The Crime and Disorder Act was enacted in July 1998 and required that Crime and Disorder Partnerships (or Community Safety Partnerships) be set up. The Act placed an obligation on local authorities and police to work together and to implement a strategy to tackle crime and disorder in their area.

Since that time further legislation has widened the remit of the Partnership and made more organisations (such as health) responsible under law for the delivery of the Strategy.

The Rutland Community Safety Partnership has been in existence since 1998 and since then it has been working hard to ensure that crime and disorder remain low and where there are community safety issues, that they are tackled effectively.

The Partnership's vision is

'The Community Safety Partnership is committed to ensuring that Rutland remains a safe place in which to live, work and visit. We will build on the significant reductions in crime achieved over recent years by delivering action against those priorities identified locally and nationally.'

Since 1998 the number of organisations involved in the Community Safety Partnership as grown.

Responsible Authorities of the Rutland Community Safety Partnership are:

Rutland County Council
Leicestershire Constabulary
Leicestershire Police Authority
Leicestershire County and Rutland Primary Care Trust
Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service

Co-operating Authorities are:

Leicestershire Youth Offending Service
Leicestershire and Rutland Probation

For the contact details of any of these members please contact the Community Safety Officer