Appointment of Chairperson to Local Community Safety Partnerships
The Government has approved a new whole of system approach to community safety, which will be introduced by the Department of Justice. It has developed the new community safety policy based on a key principle identified in the 2018 report by the Commission on the Future of Policing, that policing is not the responsibility of the police alone and involves other agencies of Government such as health and social services. The Community Safety Policy proposes a whole-of-government approach to community safety.
The concept of community safety is about people being safe and feeling safe in their own community. At the heart of this policy is the principle that every community has the right to be and feel safe in order to thrive and flourish. The new community safety vision is to make community safety a whole of Government responsibility and priority, to be delivered through Local Community Safety Partnerships (LCSPs) and supported through a national governance structure. This structure will ensure that communities are empowered to have a strong say in what actions are prioritised by the services operating in their area and will also have a key oversight role in ensuring those actions are followed through.
Donegal County Council invites expressions of interest for consideration for appointment as Chairperson of a new Local Community Safety Partnerships which is being established in each Local Authority area in line with the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024.
The Closing date for receipt of Expressions of Interest is Friday 2nd August 2024 at 4.00pm.
Further information and details on how to apply are linked below or email [email protected]
Local Community Safety Partnership Chairperson EOI Details
