Community Safety and Violence, Vulnerability and Exploitation Delivery Plan 2018 - 2020 
 
 
The Community Safety and Violence, Vulnerability and Exploitation Delivery Plan is based around the Council's vision which is to 'work together to make a difference for Harrow'. Each element of this Delivery Plan sits under one of the Strategic Objectives outlined in the overarching Strategy. This Plan has a strong focus on both high volume and high harm crime which reinforce our commitment to tackle crime in the borough, and firmly echoes the current Mayor's priorities, and includes a renewed focus on Anti- Social Behaviour and Youth Violence. We pledge to make Harrow the safest place to live for all those who live, work, and study in the borough and this will be achieved through a distinct set of strategic objectives set out below: 
High Volume Crimes 

1. **Burglary –** To reduce the number of burglaries and fear of crime in the borough and increase public confidence in the police 
2. **Non-domestic violence with injury** - To reduce the number of incidents of grievous bodily harm and actual bodily harm  
3. **Anti-social behaviour (ASB) –** To reduce the number of anti-social behaviour incidents that occur in the borough and ensure 
victims get the support they need. 

## 4. Motor Vehicle Crime –

(a) To reduce the number of thefts of a vehicle that occur in the borough and ensure victims get the support they need. (b) To reduce the number of thefts from a vehicle that occur in the borough and ensure victims get the support they need. 

## High Harm Crime Priorities

1. **Youth violence, weapon based crime and vulnerability & exploitation**(including gang crime, and Child Sexual 
Exploitation)  **–**   
(a)To reduce the number of young people involved in youth violence and gang crime and to decrease the number of 
young people carrying offensive weapons (guns and knives)   
(b) To embed a cultural shift within the schools on the issues of sexual assault, child sexual exploitation and digital 
exploitation, and to promote a culture of awareness of child sexual exploitation 

2. **Modern Slavery** - To ensure there is an effective and co-ordinated response to modern slavery in Harrow 
3. **Domestic and sexual abuse** - To provide critical support to the most vulnerable members of our community who are 
affected by domestic and sexual violence and female genital mutilation with a focus on the following: 
o Prevention / Education o Police / Enforcement o Support / Recovery  
4. **Drug and alcohol misuse** -   
(a)To reduce the number of young people involved in the supply of illegal substances and to build resilience in young 
people so that they are able to spot the signs of dealer grooming;  
(b) To reduce alcohol and drug-related reoffending via targeted early support and treatment for ex-prisoners 
5. **Extremism and hate crime** - To prevent young people from being drawn into terrorism; and to improve hate crime reporting 
rates. 
 The Strategy and Delivery Plan will be reviewed annually and Measures stated below will be tracked at regular Review Points which occur throughout the year. This will enable Safer Harrow to review the success of each Measure on an ongoing basis until 2020. 


## High Volume Crime Strategic Objective 1 - *Burglary:* To Reduce The Number Of Burglaries And Fear Of Crime In The Borough And Increase Public Confidence In The Police Measures & Targets Action Review Point Lead Existing / New Action

January 2019 
 
Deliver the 'Be Safe' programme in 
September 2018 for on-going work 
(previously known as 'Autumn 
Nights') 
Burglaries are 
reduced 
September 
compared to 
the same 
period in the 
Take forward recommendations from the Locality Assessment into community engagement around violence, vulnerability and exploitation, and inegrate into the Delivery Plan 
last 12 months 
 
 
Continue to work closely with the MET Police and Secured by design team to set principles to 'design out crime'. Continue to work closely with the local community including the youth in order to make sure the 


Louis Smith 
Harrow Police 
 
Alex Dewsnap, 
Divisional 
Director 
2018 
Strategic 
Commissioning 
 
Tobias Goevert 
Head of 
Ongoing 
Regeneration + 
Design 
developments take into meaningful consideration their aspirations and concerns.  
 
