Meet the team

As the team leader I coordinate community safety and partnership working on behalf of BCBC, liaising on important matters with senior managers within the responsible authorities that make up a CSP, including Bridgend County Borough Council, South Wales Police Authority, South Wales Fire & Rescue Service, Local Health Board, and other partners. The Probation Trust will be joining April 2010.

My role also involves monitoring Welsh Assembly Government and Home Office grant funding for partnerships to tackle and reduce crime and anti social behaviour, ensuring that the partnership performance framework is running efficiently, producing the 3 year partnership crime and disorder and annual delivery plans as well as day to day management of the partnership office.

Based with the Community Safety team at Derwen House, my role as Community Safety Sergeant is to ensure that South Wales Police works closely with partner agencies to reduce crime, disorder and anti-social behaviour throughout the borough, ensuring that Bridgend remains a safe place to live, work and visit. I am responsible for line management of:

* Hate Crime
* Licencing
* Anti Social Behaviour
* Crime Prevention
* Community Safety issues around prevent and reassurance initiatives linking in with Roads Policing, Substance Misuse, Knife Crime & Violent Crime

In my EPF (extended policing family) role I co-ordinate the work of PCSOs & Specials, relating to training, welfare issues, BCU Operations.

My role is to deal with any community safety and welfare issues on behalf of the Local Authority. Working with members of the public, elected members, officers within Bridgend CBC, South Wales Police, South Wales Probation Service, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, Health, the third sector and community groups on problem solving in a multi-agency approach.

This involves supporting many forums and community groups, such as minority communities, community first areas, Community Safety Partnership strategic and action groups, and problematic hot spot areas across the borough.

I am currently involved in a number of initiatives that are being rolled out Nationally, trying to ensure that Bridgend County Borough will benefit from new and innovative schemes such as gating orders, designated public places orders (DPPOs), drug related litter, graffiti removal, and community payback initiatives.

As admin assistant for the partnership I am involved in all aspects of administration, inputting Anti Social Bebaviour referrals, updating the anti-social behaviour database and taking minutes of meetings and case conferences as well as general office duties and data entry, such as dealing with internal and external enquiries.

I deal with development and maintenance of our website: www.saferbridgend.org.uk

I also deal with finance matters including invoicing, orders and budget updates.

I represent the CSP at a variety of functions/conferences/open days and assist in the marketing of the partnership.

New to the role in June 2009, I implement and co-ordinate marketing and promotional activities on behalf of the partnership and assist the Community Safety Co-ordinator and associated task groups in the execution of the CSP communications strategy.

This includes researching and developing marketing and media opportunities and to organise and promote corporate events, exhibitions and special projects to raise awareness of the activities and achievements of the partnership, both internally and externally.

I am also the point of contact for local and national news media in support of the CSP.

As anti-social behaviour co-ordinator I am responsible for working with statutory, voluntary, business and community partners to develop and implement activities to reduce anti-social behaviour and social exclusion in the County of Bridgend. I am the chair and co-ordinator of the activities of various Tasking Groups and the Problem Solving Group which assesses significant cases of ASB and identifies appropriate action.

In my role I also provide support for victims and witnesses and records and presents evidence for court hearings as and when required.

I work closely with schools, local community representatives and partners to develop and implement initiatives that will reduce anti-social behaviour. Providing advice and guidance, I build and maintain community relations by providing a service that is responsive to the needs of all communities and by ensuring that those affected by anti-social behaviour receive a fair and non-discriminatory service.

In my role I cover the Bridgend Borough and Vale of Glamorgan areas dealing with all planning issues such new housing developments, schools, hospitals, Government buildings – any new builds really.

Working closely with architects, planners and developers, I deal with all Secure by Design applications to help reduce crime, disorder and anti-social behaviour by Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design.

My job is to develop a more co-ordinated approach to dealing with domestic abuse in Bridgend County. Domestic abuse appears in many shapes and forms. It can involve physical, sexual, mental, financial or emotional abuse.

Some people suffer domestic abuse but fail to report it to the police, whereas other victims do not recognise that they are being subjected to abuse.

