Decision Maker: Director for Safer and Stronger Communities, GM Deputy Mayor, Group Chief Finance Officer
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
The Home Office require all Safer Street Fund
bids and financials matters to be processed through the Deputy
Mayor’s office.
The Bolton programme has seven key interventions that will target
the following crimes in Bury:
- ASB: Street drinking and drunkenness, harrassment, aggressive
behaviour, rowdiness and verbal abuse specifically around the
central retail district.
- VAWG: Harrassment, Sexual Assault, Violence with and without
Injury
- Neighbourhood crime: Personal robbery, theft from person
The proposed interventions are
- Safer Streets Ambassadors
- Enhanced CCTV Capacity and Connectivity
- Proactive Outreach
- Environmental Improvements
- VAWG training and behaviour change awareness
Oversight of the programme is managed by an officer within the
Community Safety Service at Bury Council and the Police, Crime,
Criminal Justice and Fire Team at the GMCA.
The Deputy Mayor receives the Home Office
Safer Streets Fund for the programme being led and delivered by
Bury Council across 2023/24 and 2024/25 financial years.
The total budget for this programme is £368,579
2023/24 = £158,379
2024/25 = £210,200
The three Greater Manchester Home Office Safer Streets Fund Round 5
hve a total combined budget of £847,969
2023/24 = £463,181
2024/25 = £384,788
A grant agreement is in place between the GMCA and the Home Office
for the 2023/24 funding and we are awaiting the 2024/25 grant
agreement to be provided.
Publication date: 09/05/2024
Date of decision: 26/03/2024