Policy Guidance and Legislation
Policy guidance and legislation
The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 is the key piece of legislation for community safety because it brought both Community Safety Partnerships (CSP) and Youth Offending Teams into being.
Some other pieces of legislation available to partners of the CSP are:
Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999
Anti Social Behaviour Act 2003
Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004
Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005
Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006
Cumbria County Council's Section 17 Implementation Strategy (PDF 63kb)