What is a CSP?
A Community Safety Partnership (CSP) is a multi-agency group set up as a result of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. These were previously called Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships (CDRP). Its purpose is to co-ordinate activity between agencies to tackle crime, drugs and anti-social behaviour issues in a local area most effectively. Members of the partnership include the Police, the Police Authority, the County and District Councils, Primary Care Trusts, and the Fire and Rescue Service.
Each CSP, which is normally chaired by a senior representative of one of these agencies, agrees an annual plan, outlining the priorities that the partnership will focus on over the next year. This is informed by analysing all the available local data on crime, drugs and anti-social behaviour in order to establish priorities.
To see what priorities have been identified in your area and find out more about your local CSP, please click on the relevant link below:
Allerdale and Copeland
Carlisle and Eden
Barrow-in-Furness
South Lakeland