWN TO BE LIVING. ALSO PRINTED OUT 250 OF THE GOOD NEIGHBOURS STOP ROGUE TRADERS LEAFLET AND CURRENTLY DISSEMINATING TO PUBLIC BUILDINGS/AREAS THROUGHOUT THE BOROUGH. Mapping systems to identify DSC hotspots and where the vulnerable live. Police patrols - 24 per yr. Interventions Banking protocol nominated neighbour bank staff training royal mail training police training social services training Scams alerts are emailed to partners of the Lewisham Crimes Against Older Persons Working Group who cascade the warnings to residents they deal with. Regular targeted patrols with police. IOM target in strategic assessment Set to increase links with Children and Adult Services and establish route to informing the Safeguarding Adults Board. See last year’s Draft Tactical Plan to be sent ... To be reviewed, updated and implemented.
The project team are also concerned the ability of the Scambuster teams to respond to urgent safeguarding issues which result from the identification of OCGs targeting the elderly and vulnerable. Due to the size of the teams and their existing workloads of cases involving a variety of criminality, there are concerns about them being in a position to react immediately to the need for arrests, searches, interviews of offenders and victims. This is illustrated in 10.8.15 above. For this reason, the project team recommends that the NTG and NTG consider funding to provide a national team or regional teams, in line with the recommendation in 3.9b above. Good practice guidance for the trading standards profession: The first set of materials are currently being finalised and will be issued to all LAs in the next few weeks. LAs are encouraged to add to the materials and to ensure they are kept up to date. The materials will be made available through the ACTSO website and also by email to those LAs who requested updates from the project team. The following good practice initiatives were mentioned by LAs in the national survey: A range of target hardening materials has been produced which include posters which are displayed in publically accessible venues including a wide range of businesses. In addition a range of DSC folders containing a wide range of information has been produced for residents and are freely available. Theatre performances. Roadshows at banks, supermarkets etc. WE HAVE CARRIED OUT PREVENATIVE WORK IN THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS. WE ISSUED AN ADVICE LEAFLET TO 6000 IN THE BOROUGH. OUR TOWN POPULATION IS 170K. THE LEAFLETS WERE DELIVERED TO TARGETED AREAS WHERE OLDER PEOPLE KNOWN TO BE LIVING. ALSO PRINTED OUT 250 OF THE GOOD NEIGHBOURS STOP ROGUE TRADERS LEAFLET AND CURRENTLY DISSEMINATING TO PUBLIC BUILDINGS/AREAS THROUGHOUT THE BOROUGH. Mapping systems to identify DSC hotspots and where the vulnerable live. Police patrols - 24 per yr. Interventions Banking protocol nominated neighbour bank staff training royal mail training police training social services training Scams alerts are emailed to partners of the Lewisham Crimes Against Older Persons Working Group who cascade the warnings to residents they deal with. Regular targeted patrols with police. IOM target in strategic assessment Set to increase links with Children and Adult Services and establish route to informing the Safeguarding Adults Board. See last year’s Draft Tactical Plan to be sent ... To be reviewed, updated and implemented.
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