You Said...We Did! Results of Havant Borough Council's
Citizen's Panel 
More than 1000 residents of the Havant Borough have let the
Safer Havant Partnership know what they think about community
safety issues thought the Havant Borough Council Citizen's
Panel. The Safer Havant Partnership will be using
these results over the coming year to tackle the issues you have
raised and to develop and improve their service even
further. Read the Safer Havant Partnership's upcoming actions
below or follow the link to view the full document and results:
External link to
Havant Borough Council's Community Safety Citizen's Panel report
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You told us that you feel
really safe in your own street in the daytime, but that you
sometimes feel unsafe in town centres after dark. The Safer
Havant Partnership are commissioning further work to identify the
areas where people are feeling less safe and are working to make
you feel as secure as possible in town centres through use of CCTV
and improved community safety schemes such as Pubwatch and
Shopwatch.
You told us that litter and
dog fouling can be a nuisance in your local area. Havant
Borough Council are training their Environmental Rangers and
the Police Community Safety Officers to issue on the spot fines for
littering and dog fouling. The Safer Havant Partnership is
also encouraging residents to report litter, vandalism and graffiti
to Havant Borough Council on 023 9244 6019 or report online on the
Havant Borough Council website www.havant.gov.uk. The more
information the Partnership has the more effectively they can deal
with these important issues.
You told us that CCTV would
make you feel safer in your local area. Havant Borough
Council has agreed to continue the funding for CCTV, particularly
in town centres and crime hot spot areas.
You told us that teenagers
hanging around on the streets can be an issue in some areas.
The Safer Havant Partnership will be working to inform younger
people of the impact that large groups can have on some residents.
The Partnership promotes a number of positive activities for
young people, and is currently sponsoring a number of ‘Cackle and
Pop’ discos for young people in order to promote a sensible
drinking and safety message. The Safer Havant Partnership
also runs a monthly meeting with a number of agencies including the
Youth Service to deal with concerns around a minority of young
people.
You told us that you wanted
information on community safety in community newspapers like
Serving You and Park Life. The Safer Havant Partnership has
secured the centre page spread of the next three issues of Park
Life magazine to give ongoing information and advice on these
issues, and aim to have an article on an aspect of community safety
in every issue of Serving You magazine.
You told us that you want to
find out more about community safety by logging on to dedicated
websites. The Safer Havant Partnership has a great new
interactive website www.saferhavant.co.uk, which is packed full of
information and advice on crime and safety issues. The
Partnership will continue to promote the website so that everyone
knows that this great resource is available for them to
use.
You told us
that you also wanted to receive information by email. The
Safer Havant Partnership will work to better understand demands for
updates by email and will collect email addresses to support this
approach in the future.
You told us that the public
should play more of a role in making Havant safer, and a number of
you told us that you would like to get involved but didn’t know
how. The Safer Havant Partnership will be launching a
campaign to encourage residents to get involved and make their
community a safer place to live.
Would you like to learn more about the Citizen's Panel or on
how to become a member?
Follow the link below to find out more about this Borough-wide
survey:
External link to
information on the Havant Borough Council Citizen's Panel
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