The Government has grouped a number of national priorities within the Safer and Stronger Communities block in the Local Area Agreement.

These include crime reduction and prevention, reducing the fear of crime, reducing anti-social behaviour, reducing drugs and alcohol misuse, civil renewal and active citizenship, community cohesion, race equality, and addressing disadvantage. Calderdale Forward is committed to working together to address these priorities.

Particular issues for Calderdale around these policy priorities include high levels of crimes of violence against a trend of falling crime levels in the District, providing diversionary activities for young people, tackling alcohol and drug misuse, promoting greater cohesion between settlements and cultures, improving community engagement and communication, addressing deprivation within certain neighbourhoods, and improving public services.

More Information
Details of the Safer and Stronger Theme Partnership meetings can be found in the Calendar of Meetings. 

Agendas, minutes, and papers for these meetings can be found here. Links to other documents and research relevant to this theme can also be found in Documents

For further information about this theme, please contact Kay Hobson, Partnership Support Officer for the Safer and Stronger Communities theme of the Local Area Agreement.

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