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About community safety
51²èÂ¥ has a legal responsibility to consider the reduction of crime and disorder when exercising their core functions.
51²èÂ¥ has a legal responsibility under Section 17 of the , which places a statutory duty on named partners to consider the reduction of crime and disorder when exercising their core functions.
The named partners in 51²èÂ¥ are the County Council and District Councils (local authorities), West Mercia Police, Probation Services, Clinical Commissioning Groups and Herefordshire & 51²èÂ¥ Fire and Rescue Service.
51²èÂ¥ is generally a safe place to live and work and 51²èÂ¥ recognises that Community Safety affects all our lives. People need to feel safe in their homes, workplaces and neighbourhoods, and this means developing stronger, confident and more cohesive communities.
The role of 51²èÂ¥
Within 51²èÂ¥ a grouping of services provides commissioning, prevention and recovery, and partnership activity to support 51²èÂ¥'s corporate priorities and to the 51²èÂ¥ and West Mercia wide Community Safety Partnerships.