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I'm a councillor in the London Borough of Wandsworth; this blog mainly covers that, sometimes general politics and policy and occasionally anything else that takes my fancy.
Tag Archives: partnership
At the frontline
Reflecting further on the Neil Kinghan report I cannot help but feel a resonance with another report by David Hunter I read a few months ago on public sector health partnerships (which I think has relevance to all partnerships). Hunter’s conclusion, after getting through more than £250,000 on research, is that there is no proof
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Battersea Square Summer Party
Tomorrow sees the start of summer – in Battersea Square at least. Nigella Lawson will be kicking off the Summer in the Square event at 11am and the event will include a farmers market, crafts and entertainment (including stilt-walkers and jugglers). Although my days responsible for regeneration and economic development may be coming to an
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Congratulations to East Putney
The council and police won the Metropolitan Police’s snappily titled Problem Oriented Partnership Award last night for their work talking problems in Strathan Close, Putney. A great example of how effective targeted work can be in solving, rather than just moving a problem, the area has seen reports of anti-social behaviour drop from one per
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Council & Police Utd 1 – Con men 0
I don’t often (if I ever have) republish council press releases on here, but the one below is – I think – a great story and worth repeating. There’s something particularly callous about this type of crime, where the vulnerable are conned out of huge sums of money by criminals who are pretending to help.
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Weekly report, week ending 19 June
I’ve been producing these weekly reports for a few weeks now, you can read why and some of my thoughts about it. As I commented in there, it’s far from complete, it misses out a lot of the ‘private’ meetings and casework but you may find it interesting… Lavender Hill Street Party I take no
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Posted in Shaftesbury, Weekly report
Also tagged John Burns, Lavender Hill, Lavender Hill Street Party, Local Strategic Partnership, police
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Crime reduction priorities for the year
I’m currently putting the finishing touches to my presentation for tonight’s public meeting on our community safety priorities for the year. I’m told that, from the acceptances we’ve received so far, the venue is nearing capacity and we may have to open up the public gallery as an overflow! However, if you are interested in
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Posted in Community Safety
Also tagged consultation, crime, police, priorities, public meeting
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