Community

The Community Unit of the Development Department is one of four Business Units each led by a Development Manager who report directly to the Director of Development, the head of the Department. The Community Unit has responsibility for overseeing the administration of the

• Community Safety Partnership
• Carrickfergus District Policing Partnership (DPP)
• Good Relations (no copy supplied)
• Community Services (no copy supplied)

Details of each of these functions are listed on the web site.

If you have any queries please contact George Gibson, Development Manager (Community)
T: +44 (0)28 9335 8032
E: ggibson.commserv@carrickfergus.org

Community Safety Partnership (CSP)

Introduction   

Carrickfergus Community Safety Partnership (CSP) was launched in August 2003 and currently has two working tiers:

• Strategic
• Operational

The key theme of the CSP is to devise local strategies to tackle local problems.  This involves working to involve the public, voluntary, private and community sectors at local level. 

Strategic Tier
The Strategic Tier is responsible for discharging the strategic functions of approval, accountability and leadership for the CSP. 

Operational Tier
The Operational Tier is the core of the CSP.  It includes individuals drawn from local service delivery organisations, both statutory and voluntary, at a level capable of committing their organisation to action. 

Community Safety Audit - Background Information
Carrickfergus Community Safety Partnership has recently undertaken a Community Safety Audit for the area.  The purpose of the Audit is to help set strategic priorities and will assess the extent of the problem of crime and disorder in this area. 

Launch of Strategy for 2005 - 2008
Carrickfergus Community Safety Partnership has now launched their strategy for 2005 - 2008. A copy (in PDF) format can be downloaded by clicking here. If you wish a copy to be sent to you, please contact Alison Kane at the details below.

CURRENT PROJECTS  
Carrickfergus Drugs and Alcohol Advisory Group will develop the CONTACT Project.  The project will engage with drug and alcohol project work with an emphasis on education, prevention and research. 

RadioLink: this project aims to reduce the levels of business crime and anti-social behaviour in Carrickfergus Town Centre through the introduction of a RadioLink scheme and anti forgery devices for businesses.

Personal Safety Alarms: Carrickfergus Community Safety Partnership and Strengthening Carrickfergus supported by the Police Service of Northern Ireland, Carrickfergus DCU have distributed 1000 personal alarms to senior citizens in the Borough as part of a local community safety initiative.

Neighbourhood Watch: Neighbourhood Watch means no one is alone.  Your neighbours will look out for you, your family, your home and your street or estate, and you will do the same for them.  Neighbourhood Watch schemes also help the community to keep a check on people in the neighbourhood who are more vulnerable. 

For further information contact Carrickfergus Community Safety Sergeant, Carrickfergus DCU, 16-18 Green Street, Carrickfergus BT38 7DT. 
T: +44(0)28 9025 9622
E: carrickfergus@psni.police.uk
Or contact Alison Kane, Carrickfergus Community Safety Co-ordinator, at the address below. 

Contact details

Alison Kane
Community Safety Co-ordinator
Carrickfergus Museum and Civic Centre
Antrim Street
Carrickfergus
BT38 7DG
T: +44(0)28 9335 8036 (Direct)
F: +44 (0)28 9336 6676
E: alisonk@carrickfergus.org

Carrickfergus District Policing Partnership (DPP)  
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Carrickfergus District Policing Partnership are holding a series of meetings in public throughout Carrickfergus Borough Council Area to help in identifying priorities for the Police in developing Policing plans for our area. These events give you an opportunity to observe the Partnership at work, and to raise questions on any aspect of Policing in your Community with the District Commander and his team.

While the Partnership has a series of statutory functions laid down in the Police Act 2000, we believe that the core function of this Partnership is ensure that the people of this Borough receive the Police service that they want and need.  To that end, we will consult with and engage with any group or individual who is committed to improving Policing in the Borough, and who will work with the PSNI and this Partnership to achieve that aim.

We will monitor Police performance on a regular basis and work with the Police to establish meaningful targets for improvement.

We will compliment the Police when they achieve or exceed these targets

We will ask why when they do not achieve the agreed Targets

Above all we will represent the views of the people of the Borough on Policing issues and ensure that these are put forward in a constructive manner to assist the PSNI in their duties

THE NEXT MEETING IN PUBLIC OF THE PARTNERSHIP WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY 8th June 2006 in St. Colman's Church of Ireland Church Hall, Larne Road Carrickfergus at 7.00pm

The new DCU Commander, Chief Inspector Ruth McCune will be delivering the annual performance report for the DCU, and questions from the public are welcome. To receive a detailed response, please submit your question in writing to the DPP manager at the Council office, eight working days in advance of the meeting. Questions will be accepted on the night however a full response may not be available.

The Dates for future DPP Public Meetings are outlined below. These dates may change due to factors beyond our control, and venues will be confirmed closer to the dates themselves. 

Full details will be available on this website two weeks before the events and will be published in the local press.
21/9/06
16/11/06
21/2/07
7/6/07.

The District Policing Partnerships were 're-constituted' in December 2005 with independent members selected as a result of an open competition held earlier that year. There will continue to be seven independent members and eight Councillors, however in a significant change to previous arrangements, the independent members elect the vice - chair from among themselves. Previously, both Chair and vice-chair were required to be Councilors under the legislation that established DPPs, and this move may increase the sense of community participation and ownership of the work of the DPPs

The membership of the Carrickfergus DPP is listed below
Ald Billy Ashe(Chair)
Mrs Marjorie Hawkins(Vice Chair)
Mrs Alma Melville
Cllr Billy Hamilton
Ald David Hilditch
Ms Carolyn Howarth
Ald May Beattie
Cllr Roy Beggs
Cllr Mark Cosgrove
Cllr Stewart Dickson
Mrs May Green
Mr Robert Logan
Mrs Sharon Maxwell
Ms Sharon McCahey
Cllr Lynn McClurg

The Partnership operates a committee structure to conduct business and the memberships of the two main established committes are outlined below

Small ad hoc working groups can be established at short notice to address particular matters as they arise.
The members can be contacted directly at their constituency offices where appropriate or through the DPP Managers Office
To obtain further information or details of the work of the Carrickfergus DPP, please contact:

Lisa Adair, Policy Officer
T: +44 (0)28 9335 8000
E: ladair.policy@carrickfergus.org
Written questions on the Policing of the Borough should be submitted to the DPP office 8 days in advance of the meetings, however questions from the floor will be accepted on the night. If you have a disability and the DPP can make arrangements to facilitate your attendance at this meeting, please contact the manager

Due to technical difficulties, the links below are not active. We hope to have these 'live' again from Tuesday 30th May. WE must apologise for the delay in bringing this information to you.
The links below will allow you to download a series of research reports and occasional papers from the partnership as well as examples of work that other partnerships are undertaking. We have included links to Northern Ireland Policing Board publications which may express opinions that this Partnership has no responsibility for or control over. For NIPB publications please go to http://www.nipolicingboard.org.uk/publications
Click here to download the DPP Model Publication Scheme
Click here to download the draft equality Scheme
Click here to download the NISRA Survey 2003(pdf)
Click here to download the NISRA 2004 Survey
Click here to download the Carrickfergus groups focus Report Summary
Click here to download the Ten Main Concerns in Carrickfergus 2004(excel)
Click here to download the Carrickfergus Focus group research for Community Safety
Click here for womens focus group report