Police
There have been a number of innovations and developments of PB within policing, both at a national level through the Home Office, and locally with police forces.
Interest in PB from the policing sector began in 2008 when Lord Lyons reported on Neighbourhood Policing and recommended PB be used to integrate PB with neighbourhood management. At the same time we were holding discussions with the Home Office on how PB might be developed within the arena of community safety.
Following the Lyons report, and the subsequent Policing white paper, we worked with 27 Community Safety PB pilots in England and Wales, which were funded by the Home Office. The terminology for community safety was deliberately kept broad to encourage innovation and a variety of pilots. The pilots were very successful and gained significant interest across the policing sector. You can find the case studies of the pilots below.
The Home Office then followed the pilots with further programmes involving PB, namely the Engaged Communities Hallmark in 2009 and the Violence Against Women and Girls and PB programme in 2010.
Separate to the Home Office initiatives, police authorities and forces have been partnering with local authority and community safety partnership initiatives utilising PB, and adding funding to the pooled pot.
With the change in government and the abolision of Police Authorities in favour of Commissioners, it will be interesting to see how PB will develop. PB could be a useful tool for Commissioners, to better understand community priorities for spending and target resources more effectively.
In Scotland, the Scottish Government developed the Community Wellbeing Champions Initiative, which consisted of 5 PB and community safety pilots across Scotland. The lead delivery agencies were the community safety partnerships. The pilots were very varied, with a wide range of approaches, objectives and outcomes. You can find the evaluation of the Scottish pilots below.
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