September 
 
Disseminate recommendations to businesses and supply chain as well as those engaging in employment support and training 
 
 
Strategic Objective 2 - *Non-domestic violence with injury* : To reduce the number of incidents of grievous bodily harm and actual bodily harm 
 
Measures & targets  
Action 
Review Point 
Lead 
Progress (RAG rating) 
The number of 
incidents of 
June 2018 
grievous bodily 
harm are Developing our response to the rise in crime and anti-social behaviour in Wealdstone Town centre through the Wealdstone Action Group 
reduced 
compared to 
the same 
September 
Based on success of the Wealdstone Group, consider replicating this for South Harrow 
period in the 
last 12 months 
 
 
The number of 
incidents of 
March 2019 
actual bodily 
Building awareness across the partnership and frontline staff on serious organised crime 
Mark Billington 
 
Head of 
2018 
Economic 
Development  
Alex Dewsnap, 
 
Divisional 
Set up in 
Director 
New Action 
Strategic 
 
Commissioning 
Ongoing 
 
Alex Dewsnap, 
Divisional 
Director 
New Action 
2019 
Strategic 
Commissioning 
 
Safer Harrow & 
Zara Baker, 
New Action 
MET 
 
harm are 
Delivery of workshops 
 
reduced 
compared to 
the same 
period in the 
last 12 months 

## Strategic Objective 3 - *Anti-Social Behaviour (Asb)* : To Reduce The Number Of Anti-Social Behaviour Incidents That Occur In The Borough And Ensure Victims Get The Support They Need.

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| repeat anti-                          |
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| Use of tools and Powers such as       |
| Public Space Protection Orders to     |
| reduce incidents of anti-social       |
| behaviour in identified hotspots      |
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| incidents that                        |
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| occur in the                          |
| borough                               |
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| Reduce incidents of repeat victims    |
| of anti-social behaviour by Multi-    |
| agency response to cases at Anti-     |
| Social Behaviour Action Group         |
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| reduced                               |
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| the same                              |
| period in the                         |
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| last 12 months                        |
| Continue to use existing and new      |
| tools to educate tenants and          |
| leaseholders to resolve incidents of  |
| anti-social behaviour at the earliest |
| point. And to explore powers to take  |
| evidenced based action against        |
| tenants and leaseholders who          |
 
Richard Le Brun 
, Head of 
Ongoing 
Community 
Safety 
 
Richard Le Brun 
, Head of 
Community 
Safety 
 
Karen Connell, Head Resident 
Services 
December 
commit anti-social behaviour. Consider designing a consultation on Anti-social behaviour working directly with young people in its 
design and delivery 
 
September 
Refer victims of ASB to victim support and obtain service user feedback 
 
To ensure victims 
of ASB get the 
support they need 
Develop the process for victims satisfaction surveys ensure they have received appropriate support and advice  
 
'Call backs' to victims of ASB, 
evaluate and analyse the data and surveys 
 

## Objective 4A -  *Motor Vehicle Crime* : To Reduce The Number Of Thefts Of A Vehicle That Occur In The Borough And

 
Alex Dewsnap, 
Divisional 
Director 
2018 
Strategic 
Commissioning 
Richard Le Brun 
 
, Head of 
Community 
Safety 
2018 
Karen Connell, 
Head of 
Resident 
Services 
 
Richard Le Brun 
, Head of 
Ongoing 
Community 
Safety 
 
Richard Le Brun 
, Head of 
Ongoing 
Community 
Safety 

## Ensure Victims Get The Support They Need. No Specific Actions, Being Dealt With As Business As Usual (See Page 27/28 Of The Strategy) Objective 4B -  *Motor Vehicle Crime* : To Reduce The Number Of Thefts Of A Vehicle That Occur In The Borough And Ensure Victims Get The Support They Need. No Specific Actions, Being Dealt With As Business As Usual (See Page 27/28 Of The Strategy) High Harm Crime Strategic Objective 1A - Youth Violence, Weapon Based Crime And Vulnerability & Exploitation(Including Gang Crime, And Child Sexual Exploitation)  - To Reduce The Number Of Young People Involved In Youth Violence And Gang Crime And To Decrease The Number Of Young People Carrying Offensive Weapons

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| March  2019                          |
| Support frontline                    |
| teams to identify                    |
| and deliver more                     |
| effective and                        |
| timely                               |
| interventions.                       |
| Analysis of local data to enable the |
| development of a problem profile     |
| which underpin Harrow's Strategy     |
| on Violence, Vulnerability and       |
| Exploitation                         |
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David 
Harrington, 
Head of 
Business 
Intelligence 
Measures: Development of a 
problem profile 
 
