ENGAGING WITH POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONERS: TOP TIPS 28 MAY 2015

INTRODUCTIONS Lev Pedro Public Services Senior Officer, NCVO Jessica Mullen Senior Policy Officer, Clinks

By the end of the webinar you will: Understand the remit and responsibilities of PCCs Understand drivers of PCC commissioning Understand different ways PCCs can be influenced Gain insight into how to make a case to PCCs to work with the voluntary sector Be more aware of different routes to engaging with PCCs LEARNING OUTCOMES

35.4% of organisations responding to a Clinks survey in Autumn 2014 said that their engagement with their PCC was good. 4

PART 1 CONTEXT

WHO ARE PCCS? Elected police and crime commissioners introduced to replace police authorities in 2012 PCCs are responsible for: Appointing the Chief Constable Outlining strategic priorities in a 5 year police and crime plan Setting the annual police force budget Setting the policing precept in the Council tax Commissioning services in line with their priorities Duty to cooperate on: community safety criminal justice services Duty to consult with the public and victims of crime 6 REMIT AND RESPONSIBILITIES

BROADER REFORMS TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE In addition to the introduction of PCCS: Changes to structures that lead and commission health services Large scale reform of probation and rehabilitation through Transforming Rehabilitation Changing prison estate, including the introduction of resettlement prisons Devolution of commissioning of victims services to PCCs 7 A COMPLEX AND CHANGING LANDSCAPE

PART 2 ENGAGING WITH PCCs 8

TIPS FOR ENGAGING WITH PCCS Find out… Who is your PCC, what is their political affiliation? What is the PCCs Office staffing structure? What are the PCCs priorities set out in the police and crime plan? What are the PCCs relationships with other commissioners and partnerships? Details of any grant programmes run by the PCC 9 1. DO YOUR HOMEWORK

The voluntary sector: Has the right relationships Knows what works Provide value for money Involve local people Can reach and advocate for marginalised groups 10 TIPS FOR ENGAGING WITH PCCS 2. MAKE THE CASE FOR VOLUNTARY SECTOR INVOLVEMENT Safer Future Communities voluntary sector offer to PCCs available to download from

41% of organisations surveyed by Clinks told us they had input into the police and crime plan in their area and 33.3% said they had been able to influence priorities beyond this. 11

TIPS FOR ENGAGING WITH PCCS Strategic engagement is as important as service delivery Tailor your offer – match your priorities to the PCCs Is the PCC already engaged with voluntary sector structures? Who are your allies? Remember PCCs are publically elected Use local Compact EXPLORE DIFFERENT ROUTES TO ENGAGEMENT

TIPS FOR ENGAGING WITH PCCS Do you have robust evaluation processes in place? Can you demonstrate your impact on the police and crime commissioners’ priorities? Have you got evidence or could you collect evidence to feed into the police and crime plan or commissioning process? DEMONSTRATE YOUR IMPACT

THANKS! Jess Mullen Lev Pedro