National Publications

Partnership Working

Delivering Safer Communities: A Guide to Effective Partnership Working
Beyond the statutory requirements, partnerships have the flexibility to deliver in their own way. The guidance provides suggested practice and case studies to support partnerships as they find ways to implement the regulations and embed the Hallmarks in their work. Partnerships are also encouraged to use an implementation checklist to assist in their own implementation of the statutory requirements and Hallmarks.

Latest FAQs re. Partnership Working
Key questions and answers: Minimum standards supporting effective partnership working. Delivering the minimum standards. Assessment framework and support for delivering on the minimum standards. Strategic assessment. Information sharing. The Guidance Document and sharing good practice.

National Community Safety Plan 2008-2011
The National Community Safety Plan is for members of all local partnerships with a role in delivering community safety. In particular, it is for Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships (CDRPs), but will also be relevant to Local Strategic Partnerships (LSPs) and Local Criminal Justice Boards (LCJBs). This means that the plan is for people who work in all agencies or organisations connected with those partnerships, whether as responsible authorities or as interested parties who can contribute to the delivery of community safety outcomes (such as third sector organisations). The plan is also for agencies or organisations that operate primarily at regional or national level, with a role in delivering community safety.

Strong and Prosperous Communities - The Local Government White Paper, Volumes 1 & 2
The aim of this White Paper is to give local people and local communities more influence and power to improve their lives. It is about creating strong, prosperous communities and delivering better public services through a rebalancing of the relationship between central government, local government and local people.
Volume One of this White Paper sets out our proposals. Volume Two describes how these proposals will change the way we and our partners tackle some of the biggest challenges for local services: community safety; health and well-being; vulnerable people; children, young people and families; economic development, housing and planning; climate change; and the role of the third sector.
www.communities.gov.uk/documents/localgovernment/pdf/152456.pdf
www.communities.gov.uk/documents/localgovernment/pdf/154067.pdf