Establish monitoring system that can be accessed by the partnership 
 
June 2019 
Ignite Reduce incidents of violent youth crime in Harrow 
2 year fixed term FTE appointment 
of a gangs worker to provide targeted support to reduce the number of young people involved in youth violence and gang crime in the Rayners Lane Estate and South Harrow area 
Measures: 
a) Quarter on 
Richard Le 
 
Brun, Head of 
Ongoing 
Community 
The above linking into the daily intelligence meeting (TBA) 
Safety 
 
Richard Le 
Brun, Head of 
quarter reduction measured through MPS data. 
Ongoing 
Community 
b) A reduction in 
Safety 
Develop a partnership response to tackling knife crime, linked to 
Mayor's strategy for reducing knife 
crime 
Mark Scanlon 
 
Head of Service 
March 2018 
for Early 
children and young people 
'coming to notice' 
through youth 
Youth Offer, including Street Doctors Programme delivered to enable young people to respond to incidents of knife crime  
Support and 
YOT 
violence for anyone under 18. Youth Offending Service will Evaluate the impact of this 
Programme and determin whether it can be re-commissioned for a further year , or expanded 
Mark Billington 
 
Head of 
July 2018 
Economic 
Enable friends & family to seek support  for YP through contact with Xcite & Learn Harrow  
Development 
 
March 2019 
Synergy 
Drama project delivered in 4 secondary schools working with 
young people at risk of entering the criminal justice system 
 
 
March 2019 
Harrow MPS 
Series of primary schools based engagement programmes aimed at raising general awareness around crime and personal safety (for Academic year September 2017) 
 
A programme of 
Mohammed 
Ilyas  
activity and funding 
agreed and in palce 
New Action 
December 2018 
for 2019/20 and 
Policy Team 
March 2019 
2020/21 
Engage with MOPAC over plans for years 3/4 for the London Crime Prevention Fund projects Agreed funding and programme of 
activity for April 2019 
Analysis of the 
Monitor the impact of the projects 
Ongoing 
Mohammed 
New Action 
 
impact of the 
projects undertaken 
and shared with 
commissioned from the top 30% slice of MOPAC funding and the 
benefits to Harrow 
Safer Harrow 

## Strategic Objective 1B - Youth Violence, Weapon Based Crime And Vulnerability & Exploitation(Including Gang Crime, And Child Sexual Exploitation)  - To Embed A Cultural Shift Within The Schools On The Issues Of Sexual Assault, Child Sexual Exploitation And Digital Exploitation, And To Promote A Culture Of Awareness Of Child Sexual Exploitation Measures &Targets Action Deadline Lead

To support schools to deal more effectively with issues of CSE. Measures: 
a) Progress reviewed 
March 2019 
by surveys and feedback forms; 
b) Improvement in 
2 year fixed term part time worker to generate a cultural shift within schools on the issue of sexual assault, CSE, and digital exploitation violence, and promote a culture of awareness 
young people's safety from repeat victimisation measured using the Young 
Persons Core tool. 
Ilyas  
Policy Team 
 
The Wish Centre & Parmjit Chahal, Head of Service 
for Children's 
Access 
Produce a combined multiagency 
training 
package 
Training package 
produce and 
which can be delivered as a single course or split into different 
levels 
e.g. 
(a) 
March 2019 
implemented 
prevention and identification (b) responding to FGM (and risk of). 
Guidance produced 
and disseminated 
March 2019 
across the borough 
Develop new local FGM guidance and disseminate it across the Borough 
 

## Strategic Objective 2 -  *Modern Slavery* - To Ensure There Is An Effective And Co-Ordinated Response To Modern

slavery in Harrow 
Development and 
Complete a baseline-line document on modern slavery, arising from an information gathering exercise / gap analysis undertaken in conjunction with stakeholders. 
June 2018 
delivery of modern 
slavery action plan 
June / July 2018 
Develop an action plan to address the gaps identified through the baseline research 
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| Director of Public |     |
| Health             |     |
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| Carole Furlong,    |     |
| Director of Public |     |
| Health             |     |
| Marzuki Haji,      |     |
| Policy Officer     |     |
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| Marzuki Haji,      |     |
| Policy Officer     |     |
| New Action         |     |
Deliver the action plan 
Timescales to be determined 
 
Embed the Be Safe, Stay Safe messages and advice in all Employment & Skills 
July 2018 
guidance from the Council. 
Include Employment Rights in the advice. 

