Agency & Resident consultation

The partnership also looked to obtained input from partners and also from residents of Thanet as to what they thought the issues were during two days of consultation:

Agency Consultation – 20 February 2008

Over 90 representatives attended the first annual consultation day at the media centre in Margate. The strategic assessment was presented by Kent Police Senior Analyst and then nine tables of partner officers discussed issues within three workshop topics: If they agree with the assessment, what information they could provide and finally what actions they would like to see within the plan.

There was general unanimous agreement from all of the tables on the strategic priorities, there were many good suggestions for partner data sets and how these could be obtained for the next strategic assessment and a list of actions that have been included in the action plan.

A full transcript of the agency consultation day can be obtained from the Thanet Community Safety Unit at 01843 577606.

Residents Consultation – 27 February 2008

Over 70 residents were involved in the resident’s consultation at the international hotel in Ramsgate over two sessions: one over lunchtime and one in the evening.

The residents involved were presented with the strategic assessment and were then invited to make comment on it and also what they thought the key issues for Thanet were. There were really useful comments made and several of the suggested actions that the residents would like to see happen have been put into the action plan to be achieved for the next 12 months.

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