Kensington and Chelsea Neighbourhood Watch Conference 2015 Neighbourhood

Kensington and Chelsea Neighbourhood Watch Conference 2015 Neighbourhood Watch and the Council – A Shared Agenda Stuart Priestley – Chief Community Safety Officer

Neighbourhood Watch and the Council – A Shared Agenda • Civic participation • Stronger communities – individuals, neighbours, communities + Council, Police, voluntary organisations and businesses • Reduce crime and the fear of crime - harder places for criminals to operate

Neighbourhood Watch and the Council – A Shared Agenda Scams and financial exploitation • Cost UK consumers £ 3. 5 bn per year • Often it is the vulnerable who are targeted • How: door step, phone call, internet, letters, impersonation • Highly sophisticated and fast

Neighbourhood Watch and the Council – A Shared Agenda Scams and financial exploitation – the Council response • Raising awareness in the community – vulnerable residents • Intelligence led home visits to vulnerable residents • Working with National Scams Hub • Working with the police to bring about successful prosecutions

Neighbourhood Watch and the Council – A Shared Agenda Home Office Neighbourhood Watch is a partnership where people come together to make their communities safer. It involves the police, community safety officers of local authorities, voluntary organisations and, above all, individuals and families who want to make their neighbourhoods better places to live. RBKC Community Safety Team To work with partners, communities and residents to make the Royal Borough a safer place to live, work, study and visit.

Neighbourhood Watch and the Council – A Shared Agenda Stuart Priestley – Chief Community Safety Officer stuart. priestley@rbkc. gov. uk 0207 361 2799