## Strategic Objective 3 -  Domestic And Sexual Abuse : To Provide Critical Support To The Most Vulnerable Members

of our community who are affected by domestic and sexual violence and female genital mutilation with a focus on the following: 

Modern slavery multi-agency task & finish group 
Mark Billington Head of Economic Development 
Reduction in risk of clients by exit and after 6 and 12 
months  
IDVA 
(Independent Additional Measures: 
Domestic 
Violence 
a) Exit interview/ 
Quarterly 
Hestia 
Advocate) support to 240 new cases per year. 
 
 
RIC (Risk Identification Checklist) /DASH (domestic abuse, stalking and 
'honour'-based violence) and 
PSOCC (Hestia's 
database) Training 
with 
partner 
organisations 
to 
ensure 
Increase in MARAC (Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference) referrals from partner organisations  
Quarterly 
Hestia 
they are confident in the referral process; six days minimum 
of 
MARAC Measures: 
a) MARAC data on 
referrals 
training per year to be provided referring agencies and MARAC members 
  
b) Service provider 
information on 
number of 
training sessions  
Increase 
in 
number 
of 
social workers who have been 
provided 
with 
specialist 
Domestic 
Violence 
training 
from 
Maintain Domestic Violence as 
significant referral reason for undertaking Children and Young People Services assessment activity. Measures: 
Quarterly 
Hestia 
b) Number of 
provider; Service Provider to deliver a minimum of six 
days' training on Domestic 
Violence to frontline staff in 
Children's Services each 
year Schools to identify and implement pastoral support for 
young 
people 
in 
transition from primary / secondary education 
 
families identified through MASH (Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub)/Family Referral Team with Domestic Violence needs  
c) Children's 
Services to provide numbers of social workers 
trained 
December 2018 
 Produce an options appraisal for a local perpetrator programme. Consideration for programme to offer service to individuals not convicted of 
Domestic Violence offence where appropriate 
Consider how the business case  for a  local perpetrator programme can be sustainably funded 
in Harrow 
 
Business case to be presented to Safer Harrow re resources/ capacity 
Future proof Harrow 
April 2019 
Couples Domestic 
Violence Programme 
Continue to deliver the Couples Programme, and consider options for sustainable funding of this programme 
 
Secure funding for 
the domestic 
September 2018 
violence contract for 
2019 and beyond 
Investigate all options available for funding services currently provided under the Domestic and Sexual Violence contract; 
 
 
Harrow Domestic and Sexual Violence Forum 
& Rachel Gapp, Head of Policy 
 
Parmjit Chahal, Head of Service 
for Children's 
Access Rachel Gapp, Head of Policy 
 
areas being explored will include MOPAC, Hestia to reduce costs of contract; external funding options etc.  
 
 
I  
Provide up to date 
information about 
domestic abuse 
Ongoing 
Harrow Domestic and Sexual Violence Forum 
services to residents 
and other 
stakeholders on the 
Council's website. 
Explore better opportunities to share information with existing VCS organisations that deliver DSV services in Harrow and other statutory 
bodies 
  
Increase the number 
of Harrow residents 
using services 
March 2019 
Harrow Domestic and Sexual Violence Forum 
New Action 
provided under the 
Ascent programme 
(funded by London 
Councils) 
Raise awareness of the services through the Harrow Domestic and Sexual Violence Forum to encourage an increase in signposting, referrals and usage. 
Increase in the 
number of referrals 
to partner 
New Action 
organisations in the 
September 2018 
community, 
Harrow Domestic and Sexual Violence Forum 
including the 
Review the information on 
the Council's website and 
make the necessary changes. 
interfaith forum 
Ensure employment 
New Action 
Make timely referrals to employment/training 
September 2018 
Victoria Isaacs Employment & 
& training  options 
are included in 
support to build confidence and independance 
support & recovery 
plans 
 
