Partners
Merseyside Police
Merseyside Police is the Authority's most important partner.
The Police Authority is responsible for checking the level of
service provided by Merseyside Police
and making sure it's doing all the things the
Government says it should, such as reducing people's concerns
about crime and antisocial behaviour.
The Police Authority also works closely with the Chief Constable to decide how Merseyside Police can best use the money available to it and decide what should happen in the future to make Merseyside Police as good as possible.
CDRPs (Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships)
These are partnerships of authorities that have a legal duty to
work with other local agencies and organisations to tackle crime
and disorder, including antisocial behaviour.
Police authorities are one of the five authorities that have a duty
to play a role on CDRPs. The five responsible authorities are:
- police;
- police authorities;
- local authorities;
- fire and rescue authorities; and
- primary care trusts.
The responsible authorities are required to work in co-operation
with probation boards, parish councils, NHS Trusts and other
agencies and organisations.
On Merseyside, there are five CDRPs - one in each of the boroughs.
If you are interested in reading more about the work of individual
CDRPs use the links at the right of the screen.
Local authorities
Local authorities are important partners of Merseyside Police Authority. Nine police authority members are elected members of the five councils of Merseyside. The Police Authority works together with the local councils through the CDRPs (see above) and in other ways, for example, we consult with Local Authorities when deciding how much people should pay for policing through Council Tax.
The Association of Police Authorities
The Association of Police Authorities (APA) is the national body
which represents all police authorities in England and Wales.
The aim of the APA is to protect and promote the interest of member
authorities, to provide a forum for discussion and to make a
contribution to improvements to the police service. Merseyside has
been allocated two seats on the APA and is represented by Chairman,
Cllr. Weightman and Prof. Zack-Williams.
Crimestoppers
Crimestoppers is a charity and is independent of the police and the government. The Crimestoppers number, 0800 555 111, lets people tell the police about crime without having to leave their name or other details.
