Decision details

Acceptance of Safer Streets Fund Round 5 Grant Funding

Decision Maker: Executive Director, Neighbourhood Services

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Purpose:

To seek approval to become accountable body for £237,500 of Home Office funding via the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) and to seek approval for the grant to be used in a hotspot area of the city that is suffering from high levels of anti-social behaviour (ASB) and other crime as outlined in the report.

Decision:

(a)    Approves the Council becoming accountable body for grant funding of £237,500 from the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, to meet the aims and objectives of the report.

 

(b)    Agrees match funding of £118,750, to meet the aims and objectives of the report.

 

(c)    Agrees commissioning of works and services as set out in the report.

Reasons for the decision:

This grant will bring benefits to the communities in Sharrow and the Abbeydale Road/London Road corridor.

 

The main outcomes will be:

·       The number of victims of acquisitive crime will reduce.

·       Crime Rates will reduce in the area and Sheffield residents and visitors will be attracted to spend more time in the area bringing much needed financial activity and growth.

·       Overall people will feel much safer whilst in their home or visiting the area.

 

CCTV will also help to combat violence against women and girls with cameras in the area being monitored and reports passed back to South Yorkshire Police.

Alternative options considered:

Not to accept the grant funding.

Publication date: 22/11/2023

Date of decision: 17/11/2023

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