Neighbourhood Panels, driven and chaired by local people, are a proven way of fostering and ensuring good working partnerships.
Neighbourhood policing teams, Borough and County councillors, local people and other agencies, are now expected to work in partnership to ensure crime free areas in which the people want to live and work.
Eastbourne's Neighbourhood Panels
Neighbourhood Support Inspector Tony Wakefield is setting up an Eastbourne-wide network of 21 Neighbourhood Panels which will meet on a regular basis to discuss issues of mutual concern, and to share best practices.
The Eastbourne Neighbourhood Panels website is sponsored by the Eastbourne Crime Reduction Partnership.
Objectives and Aims
The objectives of a Neighbourhood Panel are determined by the unique needs of the community it serves. The aims are to give local people and communities more influence over decision makers, so as to improve the quality-of-life issues that most affect them.
They are about creating strong partnerships between local people and the agencies and service providers responsible for their area; local people working as equal partners, making their own choices, monitoring progress, and ensuring accountability.
