Safer Torbay is the name given to Torbay’s Community Safety Partnership (CSP).
Community Safety Partnerships exist by law (Crime and Disorder Act 1998) and bring key local agencies together to deliver multi-agency solutions to tackle various issues such as crime, re-offending, anti-social behaviour, and substance misuse in a coordinated and collective way.
We have a responsibility to work together to do all that we can to ensure that everyone who lives, works or visits Torbay are safe and feel safe.
Safer Torbay is collectively made up of the following statutory agencies, also known as ‘responsible authorities’:
The Safer Torbay Board
The Safer Torbay Board is our Community Safety Partnership and is chaired by a representative from one of the responsible authorities. The board meet quarterly and is attended by senior representatives from the statutory members and key partner agencies. The role of the board is to understand the known and emerging risks and needs in Torbay and develop a sustainable multi-agency response to support the identified shared priorities to enable positive and impactful outcomes for the Torbay community.
Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC)
Although not a ‘responsible authority’ under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, Police and Crime Commissioners work closely with Community Safety Partnerships to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour.
You can find out more about the PCC on the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall website.
Partners
Achieving improving community safety depends on everyone working together to find local solutions to local problems. In addition to our statutory partners, we also work closely with a wide range of public sector, voluntary, community and private organisations. Below is a list of just a few non-statutory organisations we work with:
What we do
Statutory Duties
Whilst CSPs can be responsible for a wide range of activity, the actual statutory obligations upon them are:
- Set up a strategic group to direct the work of the partnership
- Regularly engage and consult with the community about their priorities and progress achieving them
- Set up protocols and systems for sharing information
- Analyse a wide range of data, including recorded crime levels and patterns to identify priorities as part of an annual strategic assessment
- Set up a partnership plan and monitor progress
- Produce a strategy to reduce re-offending
- Commission domestic violence homicide reviews
- Prevent violent extremism and radicalisation locally by delivering the governments counter-terrorism strategy
Key Priorities
With over 300 CSPs across England and Wales, each one is different to reflect its own local priorities and the needs of their communities. At the beginning of each year the partnership uses information and data from partners, as well as feedback from local communities to help determine its priorities and work. This information is formalised and communicated through a document called a Strategic Assessment.
Key areas of our work include:
- Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour
- Problematic substance misuse
- Reducing re-offending
- Domestic abuse
- Sexual violence
- Stalking
- Exploitation
There are also many other areas of activity which are just important in making Torbay safe. See our work for more information on current and past activities and campaigns.