 
Strategic Objective 4a -  *Drug and alcohol misuse* : To reduce the number of young people involved in the supply of illicit substances and to build resilience in young people so that they are able to spot the signs of dealer grooming Measures &Targets  
Action 
Deadline / Review Point 
Lead 
Progress (RAG rating) 
Conduct a needs assessment 
using 
data 
from 
Compass 
An increase in the 
number of young people 
currently 
YPSMS and other local sources including, 
School 
health 
assessment, 
and 
carry 
out 
engaged in a drug dealing 
lifestyle 
community 
and 
stakeholder 
supported to exit this lifestyle and reducing 
the 
July 2019 
Compass 
 
consultation to ascertain and determine the level of need of Young People who are at risk of grooming 
for 
supply 
of 
substances 3-6 months and to increase 
knowledge 
and 
numbers of young people choosing to or being coerced into 
supplying 
understanding of level of under 
18's involved in supply of illicit 
substances 
in 
Harrow 
by 
sharing 
service 
level 
data 
throughout the project term. 
substances. Measure: The 
number 
of 
 
Skills 
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| July 2019                       | Compass  |            |           |
| Deliver a series of workshops   |          |            |           |
| and assemblies to at least 90%  |          |            |           |
| of High Schools in the Harrow   |          |            |           |
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| Deliver a number of 1-2-1       |          |            |           |
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| awareness of drug dealing and   |          |            |           |
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| mechanism to attain this        |          |            |           |
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| Deliver a number of 1-2-1       |          |            |           |
| intervention sessions for young |          |            |           |
| people who are involved in drug |          |            |           |
| dealing and to provide and      |          |            |           |
| develop an exit strategy for    |          |            |           |
| them to leave and access PAYP   |          |            |           |
| (Positive Activities for Young  |          |            |           |
People) 
 
March 2019 
Tanya Sprunks and Paul Gamble 
Undertake a trial of the DISC 
information sharing system to help address VVE in the Town centre 

## Strategic Objective 4B - *Drug And Alcohol Misuse* : To Reduce Alcohol And Drug-Related Reoffending Via Targeted Early Support And Treatment For Ex-Prisoners

Measures & Targets  Action 
Deadline / Review Point 
Lead 
 
Specialist 
caseload 
management 
of 
all 
prison 
Year on year 
increase in the 
March 2019 
Service Manager, WDP 
transfer rate from 
release service users to support through treatment and recovery 
 
prison to the 
community in 
2017/18 and the 
transfer rate from 
 
Specialist Prison Link Worker that in-reaches to  prison establishments: 
prison to the 
 Bridging the gap for 
community in 
March 2019 
Service Manager, WDP 
2018/19 
 
service users between Harrow Substance Misuse Services and HMP.  
New Action 
| Assessing,                   | engaging    | and      |
|------------------------------|-------------|----------|
| providing support to service |             |          |
| users                        | being       | released |
| prison                       | to          | maximise |
| engagement with community    |             |          |
| services on release.         |             |          |
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September 2018 
Engage Skills & Employment teams for current opportunities and Local Labour market support 

## Strategic Objective 5 - *Extremism And Hate Crime* : To Prevent People From Being Drawn Into Terrorism Or Supporting Terrorism; And To Improve Hate Crime Reporting Rates.

 
Measures & Targets  Action 
Deadline / Review Point 
Lead 
 
Prevention of 
people being drawn 
March 2019  
into terrorism or 
Delivery of WRAP Training to all statutory partners 
 
supporting 
terrorism and 
improving 
March 2019 
community 
engagement 
Community Engagement activity with Community Leaders 
Victoria Isaacs Skills & Employment 
Samia Malik, Community Cohesion Lead 
 
Samia Malik, Community Cohesion Lead 
 
March 2019 
Samia Malik, Community Cohesion Lead 
 
 
Delivery of the Local Prevent Programme 
 
March 2019 
 
Effective delivery of Channel arrangements 
Mark Scanlon, 
Head of Early Support & Samia Malik, Community Cohesion Lead 
 
September 2019 
Review arrangements for hate crime reporting 
Richard Le Brun, Head of 
Community Safety & Samia Malik, Community Cohesion Lead 
Increase in the 
reporting of 
incidents of Hate 
 
March 2019 
Crime 
Victim Worker support in place to support victims of Hate Crime 
Richard Le Brun, Head of Community Safety 
 
March 2019 
Through victim satisfaction surveys increase confidence to report incidents 
Richard Le Brun, Head of Community Safety