CANDIDATE PACK 2020
THEME 3: REPRESENTING THE VOICE OF THE PUBLIC As an elected official, the PCC has a responsibility to engage and consult with the public to understand and represent their views on policing priorities.
ENGAGEMENT EVENTS A range of engagement activity is undertaken with members of the local community and a range of stakeholders including partners, third sector organisations, parliamentarians and police staff at a range of events throughout the year across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. These engagement events and activities have included: • Conferences, workshops and summits, led by the OPCC, on an issue directly related to the Police and Crime Plan priorities and emerging policing or community issues. • Local authority led open days or activities, that engage directly with the local community and residents. • County events in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight that reach communities from across the area and rural stakeholders. • Visits to commissioned and partner organisation projects that support the Police and Crime Plan priorities and crime prevention. • Attendance at meetings and events held by groups that represent local diverse communities including seldom heard groups from BME, elderly, disability or LGBT+ communities. • Emergency services led events, such as 999 days and the Hampshire Constabulary Families Day. • OPCC developed events that bring together partners and the public including annual Safer Together event and Safer Awards. Contracted services, such as Victim Care Service and Restorative Justice Service and partners such as Neighbourhood Policing Teams have also been invited to join the team at events to provide support and guidance to those attending. During the pandemic, events have continued to be held and have been hosted online. This included annual events such as ‘Safer Together Apart’, plus bespoke webinars on issues that had become more prevalent, such as Domestic Abuse and Hate Crime.
ENGAGING YOUNG PEOPLE The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Youth Commission currently has 50 members ranging from 16 to 25 years old and from a range of backgrounds. It was set up to enable young people to have their say on policing and crime issues that matter most to them, and to also help inform and advise the Commissioner on topical issues and youth intervention commissioning. The aims of the Youth Commission are: • Influencing, and working with, the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner. 9
• Identifying three priority areas relating to young people around police and crime.
