Decision Maker: Director of Communities
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
The purpose of this report is to seek approval for the acceptance and use of Home Office Funds that have been successfully obtained following a partnership bid into the Government led 2022/23 Safer Streets Fund Project. A total grant of £230,000 has been successfully awarded to Sheffield City Council (SCC) that will be used in a hotspot area of the city that is suffering from high levels of acquisitive crime. (Burglary, Robbery, Theft from Person and Vehicle Crime).
That the Director of Communities:-
Once approved, this grant will bring benefits to the communities most affected by acquisitive crime in the Sharrow/Ecclesall Rd area.
The main outcomes will be:
CCTV will also help to combat violence against women and girls with cameras in the area being monitored and reports passed back to SYP.
Should the grant money not be accepted then Sheffield would not be in a position to immediately enhance or improve community safety within those areas Identified and the opportunity for crime to increase will be much greater.
Not to accept the grant funding.
If the grant monies are not accepted and utilised for this work, the benefits of a reduction in acquisitive crime because of the camera installation and reassurance to local people and help make people, feel safe when out and about will not be realised.
Publication date: 27/09/2022
Date of decision: 17/08/2022
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