Cross cutting relationships and delivery
Within the context of this strategy, assurance covers the provision of timely and accurate information of how wider boards, partnerships and partners are delivering their:
- duties
- functions
- outcomes
Assurance incorporates arrangements for checks and balances, which are essential for:
- proactive risk management
- addressing factors identified in our strategic need assessment
- enabling sustained performance
It also assists in managing delivery needs that are cross-cutting and managed via a number of governance arrangements in Lincolnshire.
Assurance will be sought where findings from the SNA that would merit action fall outside of the governance of the SLP. Mechanisms for assurance will be established and mobilised during 2025 to 2026.
The nature of the findings will determine who we seek assurance from and are likely to include the:
- Lincolnshire Safeguarding Children Partnership (LSCP)
- Lincolnshire Safeguarding Adults Board (LSAB)
- Lincolnshire Domestic Abuse Partnership (LDAP)
- Lincolnshire Youth Justice Strategic Management Board (JYSMB)
Assurance will routinely be sought from the Lincolnshire Drug and Alcohol Partnership, due to our cross-cutting statutory duties. This will be with particular reference to their strategic priorities of:
- prevention, treatment and support
- enforcement and managing offending behaviour
Existing routine assurance is provided to the SLP from the LDAP regarding the commissioning and completion of domestic abuse related death reviews (DADRs) in Lincolnshire. DARDRs were established on a statutory basis under the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004. A key part of prevention and early intervention, their main purpose is to prevent domestic violence and homicide. Furthermore, they seek to improve service responses for victims by developing a coordinated multi-agency approach. This ensures that abuse is identified and responded to effectively at the earliest opportunity. The overall responsibility for establishing a review rest with the local Community Safety Partnership (CSP). In Lincolnshire, following the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, this duty is discharged from Safer Lincolnshire Partnership (SLP), the informally merged CSP’s, to the Lincolnshire Domestic Abuse Partnership (LDAP).
The Lincolnshire Stay Safe Partnership (SSP) provides a single point of access to education programmes. These are designed to help keep children and young people safe. This is delivered to early years through to college aged children and young people. The preventative education delivered is informed by data and analytical products. For example, the SLP strategic needs assessment. This ensures that it is adapting to new and emerging community safety concerns. It has been agreed locally that the SLP will provide oversight and governance of the SSP. The is a key component of the prevention and early intervention principle of working under the SLP.
The SLP will continue to ensure that we have excellent links into other boards such as the:
- Lincolnshire Safeguarding Children Partnership (LSCP)
- Lincolnshire Safeguarding Adults Board (LSAB)
- Lincolnshire Domestic Abuse Partnership (LDAP)
We will have a cross-cutting themes delivery plan that will be monitored on a quarterly basis. Our approach will:
- support each other’s objectives and priorities
- establish cross-cutting themes and joint initiatives that are delivered through:
- close engagement
- working relationships
The South and East Lincolnshire Community Safety Partnership (SELCSP) is an informally merged partnership. It covers the Lincolnshire districts of:
- Boston Borough
- East Lindsey
- South Holland
The SELCSP comprises statutory agencies and representatives from supporting organisations from each of these local authority areas. The SELCSP utilises data from the:
- SLP’s strategic needs assessment
- Lincolnshire Police
- local health profiles
This helps to identify specific crime and disorder areas of focus within their locality. To avoid duplication, these priority focus areas fall outside of the county wide strategic priorities of SLP. The SELCSP is committed to supporting the SLP with this approach, working in partnership on shared objectives. The SLP routinely provides representation at the SELCSP quarterly meeting.