VCSE Organisations and Police and Crime Commissioners - Manchester briefing event

In 2012 major changes will come into force that will have a profound effect on voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations involved in community safety.

In November 2012 elected Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) will replace police authorities in England and Wales. The PCCs’ responsibilities will include setting local community safety priorities and funding community safety activity to meet those priorities.

There will be changes to existing funding and commissioning structures such that funding avenues for Voluntary, Community and Safety Enterprise (VCSE) organisations working in community safety will change significantly. Further information on these changes can be found in the Safer Future Communities Project, visit: www.clinks.org/services/sfc/policy-briefings.

If you work in this area you need to know how these changes will affect you and be well prepared to influence PCCs’ local community safety priorities and to access funding, service delivery and partnership opportunities.

This event will explore the opportunities and challenges presented by this new landscape and provide further information about the support available through the Safer Future Communities project.

Safer Future Communities Project is a partnership project, led by Clinks, which will provide the local VCSE sector with support and advice to establish local VCSE networks to engage with the forthcoming PCCs. The project aims to secure more effective working between VCSE organisations, PCCs, Community Safety Partnerships and other statutory agencies that impact upon community safety.

The project seeks to work through VCSE networks in each police force area to support the sector to develop and communicate a convincing case about local community safety needs, how these can be met and how the sector’s work can contribute to doing this.

For further information and to book a place, visit: www.eventbrite.co.uk/event/2751017367/eorg?ebtv=C / www.clinks.org/services/sfc, or contact Jessica Mullen, at: jessica.mullen@clinks.org.