Decisions
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08/03/2024 - GMCA 835 Water, Wastewater and Ancillary Services ref: 2568 Recommendations Approved
The competitive procedure shows value for
money and ability of Business Stream to meet the requirements of
GMCA and GMFRS sites.
Decision Maker: Treasurer GMCA
Decision published: 12/03/2024
Effective from: 20/03/2024
Decision:
Following a competitive exercise, using the
CCS Framework Water, Wastewater and Ancillary Services (2), Lot 3,
the award of the GMCA 835 Water, Wastewater and Ancillary Services
contract is to Business Stream.
Contract is for 2 years, starting 01/04/2024, with the option to
extend a further 2 years until 31/03/2026.
Lead officer: Nicola Ward
05/03/2024 - PCC DN - MMU Funding Award- Home Office Community Insights Grant Funding 23/24 & 24/25 ref: 2567 Recommendations Approved
In late 2023, the Home Office announced a new
Community Insights Fund for research proposals to understand more
about the impact of Grip visible hotspot policing on individuals
and communities outside of the impact on crime. This fund sits as a
companion to the main quantitative evaluation of the impact of Grip
funds on levels of violent crime, which has been conducted by the
Home Office and in February 2024 published their first results
finding an average 7% reduction in violence and robbery offences in
hotspot areas.
The fund invited bids for research pieces to understand how
increased visible policing in hotspots is perceived by individuals
and communities living in, working in, or conducting other
day-to-day activities in hotspot areas, including:
• Whether there is an impact on public confidence in
policing
• Whether Grip visible presence has been noticed by the
public
• How it has impacted their feelings of safety (whether
positively or negatively)
• Any other that would develop a better understanding about
how hotspot operations affect the communities they are designed to
serve.
• The bidding process opened for a short window from the end
of September 2023 to mid-October 2023. The GMCA and GMP submitted a
joint bit in this window based on two streams of work:
• Supplementing the existing Policing and Community Safety
Survey with 3,000 new surveys in hotspot areas conducted by DJS,
and additional geographical analysis of the 55,250 survey responses
to date. This was intended to build on an existing rich and unique
dataset in Greater Manchester and enable us to mobilise the
research quickly.
• A series of interviews and focus groups with marginalised
communities in hotspot areas conducted by MMU’s Manchester
Centre for Youth Studies, allowing for richer qualitative insights
and empowerment of community voices in line with the VRU’s
commitment to community led approaches.
Following a bid submitted by GMCA with support from GMP, in
February 2024, the Home Office notified us that we were successful
in this bid, for a total of £73,500 to be spent in 2023/24
and £140,000 in 2024/25. The remainder of the funding will be
awarded to DJS to fulfil the other asks of the Home Office grant
agreement with GMCA, and a separate Decision and Exemption for that
funding has also been submitted.
A professor at MMU has a specialism in Participatory Youth
Practices and has written a Participatory Youth Practice Framework
previously. This professor leads the MMU’s Manchester Centre
for Youth studies and is well placed to conduct interviews and
focus groups within marginalised communities across GM’s
hotspot areas at pace. A project plan has been agreed between MMU
and GMCA
Decision Maker: Treasurer GMCA
Decision published: 07/03/2024
Effective from: 05/03/2024
Decision:
The GMCA is seeking to award Manchester
Metropolitan University (MMU) the following funding amounts via a
new contract following a successful bid to the Home Office for
funding to understand more about the impact of GRIP visible hotspot
policing on individuals and communities outside of the impact on
crime:
• £20,000 for financial year 23/24
• £70,000 for financial year 24/25
Lead officer: Lisa Lees
05/03/2024 - PCC DN - DJS Research Ltd Funding Award- Home Office Community Insights Grant Funding 23/24 & 24/25 Variation of Existing DJS Contract ref: 2566 Recommendations Approved
In late 2023, the Home Office announced a new
Community Insights Fund for research proposals to understand more
about the impact of Grip visible hotspot policing on individuals
and communities outside of the impact on crime. This fund sits as a
companion to the main quantitative evaluation of the impact of Grip
funds on levels of violent crime, which has been conducted by the
Home Office and in February 2024 published their first results
finding an average 7% reduction in violence and robbery offences in
hotspot areas.
The fund invited bids for research pieces to understand how
increased visible policing in hotspots is perceived by individuals
and communities living in, working in, or conducting other
day-to-day activities in hotspot areas, including:
• Whether there is an impact on public confidence in
policing
• Whether Grip visible presence has been noticed by the
public
• How it has impacted their feelings of safety (whether
positively or negatively)
• Any other that would develop a better understanding about
how hotspot operations affect the communities they are designed to
serve.
• The bidding process opened for a short window from the end
of September 2023 to mid-October 2023. The GMCA and GMP submitted a
joint bit in this window based on two streams of work:
• Supplementing the existing Policing and Community Safety
Survey with 3,000 new surveys in hotspot areas conducted by DJS,
and additional geographical analysis of the 55,250 survey responses
to date. This was intended to build on an existing rich and unique
dataset in Greater Manchester and enable us to mobilise the
research quickly.
• A series of interviews and focus groups with marginalised
communities in hotspot areas conducted by MMU’s Manchester
Centre for Youth Studies, allowing for richer qualitative insights
and empowerment of community voices in line with the VRU’s
commitment to community led approaches.
