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Local Community Safety Partnerships (LCSPs) aim to combat anti-social behaviour by creating a tailored local community safety plan with input from the local community and public services.
LCSPs aim to engage with the community to prioritise issues raised by its members as security concerns. They act as a forum to create dialogue between community representatives and agencies such as An Garda Síochána. They aim to grow local leadership and participation, strengthen trust between the community and service providers and identify specific areas where community safety work can be supported.
LCSPs will be responsible for developed a tailored and prioritised local community safety plan in conjunction with both community and public services.
Three innovative pilot schemes have been set up to develop community safety plans tailored to the needs identified by the community themselves. These pilot schemes have been set up in Longford, Waterford and Dublin’s North Inner City.
The locations allow the proposed structure to be trialled in a high population density area, a medium population density area and a low population density area, with a regional distribution. The pilot schemes will run for 24 months with a view to being rolled out nationwide.
The Pilot Partnerships are subject to independent monitoring and evaluation which will inform best practice for the eventual national roll out of the Local Community Safety Partnership.
1. Dublin North Inner City
The Dublin Local Community Safety Partnership has four working groups:
- On Street Drug Dealing, Taking;
- Youth and Antisocial Behaviour;
- Senior Citizen Safety and Perception of Safety;
- Vulnerable Groups and Women’s Safety and Perception of Safety.
The Dublin LCSP has developed a Community Safety Warden’s scheme. The project aims to promote a pro-social space for the recreation in Wolfe Tone Park and its surrounding area, provide a visible presence within the community that will act both as a deterrent to anti-social behaviour and reassure elderly and vulnerable members of the community, as well act as clear channels to signpost the vulnerable away from harmful activity. A similar scheme is being set up for O’Connell Street and its surrounding area.
The DLCSP is working with the Garda Community Van, the HSE and Ana Liffey project on the LEAR project (Law Engagement & Assisted Recovery) to prioritise the area. LEAR aims to offer an individual health-based support to drug takers that seek assistance.
The Dublin North Inner City LCSP has rolled out a communications campaign around littering and related small changes individuals can make to help the community. The campaign is linked in with local Pride of Place groups.
Dublin North Inner City Community Safety Plan 2023-2026
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2. Longford
The Longford Community Safety Plan was launched on 19 September by Minister for Justice Helen McEntee TD. The community fed into the plan through Community Surveys and Public Engagement events.
Longford County Council launched its Community Alert App under the auspices of the LCSP in April 2022. In September 2022 the app was longlisted for an Excellence in Local Government Award.
The Longford LCSP has received funding under the Community Safety Innovation Fund for community safety activities including the development of a Community Safety roadshow trailer, a community Hub and a documentary.
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3. Waterford
The Waterford Local Community Safety Partnership has two working groups:
- Crime & reducing Criminality and Safe Environment & Infrastructure
- Education, Training & Awareness and Building Community Capacity
The Waterford LCSP community Safety plan is in final stages of development. Waterford are in the final stages of development of the community safety plan. Focus groups have taken place and representatives from homeless groups, new communities, older adults, people with disabilities, students, LGBTQI+, and the travelling community amongst others now engaging with Coordinator and Hub Planning.
The Waterford LCSP is running three Local Estate Pilot Projects in Dungarvan, Carrickpherish and Portlaw.
The Waterford Local Community Safety Plan is available below:
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