- Home Page The home page of the Business Crime Intiative.
This page will give you a brief overview of ongoing projects and initiatives focused on reducing crime in Stoke-on-Trent. - About the BCRP Here you will find out information on the aims and goals for BCRP.
You'll also be ables to see how we are funded and the awards we have gained through the initiatives hard work. - Our History When you're looking to join an organisation it's good to find out where they've come from.
So we've put together a little timeline to show off our humble beginnings. - BCRP Awards Over the years the Business Crime Initiative has recognised time and again.
This page will show you the awards we and our members have been awarded. - The Team Our team is made up of a small group of individuals with dedicated roles.
Here you can find information about our members and what they bring to the BCRP. - What We Do At the heart of the BCRP is our community.
In this section we'll show you how our programmes support businesses and how you can contribute. - Day Support The Business Crime Intiative operate many programmes to help out the local businesses.
Here you will find information regrading our day time initiatives. - Night Support The Business Crime Intiative operate many programmes to help out the local businesses.
Here you will find information regrading our night time initiatives. - Image Gallery View our online gallery of ongoing initiatives throughout Stoke-on-Trent.
You can see how we support our businesses. - Join the BCRP Are you ready to pledge your support and help fight crime in Stoke-on-Trent?
Becoming a member is fast and easy, click on Join the BCRP to take your first step. - Whats New in 2010 If you're and exisiting member or thinking of joining we've put together a plan for 2010.
It's going to be a busy year! - PABCIS Our you ready to pledge your support and help fight crime in Stoke-on-Trent?
Becoming a member is fast and easy, click on Join the BCRP to take your first step. - Get in Touch Do you want to find out more?.
You'll find key contact information and details on how to become a member on the contact page. - Members Only Area Business Crime Initiative Members Area.
Access to the secure members area and access to news and information for members only.
If you have received a daytime or nightlife exclusion notice, you have the right to appeal within 14 days of receipt.
To make an appeal Click here
Join the Business Crime Initiative
Membership Benefits
Service provision for 2009 for all members
Information and Intelligence Sharing:
- Weekly security briefings
- Monthly members’ meetings across Stoke-on-Trent
- Designated Premises Supervisors’ policy meetings
- Door Supervisors’ Platform
- Numerous exclusion schemes
- Photographs of excluded persons
- Photographs of active offenders
- Creating a true picture
- Evidencing ASBOs
- Raising issues on behalf of business
- Identifying hot spots and trends
- Information on and identification of travelling offenders
- Real time intelligence
- Guidance, advice and support
- Crime Initiative intelligence system in Citywide CCTV Control Room and Northern Area Custody Suite – intelligence accessed for all offenders by Police
- Regular Newsletters
- Regular information bulletins
- Daily intelligence
- Promotion of joined up thinking through various means including Partnership Newsletters, Press, Police, websites etc.
Radio Links:
Monitored and recorded 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Linked into Crime Partnership, other businesses, CCTV and the Police. Radios have panic alarm facilities.
Training for Members:
- Powers of arrest
- Awareness
- Radio use
- Conflict management
- Statement writing
- And more...
Links Into Policing:
- Participation in daily scanning and weekly briefings
- Direct access to Police Intelligence and Information Systems and vice versa
- Direct access to Operational Police Officers
- Daily contact with NPU Commanders
- Close daily work with dedicated proactive Licensing and Violence Officer
- Daily contact with Police Intelligence Support Officers
- Participation in police operations
- Funding
- Policing of exclusions
- Linked into Staffordshire Police Trust and Confidence Agenda
- Crime Initiative intelligence system into Northern Area Custody Suite
Crime Prevention:
- Numerous Campaigns
Strategic:
- Links into Serious Acquisitive Crime Delivery Plan
- Links into Violence Delivery Plan
- Links into Alcohol Strategy
- Links into Citywide Tasking
- Core member of City Centre Partnership