Following a bid submitted by GMCA with support from GMP, in
February 2024, the Home Office notified us that we were successful
in this bid, for a total of £73,500 to be spent in 2023/24
and £140,000 in 2024/25. The remainder of the funding will be
awarded to Manchester Metropolitan University to fulfil the other
asks of the Home Office grant agreement with GMCA, and a separate
Decision and Exemption for that funding has also been
submitted.
DJS Research Ltd deliver and report on the results of the Policing
and Community Safety survey under contract “GMCA 589 Resident
and Victim Perceptions of Policing and Community Safety”, and
so are well placed to urgently mobilise and deliver immediately in
23/24 and onwards into 24/25 against all aspects of the Home Office
grant agreement relating to Community Insights funding. This
contract has been varied once previously, however as the GMCA won
this new tranche of Home Office grant funding in February 2024,
GMCA Commercial Services have agreed to a further variation in
order to urgently deliver against the grant agreement relating to
this new funding award, particularly as the proposed activity
arising from the new grant funding is a direct read across from
DJS’ existing contract with GMCA.
Decision Maker: Treasurer GMCA
Decision published: 07/03/2024
Effective from: 05/03/2024
Decision:
The GMCA is seeking to award DJS Research Ltd
the following funding amounts via a variation of its existing
contract following a successful bid to the Home Office for funding
to understand more about the impact of GRIP visible hotspot
policing on individuals and communities outside of the impact on
crime:
• £53,500 for financial year 23/24
• £70,000 for financial year 24/25
Lead officer: Lisa Lees
27/02/2024 - PCC DN - Police Complaint Reviews Cover ref: 2565 Recommendations Approved
The Policing and Crime Act 2017 makes
provisions for Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) to take on
additional duties in respect of the oversight of police complaints.
As a minimum, PCCs have responsibility for being the relevant
review body for certain police complaints. This process includes
undertaking a review of how GMP managed the original complaint to
ensure the complainant received an appropriate and proportionate
outcome.
This is a function that GMCA has carried out since the statutory
commencement in February 2020 with a dedicated resource within the
GMCA Police, Crime, Criminal Justice and Fire team.
The Strategic Police Complaints and Review Manager is newly
appointed and is currently learning the role. Therefore, there will
be a requirement to seek additional, external support to ensure the
team may continue to service the requests being received from the
public. Given the specialist knowledge and skill set required, it
is proposed to carry on seeking support from Sancus, an agency
external to GMCA that specialises in conducting such reviews for
other Police and Crime Commissioners across the country.
There has historically been a backlog in 2023 due to staffing
capacity and Sancus have assisted the GMCA in reducing that backlog
and we are now in a favourable position and are providing an
excellent service to the public. We are now able to process review
requests in a timely manner, which will provide public confidence
that the GMCA is carrying out its statutory responsibility
effectively.
Sancus will help maintain this position and will provide additional
support and specialist advice as this is an area with limited
alternative sources. They will also cover any period of staff
absence and ensure requests from the public can continue to be
processed accordingly.
Decision Maker: Treasurer GMCA
Decision published: 07/03/2024
Effective from: 27/02/2024
Decision:
To provide funding up to £12,000 to seek
resilience cover and ongoing support for the continuation of the
Police Complaint Reviews function. The Strategic Police Complaints
and Review Manager is newly appointed and is currently learning the
role and will require ongoing support and advice and this will also
build in some resilience for unforeseen absences within the
team.
The contract will operate on a call on call off basis.
Lead officer: Lisa Lees
21/02/2024 - PCC DN - Association of Police and Crime Commissioner Chief Executives annual APACE membership subscription 2023/24 ref: 2564 Recommendations Approved
APACE membership brings together collective
skills, knowledge and experience of Chief Executives from around
the country to develop advice and guidance on a wide range of
issues.
Decision Maker: Director for Police, Crime, Criminal Justice and Fire
Decision published: 07/03/2024
Effective from: 21/02/2024
Decision:
To subscribe to the annual APACE membership
subscription for 2023/2024 to the value of £1000
Lead officer: Lisa Lees
21/02/2024 - PCC DN - Engagement of Lived Experience Consultant(s) in MSHT Partnership Review ref: 2563 Recommendations Approved
A compliant procurement process was undertaken
to engage a provider to deliver a review of Greater
Manchester’s partnership approach to MSHT. As part of this
review, GMCA and its partners in Programme Challenger want Lived
Experience to be a central point of the review. As such, we are
seeking quotes to provide such expertise from known suppliers in
the field.
Decision Maker: Director for Police, Crime, Criminal Justice and Fire
Decision published: 07/03/2024
Effective from: 21/02/2024
Decision:
£4,179 will be allocated to Align Ltd to
engage and support lived experience consultant(s) in delivery of a
Greater Manchester wide review of our partnership approach to
modern slavery and human trafficking (MSHT).
Lead officer: Lisa Lees
21/02/2024 - PCC DN - Multi Agency Tasking and Co-ordination (MATAC) funding to each Community Safety Partnership in Greater Manchester 23/24 ref: 2562 Recommendations Approved
MATAC is a whole system approach to
intervening with perpetrators of domestic abuse who are classed as
being serial/or high risk, high harm. The objective is for Police
and partners to work together so that risk, harm and
revictimization are reduced.
The key elements of the model are:
• Identification of the most harmful perpetrators
• Assessment of the risk they pose to victims, children, other
family members.
• Referral into regular multi-agency MATAC meeting.
• Implementation of a combination of disruption, enforcement,
challenge and behaviour change provision.