Currently, I am in the process of developing a forum where representatives from South Wales Police, Bridgend County Borough Council, Women's Aid, social services, the courts, housing associations, charities and many more organisations all work together strategically to raise awareness and tackle domestic abuse throughout the borough, improve services for sufferers, and provide training for professionals to deal with abuse and to identify warning signs.

By liaising with voluntary and statutory organisations, the Safer Bridgend Partnership hopes to raise the profile of the forum and domestic abuse.

My role is to provide a premium service for female and male very high risk victims of domestic abuse from point of crisis with the emphasis on safety and wellbeing, offering support in the home, in the community and when attending court.

I will carry out risk assessments, work to identify individual needs and then draw up individual safety plans. I aim to empower clients by educating and advising them about their options.

I am a police officer who deals with planning, gaming and licensing issues in order to reduce alcohol related anti-social behaviour. It is my responsibility to ensure that licensees refuse to serve people who are drunk when they enter their pubs and I organise regular police visits to licensed premises to ensure that these rules are being enforced as well as sitting on the 5 Pubwatch schemes that are in operation throughout the borough.

As Licensing Officer I work closely with Trading Standards to combat youth and alcohol related crime and carry out test purchase operations on off licenses to ensure they are not selling alcohol and cigarettes to under 18's.

I am the dedicated point of contact for people from all hard to reach minority communities*, whether they work, live, visit or invest within the Bridgend County Borough, offering support and providing reassurance.

Jn my role I also give presentations to groups, educate teachers on various diversity issues and hold a surgery at various locations around the borough.

*Minority community: a group smaller than the larger controlling group in a community, based on disablity, sexual orientation, religion, race, age, gender and also includes young people.

Victim Support is an independent national charity which helps people cope with the effects of crime. Trained volunteers contact people after a crime to offer free, confidential support and information. People can also be referred by the police and other organisations, or can contact Victim Support themselves to ask for help.

Victim Support also runs the Witness Service which helps witnesses, victims, their families and friends before, during and after a hearing. There is a Witness Service in every Crown Court centre in magistrates’ court in England and Wales.

Substance Misuse can have a significant impact on individuals, families and the community and I am responsible for delivering and coordinating training and raising awareness about the harms of drug and alcohol misuse.

Acting as a resource for professional and communities, I also develop prevention campaigns and information resources so that parents, employees and communities are able to respond to incidences of substance misuse and are aware of all the local sources of help.

I am also involved in supporting substance misuse education and prevention activities that young people are engaged with. Working with front line staff to deliver drug and alcohol education provides young people with the information and skills to resist misusing substances.

I provide the partnership office with detailed ward and problem profiles for the whole of the borough county. I do this by taking unreadable data using software that interrogates the NICHE database and turn it in to a usable document containing accurate statistics, graphs, charts and hot spot maps which can be used to assist operations or initiatives.

The information can also be used to bid for funding, to approve or decline requests via multi agency meetings, licensing meetings, social development housing meetings, etc.

The profiles can be very broad or specific, containing information on both crime and ASB.

I also produce the yearly strategic assessment where I collate information from multiple partner agencies and produce a document that will then be used to set out the priorities for the partnership for the forthcoming year.

I also assist the Crime Analyst with detailed research in relation to level 1 criminality within the BCU and contribute to crime pattern analysis highlighting vulnerable areas of crime.

My role is to actively contribute to Divisional/Organisational Policing and Performance, and Crime and Disorder Reduction Plans and Strategies, identifying appropriate areas for development and preparing reports for consideration by senior management.

I actively promote the benefits of crime reduction approach in terms of its overall and specific contribution to building safer communities and reassuring the public.

In addition to this, I provide a specialist service to internal staff and external partners in all aspects of crime reduction as part of an overall and specific contribution to building safer communities and reassuring the public.

I have worked in Bridgend for the last 3 years and have been the designated point of contact for the businesses in the Bridgend town centre for the last year.

