Image: LCPSTile

Local Community Safety Partnerships (LCSPs)

As part of a new Government initiative, Local Authorities across Ireland are seeking voluntary chairpersons to develop and manage Local Community Safety Partnerships in their area.

Local Community Safety Partnerships (LCSPs) are an essential part of the new whole of Government approach to community safety. The approach aims to bring all the relevant state services and the community together at local authority level to create bespoke local safety plans.

Each partnership will have the ability to consider the local landscape as it relates to the services already being provided, and those that are needed. The strategy’s statutory framework allows partnerships to bring together, oversee and drive the delivery of this whole of Government community safety approach.

Objectives of the Local Community Safety Partnerships

The partnership approach is built on two premises:

- That every community is different and has different problems and issues.

- That responding to those problems and issues requires a range of inputs from across Government, local services, voluntary sector and the community itself.

The response to the issues identified above requires the following elements:

- Community engagement in identifying what the needs of the community are;

- Commitment and buy-in from State, local and voluntary service providers to work together to address those needs.

The local Community Safety Partnerships will seek to foster sustained community involvement in identifying needs and co-designing solutions, and sustained commitment from services in working together to address those needs.

The role of the Chairperson

The Chairperson will:

  • Provide leadership and strategic direction,
  • Lead the Local Community Safety Partnership in making informed decisions and solutions tailored to the needs of the specific community which they are working in,
  • Implement the Local Community Safety Plan in conjunction with both community and public services;
  • Act as an advocate for the LCSP and representing the LCSP to the public, media and other stakeholders as appropriate.

It is a significant high-level volunteering role, within their own community/county, which will require dedication and time.

Each Partnership will be supported by a dedicated Community Safety Coordinator and an administrator. Both of these permanent positions will be funded by the Department of Justice and recruited by and sit within each local authority.

The Secretariat for each LCSP will be provided by the local community safety coordinator.

How to apply

Each Local Authority will advertise for a Chairperson for the Local Community Safety Partnerships (LCSPs) in their area. The position of Chairperson is a voluntary position and as such is not a renumerated position. Out of pocket expenses for attending meetings etc., will be payable.

The positions will be advertised on the website of the relevant Local Authority.

List of Local Authority websites

Further Information about the role is available in the booklet below:

Pdf

Local Community Safety Partnership Chairperson Information Note

Download link for Download
View the file View