• Frequent review of risk to victim and provision of
integrated victim support offer.
• Continued review of risk and harm posed by perpetrator as
interventions take place.
The MATAC model has been successfully in place across the
Northumbria force area since 2015 and embraces all the Local
Authorities that fall within that area.
Locally, the MATAC model has been piloted over recent months in
Wigan and Tameside and has shown solid signs of progress and
achievement. GMCA will commission an evaluation of the MATAC model
in Wigan to date, this will ensure delivery of key lessons for
improvement of the programme across GM. A further decision notice
will be produced for the evaluation.
Decision Maker: Treasurer GMCA
Decision published: 07/03/2024
Effective from: 21/02/2024
Decision:
The Deputy Mayor agrees to award each Greater
Manchester Community Safety Partnerships (CSP’s) the below
funding to support the development and rollout of a MATAC model
approach. The funding will be used from the Home Office Domestic
Abuse Perpetrator Fund.
2023/24
Manchester £30,000.00
Salford £12,500.00
Rochdale £12,500.00
Oldham £12,500.00
Bolton £12,500.00
Wigan £12,500.00
Trafford £12,500.00
Bury £12,500.00
Stockport £12,500.00
2023/24 Total funding amount to be devolved to CSPs:
£127,500.00
Community Safety Partnerships have agreed to develop and roll out a
MATAC model approach to high-risk high harm perpetrators of
Domestic Abuse in each GM district.
The funding will be granted on the condition that the individual
CSP plans are aligned to the wider strategic priorities of their
organisation and partners.
Lead officer: Lisa Lees
21/02/2024 - PCC DN - Home Office – Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) By-and For Funding for a Consortium Hub model ref: 2561 Recommendations Approved
The Home Office announced a VAWG Specialist
By-and-For services fund in December 2022. Organisations were
eligible to bid in which provided specialist services to victims
and survivors of Violence against Women and Girls – so those
which provide and deliver by specialist services working within
their communities and whose services are designed to meet their
specific needs.
The Consortium is led by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority
(GMCA) with partners that are delivery providers of by and for
services across Greater Manchester. The funding will be awarded to
6 organisations to deliver the Consortium Hub model.
The partners are:
• Safety4Sisters – Black led organisation established in
2009 to address the exclusion of migrant women (particularly those
with no recourse to public funds NRPF) from the most basic rights
of safety and protection.
• NESTAC - Based in and works with Black and minoritized
communities, particularly refugees and asylum seekers. A specialist
provider of services around FGM, honour-based abuse and domestic
servitude.
• Olive Pathway – Black survivor led organisation
working with Black and minoritized communities to combat GBV and
VAWG.
• Saheli – Specialist refuge providing support to women
from Black, Asian, and other minoritized communities.
• Rochdale Women’s Welfare Association – Community
organisation that supports Black African/Caribbean & Global
Majority people of colour who are marginalised from accessing
resources.
• GMIAU – Voluntary organisation that supports people
subject to immigration control, offering free legal advice,
representation and support services seeking asylum, refugees,
children and vulnerable adults.
GMCA acted as the lead bidder on behalf of Consortium partners to
provide the capacity and capability to lead and manage the bid. The
Consortium partners developed the proposal outline. They are all
organisations who have extensive expertise in supporting victims
and survivors from black and minoritised communities and are
leading organisations across Greater Manchester working within
their communities. GMCA are working in partnership with them and
supporting the bid as support for black and minoritised communities
across Greater Manchester is both an identified priority within the
GBV Strategy and a recognised gap in terms of service
provision.
The HUB will be operated by the 6 organisations, and will provide
services for Black, Asian, and other minoritized women and girls
across Greater Manchester, including migrant women with no recourse
to public funds (NRPF). Some of these women will have been
subjected to domestic abuse, gender-based violence, forced
marriage, immigration abuse, FGM, honour-based violence and modern
slavery. This is a priority within the GM Gender Based Violence
Strategy and this project will enable more victims and survivors
across Greater Manchester to access appropriate services and the
support that they need.
The HUB will deliver; culturally sensitive, trauma Informed
counselling; culturally Sensitive, trauma informed psychosexual
support; specialist help Line; specialist advocacy & support;
interpretation; immigration advice; housing support/emergency
accommodation, including specialist refuges; support to access
police and the criminal justice system; peer support; group
therapy; specialist groups for wellbeing, recovery; crisis
intervention;
safeguarding referrals, risk assessments and referrals into MARAC
and training and support to other professionals. The Home Office
have agreed to the proposed delivery model.
Funding is confirmed until 31st March 2025
Decision Maker: Treasurer GMCA
Decision published: 07/03/2024
Effective from: 21/02/2024
Decision:
The GMCA is seeking to award £682,600
over 2 years to 6 organisations to deliver the Consortium HUB
model. This will provide services for Black, Asian and other
minoritised women and girls across Greater Manchester, including
migrant women with no recourse to public funds (NRPF).
• £325,800 will be awarded to 6 organisations in
financial year 2023/24
• £356,800 will be awarded to 6 organisations in
financial year 2024/25
These funding amounts will themselves be funded via a grant
agreement between the Home Office & GMCA specifically intended
to deliver the Consortium HUB model to support Black, Asian and
other minoritised women and girls across Greater Manchester,
including migrant women with no recourse to public funds
(NRPF).
Lead officer: Lisa Lees
14/02/2024 - PCC DN - Contribution to Police Public Bravery Awards 2023 ref: 2560 Recommendations Approved
Recognising and honouring acts of bravery by
police officers is an important part of establishing public
confidence in the police service.
