Who Should be Involved
Section 5(2)(c) of the Crime & Disorder Act [http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1998/98037--b.htm#5] provides the
details of persons or bodies required to co-operate with
the Police and Local Authority in the formulation and implementation of the local
Crime & Disorder Strategy.
They include:
- Local Authority
- Chief Officers of Police
- Police Authorities
- Health Authorities
- Probation Committees
- Parish Councils
- Community Councils (Wales only)
- National Health Trusts
- The Governing Bodies of Schools
- The proprietors of Independent Schools
- The Governing Bodies of an Institution within the Further or Higher Education Sectors
Provided there is no other legal restriction preventing it, the organisations outlined
here are permitted to share information under Section 115, to fulfil any legitimate
crime reduction purpose or objective outlined in their Crime & Disorder Strategy.
The fact that information sharing will be undertaken, as part of that process should
be recorded in the Strategy document itself.
Each agency should sign an information sharing protocol with their partners to
ensure that exchanges fully comply with legal obligations covering personal (sensitive)
information and certain types of de-personalised information.
Statutory Instrument 1998 2452 [http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/si/si1998/19982452.htm]
Statutory Instrument 1998 2513 [http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/si/si1998/19982513.htm]
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