For 2021/22, Warwickshire Police and Crime Commissioner Philip Seccombe is awarding grants totalling £1,017,772.
Direct awards
|
Application number |
Organisation |
Name of project |
Purpose of the grant |
Funding Decision |
Awarded 2021-22 |
|
2021-22-001 |
Warwickshire County Council |
Business Crime Advisor |
The Business Crime Advisor works on behalf of the PCC and the four community safety partnerships to deliver actions as detailed in the comprehensive plan developed to address key crime issues for businesses and vulnerable people within Warwickshire. |
Yes – in full |
£ 41,695 |
|
2021-22-002 |
Warwickshire County Council |
Cyber Crime Advisors |
Cyber Crime Advisors are aim to raise awareness of the issues to help protect people from becoming victims focusing in particular on the most vulnerable through establishing strong working partnership arrangements and ensuring wide delivery of protection bespoke messages for different audiences through a range of mediums. |
Yes – in full |
£ 81,890 |
|
2021-22-003 |
Warwickshire County Council |
Warwickshire Trading Standards Service |
To ensures consumers are protected from unfair trading and successfully supports businesses to ensure that they are trading legally in both physical and virtual settings. The Service operates in distinct priority areas; with tackling cybercrime being an overarching priority covering all current work streams undertaken. |
Yes – in full |
£ 71,773 |
|
2021-22-005 |
Warwickshire County Council |
Warwickshire Prevent Officer |
The Prevent Officer to coordinate and support delivery of the Warwickshire Prevent Action Plan, ensuring effective implementation by local partners of the Government’s Prevent Strategy, Prevent Duty and Channel Duty. |
Yes – in full |
£ 45,426 |
|
2021-22-006 |
Warwickshire County Council |
Warwickshire Community Safety Partnership Analysts |
The resource will provide the CSPs with analytical capacity to prpvide a range of reports, including the strategic assessments. |
Yes – in full |
£ 61,889 |
|
2021-22-007 |
National Probation Service |
Domestic Abuse Case Administrator |
The post holders will interrogate the Police ATHENA and GENIE systems in order to obtain domestic abuse call out history on service users coming into contact with the NPS, which will facilitate well informed ‘on the Day’ Crown and Magistrates Court sentencing for those convicted of domestic abuse offences, which is a requirement of the Transforming Summary Justice (TSJ) agenda. |
Yes – in full |
£ 22,045 |
|
2021-22-008 |
Rural Crime Team-Warwickshire Police |
Rural Crime Coordinator |
The Rural Crime Coordinator role is more of a strategic role and encompasses gathering and coordination of intelligence, research and pulling together information on behalf of the Rural Crime Team and planning operations to ensure that Officers use their time efficiently and effectively to attend to frontline and/ rural crime activities. |
Yes – in full |
£ 34,000 |
|
2021-22-009 |
Warwickshire County Council |
Rural Crime Coordinator Project Pot |
To develop a project and understanding of the local issues, raise awareness, develop the rural watch website and engage communities. |
Yes – in full |
£ 7,000 |
|
2021-22-010 |
Stratford District |
Rural Crime Advisor |
The Rural Crime Advisor role primarily provides crime prevention advice and support to victims of crime, referred locations by the Rural Crime Team and Safer Neighbourhoods Team covering rural beat areas and potentially external stake holders such as the National Farmers Union. |
Yes – in full |
£ 51,929 |
|
2021-22-012 |
Warwickshire Police |
Problem Solving Fund |
Discretionary fund for Warwickshire superintendent to allocate to fund a problem solving approach for policing in Warwickshire. |
Yes – in full |
£ 60,000 |
|
Total: |
£ 477,647 |
Small grants
|
Application number |
Organisation |
Name of project |
Purpose of the grant |
Funding Decision |
Awarded 2021-22 |
|
2021-22-011 |
Family Intervention Counselling Service (FICS) |
Domestic Abuse Perpetrator Project |
Therapeutic Domestic Violence Perpetrator Programme delivered Warwickshire-wide regardless of their postcode. We will be engaging a minimum of 52 individuals across Warwickshire, 22 perpetrators who will attend the combination of one-to-one and group format, up to 26 associated victims attending 12 one-to-one therapeutic sessions and a minimum of 4 perpetrators attending one-to-one sessions who are unable to attend group due to vulnerability or location. |
Yes – in full |
£ 68,000 |
|
2021-22-014 |
Warwickshire Retail Crime Initiative |
Supporting the victims of crime and disorder in the retail and licensing sectors |