The Police Public Bravery Awards provide a key forum for this and
police and crime commissioners across the country contribute to
ensure that the event and awards are appropriate for the
recipients.
Decision Maker: Director for Police, Crime, Criminal Justice and Fire
Decision published: 07/03/2024
Effective from: 14/02/2024
Decision:
£500 is paid to the Police and Crime
Commissioner for South Yorkshire as a contribution towards the
national cost of the bravery awards.
Lead officer: Lisa Lees
21/02/2024 - PCC DN - Variation of Greater Manchester Integrated Rehabilitation Service – Accommodation Support ref: 2559 Recommendations Approved
The reason for the decision are:
The GMIRS Accommodation contract was awarded to Ingeus in November
2021 following a formal open tender process.
Since the beginning of the contract, referrals into the GM
Accommodation Service have been significantly more than those
forecast as part of the tender process. The tender advertised a
monthly referral of 170. This led to oversized keyworker caseloads
meaning that cases are not being satisfactorily managed. The staff
morale is low with significant periods of absence due to work
stress placing further pressure on the service
The GMCA and HMPPS agreed that the budget for 23/24 would be
increased to take account of the demand for the service. (See
attached decision notice) The extra capacity allowed greater
integration with Probation with keyworkers in Probation Offices
with at least weekly outreach at Wellbeing Hubs and Women’s
Centres.
Moreover, a specialist was recruited to support the CAS-3 move on
and the most complex cases i.e. arson and sex offenders. It has
also been recognised a need for more strategic capacity and the
extra funding will support a local partnerships manager to
contribute to regional discussions with GMPS Homeless Prevention
Team, GMCA, Prison and LAs in the whole system response to
homelessness. These additional have been well received by
colleagues in Prison and GM Probation.
The demand of the service has continued above the tendered levels
into 2023/24. We have seen an uptick in the last quarter. We
propose maintaining the increased level of staffing in order to
ensure individuals are provided housing advice and guidance upon
release. The housing environment is increasingly challenging with
the lack of affordable homes and caseloads need to allow staff time
to work flexibly. The extra funding brings 12 frontline workers and
the manager. The total frontline service is 23 for an active
caseload of 1400 (as of November 23).
Moreover, it has been identified that the unsentenced cohort was
missing from the original scope of the service. Therefore, HMPPS
has awarded GMCA and GMPS funding to deliver the accommodation
support service but for the unsentenced including those on
remand.
The number of people on remand has significantly increased in 23/24
and there is currently no provision for the cohort. This is
considered a priority to ensure that housing issues do not escalate
if they are not resolved on reception not custody. As an example
ensuring arrears don’t build up preventing homelessness in
the future.
Ingeus will deliver the same accommodation service to this extended
cohort of individuals including women.
The funding envelope for 2023/24 has been agreed up to
£100,315
For 2024/25 the funding will be broken down as follows:
Base rate: £794,524
Additionality for increased demand: £460,808
Remand (male estate): £248,177
Remand (women’s estate): £87,042
Total 2024/25: £796,027
Decision Maker: Treasurer GMCA
Decision published: 07/03/2024
Effective from: 21/02/2024
Decision:
To increase the Greater Manchester Integrated
Rehabilitation Support (GMIRS) budget for 23/24 by £100,315
to provide mobilisation for additional
accommodation support for the unsentenced cohort including those
on
remand and on reception into custody.
To increase the 24/25 budget for the GMIRS Accommodation contract
by £796,027 to a total of £1,590,551.18 to increase the
capacity of the service based on the ongoing demand and to include
support for the unsentenced cohort including those on remand and on
reception into custody.
Total Variation: £896,342
Lead officer: Lisa Lees
21/02/2024 - PCC DN - Variation of Greater Manchester Integrated Rehabilitation Service – Women’s Support ref: 2558 Recommendations Approved
The Greater Manchester Integrated
Rehabilitation Service contract for Women’s Services was
awarded to Greater Manchester Women’s Support Alliance
(GMWSA) in October 2021 following a formal open tender
process.
HMPPS have since identified that the unsentenced cohort was not
included in the original scope of the Integrated Rehabilitation
service. Therefore, HMPPS has awarded GMCA and GMPS funding to
deliver accommodation support service for the unsentenced including
those on remand and on reception into custody.
Decision Maker: Treasurer GMCA
Decision published: 07/03/2024
Effective from: 21/02/2024
Decision:
To increase the 23/24 budget to the Greater
Manchester Women’s Support Alliance (GMWSA) by £7,352
to mobilise accommodation support for the unsentenced including
those on remand and on reception into custody.
To increase the 24/25 budget to GMWSA by £38,122 to provide
accommo-dation support for the unsentenced including those on
remand and on recep-tion into custody.
Total variation is £45,474
Lead officer: Lisa Lees
14/02/2024 - PCC DN - Deputy Mayor’s Community Safety Event Spring 2024 ref: 2557 Recommendations Approved
Following two successful events in 2023, the
Deputy Mayor renewed her commitment to host these events on a
bi-annual basis to act as a forum to summarise the work of the past
six months, and to look forward and plan for future
challenges.
