| Reduce the impact to the community
caused by the misuse of alcohol and
illegal drugs |
• Develop & implement an Alcohol Strategy for
Rotherham to reduce the harm caused by alcohol
misuse. |
Rotherham Partnership |
External Funding |
| • Increase the number of arrests for supplying Class A
drugs. |
SY Police |
External Funding |
| • Engage & retain in treatment drug misusers who are
offending or at risk of offending. |
PCT |
External Funding |
|
| Increase the confidence of victims to
report incidents and to reduce the fear of
crime, particularly among people most at
risk |
• Provide support to victims of domestic violence, all
forms of “Hate Crime” & sexual exploitation. |
Rotherham Partnership |
Mainstream |
| • Deal effectively with offenders & prevent repeat
offending through prevention, enforcement &
rehabilitation. |
Rotherham Partnership |
Mainstream |
| • Reassure & support those who fear crime most e.g.
elderly people and people with disabilities. |
Rotherham Partnership |
Mainstream |
|
| Reduce the rate of domestic burglary,
vehicle crime and crimes against
businesses in the borough |
• Identify where repeat victimisation is occurring & take
effective preventative measures e.g. physical security. |
Rotherham Partnership |
Mainstream |
| • Raise awareness of crime prevention measures to make
it less likely that people will become victims. |
Rotherham Partnership |
External Funding |
| • Ensure that standards to design out crime are integrated
into new planned developments or renovations. |
RMBC |
Mainstream |
|
| Reduce the incidence and impact of antisocial
behaviour by dealing effectively
with the perpetrators and supporting
victims |
• Prevent anti-social behaviour through support to
families & appropriate design of the built environment. |
Rotherham Partnership |
Mainstream |
| • Deal effectively with perpetrators of anti-social
behaviour through enforcement & rehabilitation. |
ASB Unit |
Mainstream |
| • Provide support to victims of anti-social behaviour
through effective response to reported incidents. |
ASB Unit |
Mainstream |
|
| Address the pockets of low demand &
poor housing that exist in some areas of
the borough through harnessing the
resources of all sectors |
• Develop Rotherham Investment Plan, which will attract
regional and sub-regional capital grants. |
Rotherham Partnership |
External Funding |
| • Complete forward plan for Housing Market Renewal to
address low demand across all tenures. |
RMBC |
External Funding |
| • Accelerate the current “Decent Homes Programme” to
address poor housing within Local Authority stock. |
RMBC |
External Funding |
|
| Encourage the private sector to develop a
greater choice of well-designed, high
quality housing across the borough |
• Develop new housing as part of the “Westgate
Demonstrator Project” in Rotherham Town Centre. |
RMBC |
External Funding |
| • Implement Design Code Pilot, which will improve
quality of new housing developed within the Town
Centre. |
RMBC |
External Funding |
| • Complete a strategy for RSL development, which will
diversify the range of housing choice in Rotherham. |
RMBC |
External Funding |
|
| Harness resources to enhance the
environment & general appearance of
neighbourhoods in response to this being
a top priority of local people |
• Develop a Green Space Strategy to improve the quality
and use of open space in Rotherham. |
RMBC |
Mainstream |
| • Develop a set of “Neighbourhood Standards” which sets
out responsibilities of service providers & citizens. |
RMBC |
Mainstream |
| • Develop ‘breakthrough’ environmental projects, which
run alongside the major housing programmes. |
RMBC |
External Funding |
|
| Promote a “Neighbourhood Management”
approach to service delivery, community
participation & strategic development |
• Develop a model of Neighbourhood Management
which is agreed across the Rotherham Partnership. |
Rotherham Partnership |
Mainstream |
| • Use the development of “Neighbourhood Standards” to
increase levels of community participation. |
Rotherham Partnership |
Mainstream |
| • Implement Safer Neighbourhood Teams to integrate
local community safety activities. |
RMBC/Police |
Mainstream |
|
| Promote increased energy efficiency
through better design & planning, &
encourage greater recycling of household
waste |
• Promote the development of eco-housing projects as
part of the Housing Market Renewal Pathfinder. |
RMBC |
Mainstream |
| • Agree & develop alternative methods of waste disposal
which will reduce levels of land-fill. |
RMBC |
Mainstream |
| • Promote recycling through greater awareness raising &
development of community enterprises. |
Rotherham Partnership |
Mainstream |
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