Your work: Safer and Stronger Communities
Latest News
Download the latest VCS Safer and Stronger Communities Update (word format)
Safer and Stonger Communities Bulletin 10, 31 August 2010
Feedback from the Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Meeting
Research, Information and Communications Unit – Weekly Summary
Setting the Record: The trafficking of migrant women in the England and Wales off-street prostitution sector
For older Bulletins go to http://www.gloshub.org.uk/news.html
Gloucestershire Alcohol Strategy
The county’s alcohol strategy has now gone ‘live’ and is available to view at the following link:
http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/GSSCP
You can also view the latest update of the Gloucestershire Alcohol Strategy Implementation Plan go to http://www.gloshub.org.uk/sg_ssc.html
Peter Steel from the Independence Trust is the VCS Lead on this Healthy Gloucestershire Priority Action Card. For more information on this and related strategies contact Diane Mautterer DianeM@glosassembly.org.uk. 01452 522 600.
The Gloucestershire Bradley Conference
Thursday 30th September
9.30am – 4pm at Police HQ, Waterwells, Gloucester
This is a multi-agency event to respond to the recommendations from the Bradley Report published in April 2009. The event is aimed at those working within the Criminal Justice Agencies and Health Providers across Gloucestershire.
The objective of the event is to identify barriers and solutions to delivering the recommendations within the report and subsequent government delivery plans.
There are a limited number of spaces, so if you are interested you are advised to book early.
For more information, download the flyer and booking form or email gcjb@gloucestershire.pnn.police.uk
There is an opportunity for Voluntary and Community Organisations involved in Criminal Justice work to have a ‘stand’ at this event to showcase the work of the VCS.
If you would like to register your interest in having a stand at this event, please contact HannahG@glosassembly.org.uk or phone 01452 522600 by Friday 20th August.
Also, if you believe that you have good examples of your organisation working within recommendations of the Bradley Report, please email them to HannahG@glosassembly.org.uk or phone Jess Mace on 01452 522600 to discuss.
New structure for VCS Safer and Stronger Communities Strategy Group
This main VCS Strategy Group has been meeting quarterly, but is moving to meeting bi-annually and becoming the umbrella for specific safer and stronger themed meetings which at present are:
VCS Strategic Drug and Alcohol Group:
This group met on 12th April 2010 where the VCS discussed the Gloucestershire Drug Strategy.
The main points raised can be viewed here
VCS Strategic Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Group:
Next meeting is on Tuesday 14th September 2010, 2 - 3.30pm at GAVCA
Click here to view the minutes of the last meeting. For more information contact Diane Mautterer DianeM@glosassembly.org.uk. 01452 522 600.
VCS Strategic Prevent Group:
The last meeting for VCS groups with an interest in the Prevent Agenda was on 23rd February 2010. There are no meetings planned as yet for the future. The Gloucestershire Prevent strategy briefing can be viewed here
VCS Strategic Neighbourhood Management Group:
This group has not yet met and there are currently no meetings planned for the future.
For background information and the VCS response to the Neighbourhood Management model April 2010 click here
VCS Strategic Criminal Justice Group
Tuesday 7 September 12 – 1.30pm at GAVCA in Gloucester.
This will be the first meeting of this group and will be an opportunity to meet your new VCS representatives on the Gloucestershire Criminal Justice Board sub groups: Communications and Engagement, Reoffending and the Integrated Offender Management Board. As well as meeting the representatives, it is your chance to hear about and discuss issues relating to criminal justice.
This suite of meetings aim to improve communities within Gloucestershire, by influencing the planning and delivery of services, providing a voice for voluntary and community organisations working within communities, and by linking into the Gloucestershire Safer and Stronger Communities Strategic Partnership. Anyone from a voluntary or community organisation can attend VCS Strategy Group meetings. For more information, or to confirm your attendance to a meeting, contact 01452 522600 or email
VCS Safer and Stronger Communities Strategy Group
VCS Safer and Stronger Communities Strategy Group |
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Chair |
GRCC Gay-Glos |
Aug 2008 |
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Safer and Stronger Communities Strategic Partnership |
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Group |
VCS Reps |
Organisation |
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Building Resilience to Violent Extremism Delivery Group |
Alexandra MacRae |
Gloucestershire Race Equality Council |
tba |
County Hate Crime Group |
Robin Agascar |
Gay-Glos |
tba |
Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Strategic Board |
Jill Cooper |
Stroud Beresford Group (Women's Refuge) |
Jan 2008 |
Gloucestershire Safer and Stronger Communities Partnership (GSSCP) |
Independence Trust |
tba |
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GSSCP Performance Management Group |
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GAVCA |
tba |
Gloucestershire Drug and Alcohol Working Group |
Steve Cooke |
The Nelson Trust |
Jan 2010 |
Reducing Reoffending Working Group |
Lawrence Hughes |
Fairshares |
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Communication and Engagement Working Group |
Tba |
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Gloucestershire Integrated Offender Management Board |
Lawrence Hughes |
Fairshares |
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Next Meetings
Tuesday 19th October, 2-4pm, at GAVCA
Any VCS group with an interest in building stronger communities through grass roots community development work, delivering services to vulnerable people, building community cohesion and enhancing community safety are welcome to attend. For more information contact Jess Mace on 01452 522600 or email .
Safer and Stronger Communities Strategy Group previous meetings
Minutes of previous meetings, and documents associated with the meeting (all in Word document format, unless otherwise indicated):
Minutes from meetings held in 2009 can be found on the Minutes page.
Minutes from earlier meetings:
Minutes of meeting 19 April 2010
Agenda
Minutes of last meeting
VCS Rep SSC ASB Item 2
VCS Rep SSC GSSCP CRDP Item 2
VCS Rep SSC DASV Item 2
VCS Rep SSC Drug & Alcohol Item 2
VCS Rep SSC GSSCP Item 2
VCS Rep SSC Prevent feedback Item 2
Gloucestershire Drug Strategy 2010 abridged