Decision Maker: Director for Police, Crime, Criminal Justice and Fire
Decision published: 07/03/2024
Effective from: 14/02/2024
Decision:
A funding envelope of £1500 be agreed to
logistical costs associated with the Deputy Mayor’s Community
Safety Event being held in March 2024
Lead officer: Lisa Lees
14/02/2024 - PCC DN - Travel for VRU Programme Principal February & March 2024 ref: 2556 Recommendations Approved
London Violence Reduction Unit: Inclusive
Education For All Young Londoners – Hosted by London VRU,
this is a shared learning opportunity to discuss views and visions
about how inclusive education can be championed and continue to
support young people to thrive. A panel and speakers are lined up
of London leaders, local authorities, young people, teachers and
education specialists. This partnership approach has been built on
the voice of young people and informed by parents and carers,
schools, education specialists and local authorities. An inclusive,
quality education is at the heart of London's Inclusion Charter and
helps to keep young people safe. Tackling exclusions, suspensions,
and the high level of absenteeism in our schools is at the heart of
the GM VRU’s prevention work and is central to the Greater
Than Violence strategy, therefore the GM VRU Programme Principal
will bring back shared learning arising from the day and discuss
with the GM VRU partnership.
Youth Endowment Fund conference- Engaging with Parents of Children
at Risk of Violence- This is an opportunity to hear from experts
and political leaders on promising parenting interventions for
children at risk of violence, and how to effectively engage
parents/carers with these interventions, including via interactive
workshops exploring evidence-based parenting interventions and best
practice for engaging parents, working with parents as partners for
exploited children. Keynote speeches will be delivered by the
Children’s Commissioner for England (Dame Rachel De Souza)
and the Shadow Minister for Children & Early Years (Helen Hayes
MP). One of the GM VRU’s flagship interventions is a support
service for parents & carers of adolescents involved in or at
risk of serious violence, therefore the Programme Principal’s
attendance to this event is vital to understand the emerging
national evidence based for this intervention and take away shared
learning.
Decision Maker: Director for Police, Crime, Criminal Justice and Fire
Decision published: 07/03/2024
Effective from: 14/02/2024
Decision:
The Greater Manchester Violence Reduction Unit
are seeking to make the following payments covering travel &
accommodation for the Violence Reduction Unit’s Programme
Principal on 5th/6th Feb 2024 & 20th/21st March 2024:
Click Travel
Two payments to be made of:
• £384.19- 5th/6th Feb- London Violence Reduction Unit:
Inclusive Education For All Young Londoners event
• £398.29- 20th/21st March 2024: Youth Endowment Fund
conference- Engaging with Parents of Children at Risk of
Violence
Both payments are to cover the same travel & accommodation
arrangements on each occurrence (train from Manchester to London,
standard return fare for 1 person, hotel room for one night in
standard rate chain hotel, and Zone 1 Tube travelcard valid for one
day). The attendee is the VRU Programme Principal.
Lead officer: Lisa Lees
14/02/2024 - PCC DN - Grooming and Entrapment Workshop with The Reign Collective ref: 2555 Recommendations Approved
The GMCA Complex Safeguarding hub wishes to
upskill frontline staff around understanding how grooming affects
young people’s lives, as well as what techniques perpetrators
use to make a child feel trapped. This is also aligned with the GM
Complex Safeguarding strategy’s objective to embed lived
experience within professional development input.
Decision Maker: Director for Police, Crime, Criminal Justice and Fire
Decision published: 07/03/2024
Effective from: 14/02/2024
Decision:
GMCA Complex Safeguarding wishes to pay
£600 from the Complex Safeguarding Budget (Deputy Mayor
Investment Fund) to pay for The Reign Collective to deliver a
workshop on “Grooming and Entrapment” on March 4th as
part of GM’s Week of Action professional development
offer.
Lead officer: Lisa Lees
14/02/2024 - PCC DN - Police custody Navigator pilot ref: 2554 Recommendations Approved
The current 3D Custody Improvement Programme
has highlighted a gap in support for young people in police custody
at risk of violence (perpetrator or victim). The VRU / Police and
current L & D service have been collaborating to find a
solution, and the intention is additional provision of up to 3
youth Navigators to service a pilot at Central Park custody
facility (identified via demand profile). This collaboration will
see funding from the existing 3D Custody project £36K, VRU CJ
£36K and NHS (L&D) £40K.
The pilot will review the current referral process for young people
into services, provide appropriate support either on site or away
from custody, and contribute towards the review of child attendance
/ voluntary attendance for interviews. An allocation of funding
will provide benchmarking and staged evaluation.
Decision Maker: Director for Police, Crime, Criminal Justice and Fire
Decision published: 07/03/2024
Effective from: 14/02/2024
Decision:
The programme director agrees a 2023/24 budget
allocation of £36,000 from the VRU Criminal Justice 2023/24
budget to extend the current Navigator service to include Police
custody for a 12-month pilot.
Lead officer: Lisa Lees
06/02/2024 - PCC DN - Eventbrite to host Week Of Action Events – Serious and Organised Crime Related ref: 2553 Recommendations Approved
Eventbrite have now changed their terms and
conditions, which means that we can no longer promote events and
monitor attendance via Eventbrite for free. This function enables
us to monitor attendance and report on impact. The events we are
hosting are seeking to improve professionals’ knowledge on
exploitation and associated themes. This allocation will allow us
to create 4 events.
Decision Maker: Director for Police, Crime, Criminal Justice and Fire
Decision published: 07/03/2024
Effective from: 06/02/2024
Decision:
Up to £100 be allocated to creating
events on Eventbrite to support staff in promoting learning and
development events during the upcoming WOA in March 2024.