The Warwickshire Retail Crime Initiative Limited (WRCI) is a County wide Partnership approach to prevent and reduce crime and anti-social behaviour in retail and licensed business premises in Warwickshire |
Yes – in part |
£ 5,000 |
|
2021-22-015 |
Warwickshire Friendship Project |
North Warwickshire Friendships – Nuneaton & Bedworth Area |
An exisiting project to improve the lives of disadvantaged children living in difficult family situations. Objective is to achieve this by providing a volunteer Older Friend, who through regular contact can give an individual child support. Aims are to 1. To Improve Self Esteem & Confidence 2.To Improve Behaviour / Social & Communication skills 3.To Improve and extend their life experience, whilst also having fun. |
Yes – in full |
£ 8,400 |
|
2021-22-016 |
Warwickshire Crimestoppers |
Fearless Against Knife Crime |
An anti-knife crime programme for young people in schools and pupil-referral units (PRUs) in Warwickshire to discourage young people from carrying knives and report what they know regarding knife crimes. Fearless is the young people’s project of Crimestoppers and aims to educate and empower 11-16 year olds by increasing their awareness around crime. |
Yes – in full |
£ 8,600 |
|
2021-22-017 |
North Warwickshire Neighbourhood Watch |
Core Funding for the prevention and reduction in crime. |
North Warwickshire Neighbourhood Watch Association is community based voluntary organisation with the primary aim of offering help, advice and practical solutions to assist members of the community reduce the fear of crime and also reduce the chances of them becoming a victim of crime by raising the awareness of home, vehicle and personal security. |
Yes – in full |
£ 2,200 |
|
2021-22-019 |
Aspire in Arts |
Creative Arts Sessions |
To provide opportunities for young people to realise their full potential by engaging in activities in a caring, safe and supportive environment as an alternative to traditional forms of education and learning. An opportunity to develop their skills, motivation, confidence and life chances to flourish in achieving their aspirations. |
Yes – in part |
£ 10,000 |
|
2021-22-027 |
Warkwickshire Search and Rescue |
Replace Incident Command Unit |
The project is to procure a brand new vehicle, ready for customisation as a new ICU which forms the mobile command post for all search call-outs. On a search and rescue call-out, the ICU is driven to the rendezvous (RV) point which is usually at or near where the missing person was last seen. All team members also drive themselves to the RV point, and it is from here that search teams begin their work. |
Yes – in full |
£ 10,000 |
|
2021-22-031 |
Compass |
Feeling Gassed |
This project seeks to address the growing nitrus oxide use amongst young people in Rugby. It will then engage three schools most associated with these hotspots and deliver a range of engagements including assemblies, awareness campaigns, and group work on the personal risks of nitrus oxide use, the impact on the community, and where help can be accessed. |
Yes – in full |
£ 5,000 |
|
2021-22-032 |
Warwickshire Search and Rescue |
Equipping New Recruits |
There are 35 teams nationally. We are called out by POLSAs (only) to search for vulnerable missing people who are primarily those with mental health issues, Alzheimer’s or who are otherwise at risk. We provide searchers, search planning and management and medical first responders to police searches. |
Yes – in full |
£ 4,800 |
|
2021-22-035 |
Citizens Advice South Warwickshire |
Reach Out and Help |
Reach Out and Help Warwick offers at home one-to-one support to those in crisis who, for various reasons, need more help to access our services and that of other specialist or statutory services. This project’s primary focus is offering intensive support, advice and advocacy to people in crisis, many of whom are vulnerable, experiencing significant mental health issues or victims of violence. |
Yes – in full |
£ 9,620 |
|
2021-22-037 |
Equip |
Drugs and Countylines Awareness |
This project will seek to engage Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities, particularly women, on drug and substance misuse and awareness. We will target women so that they are able to recognise the different types of drugs, so that they know what to look out for. The project will also seek to educate BME communities about young people and countylines, about which anecdotally there is poor awareness. |
Yes – in full |
£ 5,045 |
|
2021-22-038 |
Rugby Council -Community Sport and Recreation Unit- previously Positive Futures |
On Track |
On Track is the Social Inclusion Programme coordinated and delivered by Rugby Borough Council. On Track deliver community youth provision across the Borough for young people aged 12 – 19 years. Delivering programmes such as 1-1 support, mentoring, group work, youth clubs and outreach sessions to engage young people in Rugby’s priority wards and areas of deprivation. |
