Local Area Agreements and reducing crime / renewal.net, 1 October 2007
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"Reducing crime is a mandatory outcome in Local Area Agreements, reflecting its importance in national priorities. Many crime and community safety issues are cross-cutting, needing a co-ordinated, multi-agency response, so work to address them fits well with the Local Area Agreement framework. Whilst statutory Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships (CDRPs) have tended to ‘fit’ current work into the LAA, rather than be driven by it, it is evident that the LAA development and refresh process is having an impact on how CDRPs are structured and operate. New National Minimum Standards reinforce the importance of linking the LAA development and CDRP planning processes."