Lead officer: Lisa Lees
06/02/2024 - PCC DN - Funding to support the delivery of the Brake National Road Victims Service. 2023/24 ref: 2552 Recommendations Approved
The Brake National Road Victim Service (NRVS)
provides national support to victims and families following road
traffic incidents. Often this includes bereavement support for
family members and as such is considered a bespoke service to those
currently provided by the GM Victims Services offer. Nationally,
the Department for Transport contribute financially to the running
of the NRVS, with Police and Crime Commissioners asked to
contribute also.
The NRVS includes the following aspects:
• An accredited national helpline staffed by professionals and
providing one to one, needs-led support planning for victims,
safeguarding those who are high risk and vulnerable and providing
specialist information and advocacy through the recovery process,
including enabling victims to access a pathway to local services in
local areas.
• Comprehensive Bereavement Support Information Packs
(prepared and regularly reviewed in consultation with statutory
agencies including the police). The packs (including translations)
provide information and help dealing with emotions, practical
issues (including information about the police investigation and
the role of police with family liaison duties) and procedural
issues such as going to court and many more.
Following consultation with Greater Manchester Police, this NRVS is
a critical support mechanism used by the Family Liaison Officers.
At present, there is no other such specialist service within
Greater Manchester. The NRVS services support around 150 road
victims a year in Greater Manchester.
The grant is to be provided to cover works for 2023/2024. Work is
underway to understand future commissioning options for such
support as part of a national roads policing review being
undertaken by the Department for Transport and the GM Victim
Services review.
Decision Maker: Director for Police, Crime, Criminal Justice and Fire
Decision published: 07/03/2024
Effective from: 06/02/2024
Decision:
Approval be given for a grant of £14,125
to be provided to Brake for the delivery of the National Road
Victims Service in 2023/24
Lead officer: Lisa Lees
06/02/2024 - PCC DN - Venue Booking and Catering – Chambers of Commerce ref: 2551 Recommendations Approved
As agreed by the Deputy Mayor at the November
2023 Violence Reduction Governance Board, the GM VRU wishes to host
a series of workshops intended as a forum for colleagues from
across the GM system, including all 10 CSPs, GMP, Fire, Health,
Probation, Education & VCSE to convene and workshop thoughts
and ideas to underpin the implementation plan that will govern
delivery of the Greater Than Violence strategy. This is intended as
the final workshop to finalise the implementation plan.
Decision Maker: Director for Police, Crime, Criminal Justice and Fire
Decision published: 07/03/2024
Effective from: 06/02/2024
Decision:
The Greater Manchester Violence Reduction Unit
are seeking to make the following payment for the following VRU
hosted events:
Chambers of Commerce
A payment to be made of £702.00 to book a room for a full day
at Chambers of Commerce in Manchester to host a VRU Delivery Plan
Workshop for a maximum of 25 people on 18th March 2024. This will
include provision of refreshments (tea, coffee and water unlimited
for all attendees which is standard provision by the Chambers of
Commerce for any booking for meeting space), AV and flipcharts,
free Wi-Fi, and lunch (standard lunch platters) for up to 25
people.
Lead officer: Lisa Lees
06/02/2024 - PCC DN - StreetDoctors Stepwise programme ref: 2550 Recommendations Approved
The VRU has been working in partnership with
StreetDoctors to develop an app (now in use) for wider engagement
with young people. The next ambition is to develop face to face
programmes with young people in custody settings and alternative
provision settings – teaching not only first aid, but social
skills and delivering prevention education. StreetDoctors is the
only current provider to offer these courses in the NW region. This
work complements the requirements of the Serious Violence Duty
responsibilities (prisons / education).
Decision Maker: Director for Police, Crime, Criminal Justice and Fire
Decision published: 07/03/2024
Effective from: 06/02/2024
Decision:
The programme director agrees a 2023/24 budget
allocation of £10,000 from the VRU Education 23/24 budget to
commission StreetDoctors charity to deliver two 9-week programmes
at Hindley Prison and Springboard alternative provision programme
(Oldham)
Lead officer: Lisa Lees
06/02/2024 - PCC DN - Youth Endowment Fund Another Chance programme – Comms Materials: Request for Quotation ref: 2549 Recommendations Approved
GMCA have received funding from the Home
Office and Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) to pilot YEF’s Focused
Deterrence programme in the city of Manchester and Trafford. This
work will run alongside four other similar projects across the
UK.
The impact of the programme will be monitored via a randomised
control trial. Lessons learned will provide new insight into how
Focused Deterrence programmes can be adapted and adopted to reduce
violent crime in the UK.
We are keen to ensure that materials are suitable for our audience
and content is clear so that uptake of the programme is more
likely. A printed welcome pack will be produced as well as a web
page and animation/video.
The programme will be advertised through a series of targeted ads
on social media.
Decision Maker: Director for Police, Crime, Criminal Justice and Fire
Decision published: 07/03/2024
Effective from: 06/02/2024
Decision:
Following an Expression of Interest
procurement process, the GMCA are seeking to award £15,000 to
EY3 Media to fund a contract for the development of the Another
Chance programme welcome pack and development of social media
content and paid advertisements.
Lead officer: Lisa Lees
06/02/2024 - PCC DN - Targeted hotspot activity to tackle organised crime ref: 2548 Recommendations Approved
The reasons for the decision are:
Manchester and Salford collectively account for 26% of all mapped
Serious and Organised Crime threats in Greater Manchester. Many of
the organised crime groups in Manchester are very well established,
are involved in very serious criminality involving illegal drugs,
weapons, extortion and exploitation and many have the capability of
committing extremely high levels of violence against other
people.
