North Down District Policing Partnerships

The next meeting of North Down DPP will take place on

Monday 15th September 2008

in Ballymagee Primary School Bangor

at 7.30 pm

At this meeting the Area Commander will present his 12 month report as to PSNI Progress against the local and annual policing plan.

For further information please contact the DPP Manager

Since March 2003 numerous meetings in public have taken place at various locations throughout the Borough to ensure as many people as possible could participate. These meetings were publicly advertised and invitations issued to those people recorded on a database of interested groups/individuals.

The following meetings in public have taken place:

Monday 16 June 2003 in the Marine Court Hotel;
Thursday 21 August 2003 in the Queens Leisure Complex;
Thursday 18 September 2003 in the Boathouse, Groomsport;
Thursday 23 October 2003 in the Clandeboye Lodge Hotel;
Thursday 11 December 2003 in the Alderman George Green Centre;
Thursday 19 February 2004 in Conlig Community Centre.
Wednesday 28 April 2004 The Royal Hotel, Bangor
Thursday 24 June 2004 in Groomsport Boathouse
Thursday 26 August 2004in Conlig Community Centre
Thursday 28th October 2004 in Signal Business Growth Centre
Wednesday 8th December 2004 in Ballymagee Primary School - this was a Special Meeting with a focus on Linear Park
Thursday 27th January 2005 in Queens Leisure Complex, Holywood
Thursday 24th February 2005 in Clandeboye Lodge Hotel
Monday 14th March 2005 in Marine Court Hotel - this was a Special Meeting with a focus on the Evening Economy.
Monday 18th April 2005 in Groomsport Boat House
Monday 20th June 2005 in the Old Inn, Crawfordsburn.
Monday 19th September 2005 in Queens Leisure Complex, Holywood
Monday 21 November 2005 in Conlig Community Centre.
Monday 16th January 2006 in the Marine Court Hotel, Bangor
Monday 20th March 2006 in Signal Business Growth Centre
Monday 22nd May 2006 2006 in the Clandeboye Lodge Hotel, Bangor
Monday 26th June 2006 in Queens Leisure Complex Holywood - Discussion Forum
Monday 4th September 2006 in Groomsport Boat House
Monday 6th November 2006 in Queens Leisure Complex, Holywood
Monday 5th February 2007 in Marine Court Hotel
Wednesday 21st March 2007 in Kilcooley Community Centre - Discussion Forum
Monday 14th May 2007 in Marine Court Hotel, Bangor
Monday 25th June 2007 in Queens Leisure Complex - Discussion Forum
Monday 3rd September 2007 in Groomsport Boat House
Monday 5th November 2007 in Clandeboye Lodge Hotel, Bangor
Monday 11th February 2008 in Queens Leisure Complex Holywood
Monday 31st March 2008 in Conlig Community Centre
Wednesday 28th May 2008 in Bloomfield Primary School
Monday 23rd June 2008 in Redburn and Loughview Community Centre

For details of any future meetings click calendar

Members of the public are encouraged to attend and to learn about initiatives being undertaken by the Police. It is also to hear how issues of crime and community safety are being addressed and to consider the District Commander’s responses to questions posed by Members of the North Down DPP and the public.

To obtain the views of the local community, provision is made for any person living or working in North Down or any person directly affected by the policing of North Down to direct a question to the District Commander. Such questions are put through the Secretary of the North Down DPP and responded to by the District Commander at the meetings in public. In addition members of the public can ask a member of the North Down DPP to raise an issue or ask a question on their behalf.

The District Commander attends each meeting in public and presents a report on the recorded crime and detection rates within the Council area. Specific issues about the policing of the district, which may have raised the public’s interest or concern, are also discussed.

As a result of the meetings in public the Partnership has identified concerns over specific types of crime and anti-social behaviour. This has resulted in subsequent police operations as a direct response.

To remain up to date with information the North Down DPP received a number of deputations from other bodies at private and meetings in public and enquired as to their impact in North Down. Since inception the following are a few examples of organisations that have met with the North Down DPP:

·PSNI Drugs Squad

·Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland

·NIO – Anti Social Behaviour Implementation Unit

·Police Federation for Northern Ireland

·PSNI – Neighbourhood Watch Schemes

·Chair of NIPB Human Resources Committee in connection with NIPB Human Resources Planning Strategy

PSNI - Crime Operations Department

Forensic Science Northern Ireland

PSNI Community Safety Branch

PSNI Roads Policing Branch

NIPB Policy Branch

Public Prosecution Service

Youth Justice Agency

Meetings