After discussions with the police and neighbourhood wardens, a PACT meeting has been arranged for Thursday 14th May at Framwellgate Moor Community Centre.

Details below:

Police & Communities Together (PACT) Meeting

Thursday 14^th May 2009 – Framwellgate Moor Community Centre – 6pm

 

Dear Residents

 

As a result of various issues and a general drive to make sure there is better community involvement in improving our area we are working with the Police, the Parish Council and the County Council to arrange a PACT meeting. Below is a brief description of what a PACT meeting is. We expect to have local Parish Councillors, your County Councillors, police representatives, New College, and local authority neighbourhood wardens in attendance.

 

If there is a specific issue you would like to ask a question about which you think might require some research before the meeting, please feel free to email or call us and we will pass the details to the relevant person.

 

WHAT IS A PACT MEETING?

PACT stands for Police And Communities Together. It is an initiative from Durham Constabulary aimed at giving villagers a say in how Framwellgate Moor area is policed. It is an opportunity to meet the Community police and tell them what your priorities are in terms of local policing. These issues will then be discussed to determine the way forward.

HOW DO I GET INVOLVED?

 

The PACT Meeting will take place in Framwellgate Moor on Thursday 14^th May and there will be future meetings as well. Look out for posters around the village for the dates, times and venue and just go along. If you can’t get to the meeting you can contact the local police team on …..

 

WHAT CAN I ASK AT A PACT MEETING?

 

Basically you can ask whatever you want! The idea behind PACT is to give you the chance to task your local bobby to deal with the top policing priorities in your area in any given month. It is about policing issues, but if you want to raise something else, the Community Beat Manager will be able to pass on that information to the relevant part of the Constabulary or one of the Constabulary’s partners – including the local authority.  

 

HOW WILL I KNOW IF MY REQUEST HAS BEEN CONSIDERED?

 

All the issues raised in the PACT Meeting will be discussed by the PACT Panel that will then decide on the main priorities for that month. This will then be reported back to residents online and at future meetings.

 

WHAT IS A PACT PANEL?

The purpose of the PACT Panel is to agree a realistic and achievable course of action over the month, which will address the policing issues raised by the community at the PACT meeting.

WHAT DOES THE PACT PANEL DO?

The PACT Panel reviews all the issues recorded in the PACT meeting and agrees three priorities for the coming month and the actions to be undertaken to address the identified priorities. Additionally, the PACT Panel reviews the progress made on previous actions and targets.

As well as the police, you can also raise your concerns about the local area with the Parish Council, your two County Councillors, and the Council’s neighbourhood wardens. Please come along even if you don’t have any burning issues to make sure the event is a success.