Terms of Reference
1. To provide a clear, collective “Safer Communities” vision for the region.
2. To articulate and support the contributions of each partner to ensure a collective vision is developed;
3. To develop a programme of work for Commission;
4. To provide leadership and challenge for the development and delivery of partnership working relating to crime and community safety;
5. To provide oversight and monitoring of key performance indicators relating to crime and community safety, in respect of strategic partnerships;
6. To provide oversight and direction of any CAA (comprehensive area assessment) inspection recommendations for the region relating to crime and community safety;
7. To provide a link across sectors to facilitate and sanction joint action, driving priorities through specific programmes of work and in particular to making stronger links with criminal justice agencies;
8. To provide strategic oversight of the “community safety partnership” interface to encourage the transfer of resources where appropriate, effective joint working and the resolution of tensions;
9. To be the strategic driver behind improvements to community safety working practices and through this support the growth and development of the economy of the City Region through the Greater Manchester Strategy
10. To provide support to Community Safety Partnerships and Local Strategic Partnerships through the identification and dissemination of best practice from across the City Region;
11. To ensure, through the dissemination of good practice that efficiencies and innovation are capitalised on and duplication is avoided;
12. To ensure that any work undertaken is evidence led aiming to provide a better intelligence base across the individual organisations who relate to this agenda;
13. To identify priority indicators and support the development of targets in Greater Manchester Local Area Agreements and the Multi-Area Agreement;
14. To ensure consideration is made to any forthcoming changes or developments which may arise from Central Government.






