Report Summary
The purpose of this paper is to outline activity undertaken to date to provide a co-ordinated and consistent approach to public, colleague and stakeholder engagement for the Estates Transformation Programme.
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Meeting
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Resources Committee -13 March 2024
Date : 13 March 2024
Location : online
Emerging Findings
We have attached a report as Appendix A to this paper which outlines the emerging themes from our engagement at the current time. This is a continually evolving picture and the team will continue to monitor responses as we progress; working with colleagues in Corporate Communications to ensure appropriate awareness in all areas.
At time of writing, there are 4 live consultations in the West, 2 in the East and none in the North regions. Eighteen consultations recently closed: 10 in the West, 1 in the East and 7 in the North. Further consultations are due to go live on the Engagement Hub over the coming weeks.
The following areas or themes have been identified through analysis of feedback from respondents. These remain consistent across all consulted sites. See Appendix A for more information.
Lack of access – Perceptions of sites being closed, abandoned, and/or inaccessible to the public;
Valuable if open – Perceptions that sites, subject to further investment, would have greater value to communities;
Periods of disuse – Perceptions of sites with long-standing lack of public access shape the perceived lack of a local policing presence;
Limited use of facilities – When sites are used, respondents relay seeing limited use, including the use of sites as touchdown points or for car parking;
Not used as a safe space – Limited public access, compounded by longstanding lack of use, means respondents often see sites as not being used or required as a safe space; and
Presence inspires feelings of safety – The physical presence of a policing site inspires feelings of greater safety and is perceived as a deterrent to crime.
Work will progress over the coming weeks to review, analyse and synthesise these consultations and to provide a consultation report for each building. This includes capturing feedback from stakeholders, such as local authorities and other services, which Divisional Commanders have been leading for their areas, with support to co-ordinate from our Strategic Stakeholder Engagement colleagues within Strategy, Insight and Engagement.