The multi-agency Challenger team in Manchester have very strong and
clear governance arrangements in place and each has a comprehensive
serious and organised crime 4P plan (prepare, Prevent, Pursue,
Protect) as part of their local community safety partnership
arrangements.
This funding is available to contribute with the delivery of their
serious and organised crime 4P plan, on the following conditions
agreed with Manchester City Council:
- It is at least match funded by a contribution from the community
safety partnership.
- It adds value to existing services rather than replacing funding
that has been withdrawn.
- There is a clear spending plan with a focus on performance in
relation to outputs and outcomes.
- Their serious and organised crime governance arrangements oversee
the spending to ensure it achieves its stated goals.
- They have undertaken appropriate procurement of commissioning
processes
By targeted this spending to Manchester’s hot spot locations
for serious and organised crime, the impact of this spending on
organised crime and serious violence will be greater than if the
total funding was spread across ten districts. The strong
leadership and governance in relation to serious and organised
crime in those two districts of GM provide confidence that that
there will be clear accountability and oversight of this spending
locally, with a commitment to ensuring performance measures are
recorded and reported appropriately.
For 2023/24, Manchester City Council has allocated the funding to
contribute to the delivery of commissioned services to provide 1-1
mentoring for children at risk of serious violence, child criminal
exploitation and child sexual exploitation, which is often driven
by serious and organised crime.
Decision Maker: Director for Police, Crime, Criminal Justice and Fire
Decision published: 07/03/2024
Effective from: 06/02/2024
Decision:
£7,500 will be allocated to Manchester
City Council to contribute to targeted activity in response to
serious and organised crime (SOC) for 2023/24.
Lead officer: Lisa Lees
06/02/2024 - PCC DN - Engagement of Lived Experience Consultant(s) in MSHT Partnership Review ref: 2547 Recommendations Approved
A compliant procurement process was undertaken
to engage a provider to deliver a review of Greater
Manchester’s partnership approach to MSHT. As part of this
review, GMCA and its partners in Programme Challenger want Lived
Experience to be a central point of the review. As such, we are
seeking quotes to provide such expertise from known suppliers in
the field.
Decision Maker: Director for Police, Crime, Criminal Justice and Fire
Decision published: 07/03/2024
Effective from: 06/02/2024
Decision:
Up to £4,999 will be allocated to a
provider to engage and support lived experience consultant(s) in
delivery of a Greater Manchester wide review of our partnership
approach to modern slavery and human trafficking (MSHT).
Lead officer: Lisa Lees
24/01/2024 - PCC DN -Programme Challenger funding – Victim Navigator ref: 2546 Recommendations Approved
Justice and Care is an international
Non-Governmental Organisation operating in the UK, Europe, United
States, Bangladesh, Thailand and India. They provide a network of
in country and international services to support victims and
survivors to reintegrate, reduce risk of re-exploitation, and
support prosecutions to prevent further offending from their
exploiters. The service provides a dedicated Victim Navigator
embedded with the Greater Manchester Challenger team, specifically
the Modern Slavery Coordination and Investigation Unit.
Since the Navigator role was introduced in December 2019 they
have:
• Triaged over 5,000 cases/intelligence with potential modern
slavery elements
• Provided strategic advice to 88 cases
• Supported 44 victims with care plans
• Supported seven prosecutions of which three have resulted in
convictions totalling over 22 years in custodial sentences
collectively (not all prosecution processes have been
completed)
• Contributed to the arrests of 25 potential offenders
• Trained 198 police officers and other stakeholders
Considering the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the criminal
justice system, securing three convictions in the last 12 months of
this work is a significant achievement. Of the four prosecutions
that have not yet gone to trial, one involves an individual charged
with 60+ offences, including modern slavery offences.
Overall, only 5% of individuals the navigator has worked and is
working with have not supported a prosecution by engaging with the
police. 57% have actively been engaged in the process by supporting
a prosecution or providing ABE (Achieving Best Evidence)
interviews.
Decision Maker: Treasurer GMCA
Decision published: 07/03/2024
Effective from: 24/01/2024
Decision:
A total of £191,484 is provided via a
grant agreement to Justice and Care to provide modern slavery and
human trafficking Victim Navigator service provision for Greater
Manchester for 36 months, embedded with the Modern Slavery Unit in
Greater Manchester Police.
Year 1: January 2024 – December 2024, 70% contribution to
total costs (£59,630)
Year 2: January 2025 – December 2025, 70% contribution to
total costs (£60,659)
Year 3: January 2026 – December 2026, 80% contribution to
total costs (£71,195)
Lead officer: Lisa Lees
24/01/2024 - PCC DN - Support service for Young Adult Males on Probation - VRU ref: 2545 Recommendations Approved
The Criminal Justice delivery group workstream
identified, through the multi-agency processes and structures in
place, the key areas of focus and priority to deliver on the
Serious Violence action plan, namely the 14-25 cohort, and
specifically those who are experiencing transitions or significant
impacts from experiences such adverse childhood experiences and/or
societal experiences of being part of an ethnic minority community
or subjected to gender based violence. Talk, Listen, Change have
been selected based on their ability to deliver against these
priorities.
