Aim

To ensure an effective neighbourhood policing

Responsibilities

·                    To ensure that local policing is effective in its development of local priorities to meet community concerns and meeting targets to address them. 

·                    To monitor performance against those targets and priorities. 

·                    To ensure effective local engagement and consultation by the local police and other key partners at the local level to deliver a clear understanding of issues and concerns and effective actions to deal with them. 

·                    To ensure the development of feedback to communities in levels of service which can be expected on performance at the local level. 

·                    To develop effective working relationships with the Crime and Disorder Partnership and to ensure that there is both cross representation between the Board and CDRP.

Membership

To include one or more Authority member(s), representatives of the appropriate Districtor Unitary Authorities and the local Area Commander together with representatives of the local community with an optimum membership of 8 and a maximum of 15, dependant on local area circumstances.

Councillor Commitment

Meetings of the Board are held at the Town Hall, Oxford, on a date and time determined by The Board.  The Board meets four times a year. 

Council Representatives :    One representative formerly appointed by each of the six Area Committees = 6 in all.