The Partnership
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As earlier stated, Birmingham Community Safety Partnership (BCSP) is a multi-agency partnership which brings together agencies including:
- West Midlands Police
- West Midlands Fire Service
BCSP comprises three sections: |
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Community Safety Partnership Team (CSPT)
The Community Safety Partnership Team cover a diverse range of activity. Staff within the team assist in the coordination of:
- CCTV use across the City;
- Safety on public transport;
- Tackling violence and vulnerability issues (which include domestic violence, hate crime and prostitution); and
- Tackling business crime.
The team also consists of Community Safety Coordinators who support the delivery of community safety priorities across the 10 Constituencies and have a responsibility for assisting the Local Delivery Groups across Birmingham. In addition, the team also includes seconded officers from West Midlands Police and West Midlands Fire Service who act as links between the key partner agencies.
Birmingham Drug Action Team (DAT)
BDAT makes strategic decision on expenditure and service delivery within the four main divisions of the National Drugs Strategy which are, Treatment, Young People, Communities and Availability. BDAT's main role is to commission services
appopriate to the needs of local communities, monitor and report on performance and
communicate plans, activities and performance to stakeholders.
- increasing the number of drug users accessing treatment services;
- ensuring that more users can access treatment services more quickly;
- improving the effectiveness of the treatment journey for drug users, parents, carers and concerned others;
- continuing to roll out the Drug Intervention Programme, a project designed to break the cycle of drug use and crime by
- continuing to develop drug services for children and young people; and
- supporting local people concerned about drug use in the area where they live or work.
Birmingham Anti-Social Behaviour Unit (BASBU)
The role of the Birmingham Anti-Social Behaviour Unit (BASBU) is to investigate cases of anti-social behaviour in partnership with other council departments and agencies, such as West Midlands Police, registered social landlords and other voluntary organisations. BASBU officers aim to address problem behaviour early on through both legal and non-legal remedies, focusing upon prevention strategies wherever possible but going to court as necessary.
BASBU has a variety of customers, the general public can access BASBU via the ASB helpline (0121 303 1111). This service gives advice and assistance on ASB 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Cases that require BASBU assistance are referred from this team directly to the BASBU duty officer. In addition BASBU services a host of partner agencies. One of the main areas of work is delivering case management support for local housing teams; BASBU also work closely with other key service providers such as West Midlands Police.