The West Midlands Violence Reduction Partnership are leading a number of workshops to support local readiness for the Serious Violence Duty which is included in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022. The workshops will focus generally on the requirements of the Duty on local partnerships and some will be focusing specifically on specified authorities.
The Duty requires specified authorities: the police, local authorities, fire and rescue authorities, youth offending teams, Integrated Care Boards and probation services to work together to prevent and reduce serious violence, including identifying the kinds of serious violence that occur in the area; the causes of that violence; and to prepare and implement a strategy for preventing, and reducing serious violence in the area. The draft Guidance recognises the vital role education, prisons and youth offending establishments play and requires them to collaborate with the specified authorities in complying with the Duty.
The workshops will enable you to understand both your individual and partnership responsibilities under the Duty and provide the opportunity to discuss how we can strengthen the way we work together to prevent and reduce violence.
