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 2021/22 Safer Streets Fund Project. A total grant of £430,000 has been successfully awarded to the Sheffield partnership which includes The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, South Yorkshire (OPCC); South Yorkshire Police (SYP) and Sheffield City Council (SCC). SCC have been awarded a total of £380,000 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:
Agree to accept £380k Home Office Grant Funding to deliver well evidenced crime prevention initiatives to those that are affected by the actions of criminals within a location consistently most adversely affected by acquisitive crime, specifically burglary.
Once approved, this grant will immediately bring benefits to the communities most affected by acquisitive crime in the Sharrow/Ecclesall Rd area.
The main outcomes will be:
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.
Alternatives considered: if the grant monies are not accepted and utilised for this vital work Sheffield would probably be unable to fulfil most of its Community Safety objectives.
Publication date: 01/02/2022
Date of decision: 26/01/2022
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