My job role includes working to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour against the business sector. At present there are 42 businesses that have joined the business PACT scheme. Businesses joining the scheme can work together to share information with the ability to identify persistent offenders. When an incident of shoplifting or anti-social behaviour is reported I then process the information for the Board of Management who decide on what actions to take. An offender could then be excluded from the Businesses in the Bridgend area for the next 12 months. The partnership will reduce criminal activity, protect staff from physical violence and verbal abuse, reduce crime losses and generate an improvement in the community creating a safe place to shop, work and visit.

Over the next 12 months I am looking to expand the membership to many more businesses throughout the Bridgend area.

Each SLO has around 20 schools on their books, including a Pupil Referral Unit and a school for children with learning and behavioural difficulties.

As well as teaching young offenders at HMP Parc, all the SLOs carry out a number of inputs for disaffected youth in the division, amounting to 40 hours a week. Their involvement consists of mentoring, advice, support and indoor and outdoor activities building pupils’ self confidence and team working skills and reducing social exclusion.

Chris is responsible for the following schools:

Bettws Primary,Blaencaerau Junior, Blaengarw Primary, Blaenllynfi Infants, Brynmenyn Primary, Cwm Felin Primary, Ffaldau Primary, Garth Primary, Llangynwyd Primary, Nantyffyllon Primary, Pandy Infants, Plasnewydd Primary, Tondu Primary,Tyn-yr-heol Primary, Maesteg Comprehensive, Ynysawdre Comprehensive and the Pupil referral unit.

Each SLO has around 20 schools on their books, including a Pupil Referral Unit and a school for children with learning and behavioural difficulties.

As well as teaching young offenders at HMP Parc, all the SLOs carry out a number of inputs for disaffected youth in the division, amounting to 40 hours a week. Their involvement consists of mentoring, advice, support and indoor and outdoor activities building pupils’ self confidence and team working skills and reducing social exclusion.

John is responsible for the following schools

Brackla Infants, Brackla Junior, Bryntirion Infants, Bryntirion Junior, Cefn Glas Infants, Litchard Infants, Litchard Junior, Llangewydd Junior, Maes y Haul Primary, Oldcastle Infants, Oldcastle Junior, Penybont Primary, Tremains Infants, Tremains Junior, Brynteg Comprehensive and Bryntirion Comprehensive and Ysgol Bryn Castell.

Each SLO has around 20 schools on their books, including a Pupil Referral Unit and a school for children with learning and behavioural difficulties.

As well as teaching young offenders at HMP Parc, all the SLOs carry out a number of inputs for disaffected youth in the division, amounting to 40 hours a week. Their involvement consists of mentoring, advice, support and indoor and outdoor activities building pupils’ self confidence and team working skills and reducing social exclusion.

Steve is responsible for the following schools:

Afon y felin Primary, ,Bridgend Christian School,Laleston, Cefn Cribwr Primary, Corneli Primary, Mynydd Cynffig Infants, Mynydd Cynnffig Juniors, Newton Primary, Nottage Primary, Pil Primary, Porthcawl Primary, St Clares Prep and Senior Convent School, St Johns School, Trelales Primary, West Park Primary, Porthcawl Comprehensive and Cynffig Comprehensive and Ysgol Bryn Castell.

Each SLO has around 20 schools on their books, including a Pupil Referral Unit and a school for children with learning and behavioural difficulties.

As well as teaching young offenders at HMP Parc, all the SLOs carry out a number of inputs for disaffected youth in the division, amounting to 40 hours a week. Their involvement consists of mentoring, advice, support and indoor and outdoor activities building pupils’ self confidence and team working skills and reducing social exclusion.

Gavin is responsible for:

Archdeacon John Lewis, Bryncethin Primary, Coity, Coychurch Primary, Croesty Primary,Heol y Cyw Primary, Nantymoel Primary, Ogmore Vale Primary, Pencoed Infants, Pencoed Junior, Pen y fai Primary, St Patrick’s Primary Catholic, St Marys Primary, St Roberts Primary, Ogmore Comprehensive School, Archbishop Comprehensive School and Pencoed Comprehensive School