Issue details

The Home Office require all Safer Street Fund bids and financials matters to be processed through the Deputy Mayors office.


The three Greater Manchester Home Office Safer Streets Fund Round 5 have 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 signed 2024/25 grant agreement to be provided.

The GMCA led programme has three primary interventions that will target the following crimes:

- Neighbourhood crimes of Robbery, Theft from a Person, Vehicle Crime,
- Anti-social Behaviour including drunk and disorderly behaviour, public transport vandalism, drug and substance misuse, intimidating behaviour
- Violence Against Women and Girls including sexual assault, indecent assault, street harassment, drink spiking

The proposed interventions are:
- Delivery of Op Safer Streets by Greater Manchester Police in Manchester City Centre.
- TfGM Drone to support operations to reduce ASB and VAWG incidents on the nighttime transport network.
- TfGM and Foundation 92 led hub to be deployed across the Transport network to address incidents of ASB.

Oversight of the programme is provided by Oliver Collins in the Police, Crime, Criminal Justice and Fire Team at the GMCA