InformationThe partnership

The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 placed a legal responsibility on certain public bodies and other agencies to work together to reduce crime, disorder and the fear of crime locally, in order to improve quality of life and to create a safer living and working environment.

Following the Act various crime and disorder reduction partnerships were set up across the country and one such partnership, which has developed over the years, is the East and Mid Devon Community Safety Partnership.

Members of the Community Safety Partnership include representatives from statutory and voluntary organisations as well as from the business sector. The Partnership Steering Group includes representatives from:

In East Devon there are six Community Safety Groups (CSGs) which meet quarterly and are attended by representatives from a variety of different agencies. The six groups namely Honiton, Axminster & Seaton, Sidmouth, Exmouth, Cranbrook and Ottery St Mary are responsible for the towns and the rural areas surrounding them.

The Interpersonal and Gender-based violence including domestic and sexual violence and abuse partnership (IG-BVA) meets quarterly.

The Board works collaboratively to explore opportunities to improve the experience and outcomes for victims and survivors. The Board will also work collaboratively with other Partnerships and Forums in Devon, and across the wider peninsula, to explore opportunities to tackle the causes and culture of said violence