"To reduce crime and disorder and improve community safety in the Borough of Tamworth"

The 1998 Crime and Disorder Act places a duty on specific agencies to work together as Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships (CDRPs) to tackle crime and disorder problems within their local areas.

Section 5 of the Act requires the responsible authorities and other key agencies to:

• conduct and publish an audit of local crime and disorder problems.
• consult locally on the basis of that audit.
• set and publish objectives and targets for the reduction of crime and disorder.
  monitor progress.

Tamworth Borough Council is only one of many agencies that make up the Partnership. Other partners include:

• Staffordshire Police and Police Authority
• Staffordshire County Council
• South Staffordshire Primary Care Trust
• Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service and Fire Authority
• Staffordshire Drug and Alcohol Action Team and many others.

Research and evidence shows that only through a long-term partnership approach can crime and disorder be reduced.

The Tamworth Community Safety Partnership (TCSP) co-ordinates and delivers projects on the priorities identified by local residents.

The TCSP have just undertaken a Strategic Assessment which is available by downloading the pdf file in the right hand navigation. A new three year Partnership plan ( 2008-2011) is currently being developed.

Further information about the Partnership or any of the publications can be obtained from:

Karen Mather,
Partnership Support Officer,
Tamworth Borough Council
Marmion House,
Lichfield Street
Tamworth,
Staffordshire,
B79 7BZ

Telephone 01827 709672.
E-mail: karen-mather@tamworth.gov.uk