The aim of this programme will continue to be to help:
• Provide practical and emotional support and, where needed,
advocacy
• Rebuild or establish their role as father, brother,
son
• The Young Adult on Probation and their family to move
forward and positively out of the Criminal Justice System
• Understand the needs and barriers for this cohort of
individuals
Decision Maker: Director for Police, Crime, Criminal Justice and Fire
Decision published: 07/03/2024
Effective from: 24/01/2024
Decision:
Following an Expression of Interest
procurement process, in 2023 the GM VRU within GMCA commissioned
Talk, Listen, Change to deliver a programme to provide a one-to-one
specialist support service for Young Adults on Probation (age
20-25) who are a parent or live with/have contact with children or
siblings (under the age of 18years old).
Following successful delivery since the original mobilisation
period, it was identified that priority cohorts particular to the
KPI’s of the contract were present in other districts of GM
not originally specified within the contract. Therefore, the VRU
are seeking authorisation to execute a deed of variation to extend
the length of the contract to May 2024. The specification will also
be altered to reduce caseload capacity, with the objective of
broadening the geographical reach of the project to cover
additional GM districts not included in the existing contract-
Wigan and Bury, given that priority cohorts pertaining to the
contract have been identified as most prevalent in these districts.
The VRU are not seeking to add any financial value to this
contract- the value will remain the same at £49,999.
Lead officer: Lisa Lees
17/01/2024 - PCC DN - Home Office Domestic Abuse Perpetrator Intervention Evaluation Round Table Event ref: 2544 Recommendations Approved
The round table event is to present to
Domestic Abuse Leads from the 10 Local Authorities, GMP, Probation
and service providers:
• The findings of the evaluation of Perpetrator programmes in
GM funded by the Home Office Perpetrator Fund with
Q&A’s
• The development of the GM DAPO pilot in GM
• The implementation of the GM CARA Programme.
The event will give opportunity to develop thinking and learning
and to start conversations to develop a GM commissioning framework
to help build consistency and support local authorities with
business cases in the future.
Decision Maker: Director for Police, Crime, Criminal Justice and Fire
Decision published: 07/03/2024
Effective from: 17/01/2024
Decision:
That £1300.00 be allocated from the Home
Office Domestic Abuse Perpetrator fund to host a round table event
on 15th January 2024 at the Mechanics Institute in
Manchester.
• Room Hire
• Lunch Buffet
• Refreshments (Tea and Coffee)
• Equipment Hire
TOTAL £1300.00
Lead officer: Lisa Lees
17/01/2024 - PCC DN - SATTVA - Meeting facilitation training course ref: 2543 Recommendations Approved
To increase the effectiveness of the meetings
that the GMCA Police, Crime, Criminal Justice & Fire team lead
or are involved in
Decision Maker: Director for Police, Crime, Criminal Justice and Fire
Decision published: 07/03/2024
Effective from: 17/01/2024
Decision:
Sattva is paid £2,100 plus travel and
subsistence costs to deliver the training set out below, including
offering advice and support to team members during the practice
sessions and training materials.
The training will consist of one full day and one half-day follow
up session covering the following topics:
- Learning to observe the dynamics of a meeting
- Essential facilitation skills
- Designing a meeting
- How to influence when you’re not chairing the
meeting
Lead officer: Lisa Lees
17/01/2024 - PCC DN - Publication of the Rochdale CSE Report, proof read and printing ref: 2542 Recommendations Approved
The Rochdale CSE report is the third of four
reports into non-recent CSE and safeguarding practices across
Greater Manchester.
The report is high profile and is relevant to several key partners.
Given this fact and the significant media interest it is
appropriate that key partners and individuals receive a hard copy
of the report, and that this is to a professional standard.
Decision Maker: Director for Police, Crime, Criminal Justice and Fire
Decision published: 07/03/2024
Effective from: 17/01/2024
Decision:
£7017 is made available to cover costs
associated with the publication of the Rochdale CSE Report
• £3177 is paid to Browns Print for the printing and
production of 100 copies of the Rochdale CSE Report.
• £2340 is paid to Vicky Burnam Communications for the
proof-reading of the Rochdale CSE Report.
• £1500 is paid to Peter Wilson for the design of the
Rochdale CSE Report
Lead officer: Lisa Lees
11/01/2024 - PCC DN - Youth Endowment Fund Another Chance programme - Carbon Creative – animated case studies ref: 2541 Recommendations Approved
Greater Manchester’s Violence Reduction
Unit (VRU) have received funding from the Home Office and Youth
Endowment Fund (YEF) to pilot YEF’s Focused Deterrence
programme in the city of Manchester and Trafford. This work will
run alongside four other similar projects across the UK.
The impact of the programme will be monitored via a randomised
control trial. Lessons learned from Greater Manchester VRU’s
work (and other areas) will provide new insight into how Focused
Deterrence programmes can be adapted and adopted to reduce violent
crime in the UK.
The animated case studies will be used to demonstrate the impact of
the programme on young people and their families. The case studies
will be shared with YEF for evaluation purposes, but also used to
encourage other young people who are approached to be part of the
programme.
Decision Maker: Director for Police, Crime, Criminal Justice and Fire
Decision published: 07/03/2024
Effective from: 11/01/2024
Decision:
We are seeking to award a contract to Carbon
Creative to the value of £4,850 funded from the PCC’s
YEF delivery phase funding. This funding will be used to produce
animated case studies to show the impact of the Another Chance
programme. The case studies will also be used as a way of
encouraging young people to be part of the programme.
Lead officer: Lisa Lees