Published on:
22
March 2013
Clackmannanshire Council has approved interim plans for the new police and the fire service single force for 2013/14, which comes into operation next month.
The local Police and Fire Plans for Clackmannanshire set out the aims and priorities for the local community for the forces which start on 1st April.
Council Leader Councillor Gary Womersley, welcoming the plans said: "The plans will form the basis of a flexible three year plan setting out local priorities in connection with partners and local communities. Clackmannanshire will be the net beneficiary of the new plans."
The policing plan identifies six priority areas which will provide a focus for policing in
Clackmannanshire over the next year.
They are to crackdown on anti-social behaviour disorder and violence; serious crime and to tackle domestic abuse. Road policing and road crime will also be high on the agenda along with protecting the public and community confidence and engagement.
From the 1st April 2013 Clackmannanshire will have a nominated single local Police Commander for Forth Valley division, Chief Superintendent David Flynn, overseeing
three Area Commanders based across the division to deliver an effective policing service that delivers across priorities set out in the plan.
Delivery of local policing in Clackmannanshire will be carried out by response teams
working in Alloa, Tullibody, Tillicoultry and Sauchie. Two dedicated Community Policing teams will also work from these stations and across the five electoral ward areas to tackle local problems and issues.
Chief Superintendent Flynn said: "We are entering a period of significant change in policing across Scotland and my job is ensure that the communities in Clackmannanshire and wider Forth Valley continue to experience the high standard of policing they have come to expect."
"My officers and I will be held to account by elected members from Clackmannanshire Council for how we deliver locally and we will publish performance information to ensure we are open and transparent in how we are delivering policing in the area.
"We are committed to keeping people safe and improving the quality of their lives by reducing antisocial behaviour and tackling violent crime."
The designated Area Commander for Clackmannanshire will be Chief Inspector Stephen Sneddon who will be based at Alloa Police Office and will be supported by Community Inspectors based at Alloa.
Council also approved the Interim Fire Plan for Clackmannanshire for 2013/14 for the new Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.
The plan identified five priorities for Clackmannanshire. These are reducing accidental dwelling fires; reducing deliberate fires; reducing fires in non-domestic priorities; reducing the number of false alarms; and reducing road traffic collisions.
Local Senior Officer for Clackmannanshire, Kenneth Rogers, said: "The proportion of
accidental house fires and fires in non-domestic properties have been identified as very high risk in Clackmannanshire.
"The first plan identifies the need to work closely to reduce the risks to vulnerable and older residents in Clackmannanshire and also with local businesses to reduce the risks in commercial premises."
This interim local Fire Plan will be reviewed when the Strategic Fire and Rescue plan for Scotland and associated framework document become available in late 2013 and will cover a three year period from 2014.