1. Travel for VRU Programme Manager, VRU
Programme Support & VRU Civil Service Placement Colleague - The
Home Office’s Violence Reduction programme is a 3 year
funding agreement with VRU’s from March 2022-25. This
national VRU conference hosted by London VRU will examine
community-led aspects of VRU programme delivery and share
challenges faced by VRU’s in delivering community-led
interventions and explore community-led co-creation of VRU Comms
content. This is intended to share best practice across the 20
national VRUs. This event was originally scheduled for 31st March
but was recently rebooked, so train tickets could not be purchased
more than 2 weeks prior.
2. Travel for VRU Victims Lead & VRU Comms Manager - In 2021/22
– GM VRU and Merseyside VRU worked in partnership with
StreetDoctors to develop an app-based version of the StreetDoctors
lifesaver programme. (Usually delivered face to face in schools but
with cost
/resource and logistical implications). The app has been rolled out
across GM, whilst we have awarded additional funding in financial
year 22/23 to gain an additional 4400 logins for educational
settings across GM. This national conference will help to shape
& direct best use of the additional logins and delivery of the
Streetdoctors programme in schools and further education
establishments across GM.
3. Travel for VRU Victims Champion - The Serious Violence Duty 2022
came into effect in January 2023, placing statutory
responsibilities on specified authorities within each PCC area to
work together to tackle the root causes of serious violence. This
event is intended as a launch to bring together lead officers from
VRU’s and specified authorities across the country to
dpresent and discuss best practice regarding implementation of the
duty. The GM VRU is coordinating the 10 GM CSPs’
implementation of the Seirous Violence Duty as per the Deputy
Mayor’s agreement at the February 2023 Violence Reduction
Governance Board, and therefore the VRU Victim’s Champion
(accompanying the VRU Director & Programme Manager as published
in another recent travel Decision Notice) is best placed to attend
the event and report on outcomes to the 10 GM CSPs. This Decision
Notice covers funding for travel to the event; tickets to the event
are free of charge
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 04/05/2023
Decision due: 23 Mar 2023 by Director for Police, Crime, Criminal Justice and Fire
Contact: Lisa Lees Email: lisa.lees@greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk.