BMBC 21: Barnsleys Local Area Agreement 2008-2011

ensure a seamless end to end management of offenders, ensureappropriate services are in place for victims and witnesses and toprotect the public from harm. One significant emerging issuerecognised by the BOMF is the growing amount of detections andconvictions for violence, especially violence committed by youngwomen.Road SafetyThe safety of people using the roads and footways across the Borough,whether as a road user or a pedestrian, is paramount to preventunnecessary injuries and deaths. Road safety education and relatedactivity, alongside enforcement, and, where appropriate, engineeringchanges, combine to provide a collective approach to preventing risksto other peoples lives. Much of this work takes place on a SouthYorkshire basis, mainly through the Local Transport Plan deliverymechanisms such as the South Yorkshire Safety Camera Partnershipand the Casualty Reduction Partnership in order to maximise partnercontributions and targeted interventions on a ‘worst first’ basisthroughout the sub-region.Emergency PreparednessThe experiences across the Borough during the summer months of2007 illustrate the importance of this area as the impact of climatechange manifests itself in the extreme rainfall and resulting floods.Whilst a number of important lessons were learnt, and a clear plan ofaction put in place to minimise a potential re-occurrence, the eventsserved to illustrate the likelihood of an emergency caused by otherissues, such as terrorism, flu-pandemic or another type of civilprotection incident which would trigger an emergency situation forpartners to respond to.OUR APPROACH: WHAT ARE WE CURRENTLYTRYING TO DO TO DELIVER IMPROVEMENTBarnsley’s approach to tackling community safety has remainedconsistent, based around four principles that offer flexibility in deliveringboth existing and new initiatives - be they locally, regionally ornationally driven. These are:-• Better enforcement• Prevention using social and physical measures, together witheducation• Working with offenders• Support for victims and witnesses.These themes are consistently applied throughout the followingdimensions in support of the overall outcome.CrimeWhilst recorded crime has reduced significantly in recent years, SouthYorkshire Police have the following District Priorities for 2008-11:-• Improve Public Perception of Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour44Improving the Quality of Life in Our Communities: By Protecting theCommunity from Crime, Disorder and Other Risks to SafetyBarnsley’s Local Area Agreement 2008-11