Yes – in part |
£ 10,000 |
|
2021-22-045 |
Safeline |
Early Intervention and Prevention Support Coordinator |
To fund Early Intervention Co-ordinator to provide specialist one-to-one support and deliver group training, and activities to some of the most vulnerable young people (CYP) in our community. Safeline will secure match funding to enable the recruitment of a full-time Early Intervention coordinator. |
Yes – in full |
£ 10,000 |
|
2021-22-047 |
Insight Counselling (DACS) |
Domestic Abuse Support for Parents of Children With Special Needs. |
We are asking the PCC to fund a ‘pioneering project’ specifically aimed to increase safety and reduce risk of DV/DA between parents/carers affected by the challenges of their child’s Special Need/Disability. Added pressure of caring for a family member with Disabilities can lead to whole family relationship breakdown, contributing to the risk of DV/DA, social isolation, lack of family and social support, discrimination, and difficult family life. |
Yes – in full |
£ 10,000 |
|
2021-22-050 |
Rethink Mental Illness |
Rethink Warwick Personal Safety Service |
To create and deliver ‘staying safe online training’ aimed at service users experiencing Mental Health delivered via the Recovery and Wellbeing Academy. |
Yes – in part |
£ 5,000 |
|
2021-22-051 |
Warwickshire Horse Watch |
Warwickshire Horse Watch |
Warwickshire Horse Watch is a partnership scheme between horse owners and Warwickshire Police in and around the county. The group provide crime prevention advice, marking of property to deter thieves and initiatives to combat equine crime. |
Yes – in full |
£ 1,000 |
|
2021-22-052 |
Rugby Borough Neighbourhood Watch |
Core Funding |
Promoting Neighbourhood Watch as a crime prevention and crime awareness solution to all members of the public in the Rugby Borough which includes giving guidance to and setting up Neighbourhood Watch schemes. Working closely with Rugby police to ensure the information and support gets out to the public. |
Yes – in part |
£ 2,000 |
|
2021-22-053 |
Warwickshire County Council |
SOCJAG Action Plan |
In the context of this bid the Warwickshire Community Safety Team are lead on a joint bid on behalf of all district and borough community safety partnerships, to develop interventions pathways to support young people aged 14-25 who are at risk of gang and county line exploitation. |
Yes – in part |
£ 10,000 |
|
2021-22-054 |
Rugby Street Pastors |
Rugby Street Pastors Initiative (RSPI) |
Rugby Street Pastors is an inter-denominational Church response to urban problems, engaging with people on the streets of Rugby Town Centre to care, listen and dialogue, offering practical help and advice to the clubbers in the ‘night time economy’ and by their very presence, helping to lower tensions that can so quickly escalate when inebriated clubbers decide to argue with one another. |
Yes – in full |
£ 9,176 |
|
2021-22-055 |
Stratford-upon-Avon Street Pastors |
Stratford-upon-Avon Street Pastors |
Provide a voluntary preventative service to the night-time economy of Stratford-upon-Avon on Friday nights. And assist with developing the service on some Saturdays during the daytime, when the current government restrictions allow. |
Yes – in full |
£ 3,000 |
|
2021-22-057 |
Barnardos |
Warwickshire Reaching Out |
This project will seek to address a gap in the existing commissioned service for general child exploitation, and provide both sessional staff hours and positive diversionary activities to a) help CYP who have been criminally exploited to recover and b) help them to focus on more positive activities. |
Yes – in full |
£ 10,000 |
|
2021-22-058 |
Sycamore Counselling Service |
Anger Awareness Project |
A charity offering confidential and professional counselling for adults, children and young people throughout Nuneaton, Bedworth and North Warwickshire. Offering therapeutic support for disadvantaged people who are struggling to cope with everyday life affecting their ability to reach their full potential. |
Yes – in full |
£ 10,000 |
|
2021-22-059 |
West Midlands OPCC |
Anger and Anxiety Out of Court Disposals Project |
An intervention additional to BAU offered on a region-wide basis by a CRC to individuals whose offending has been heavily linked to anger or anxiety. The project will be telephone based and will be 8 sessions of approximately one hour each. A normal CJ outcome may exacerbate stress leading to further offending; this course seeks to de-escalate such behaviour. |
Yes – in full |
£ 10,680 |
|
Total: |
£ 227,521 |
Domestic abuse victim support grants
|
Application number |
Organisation |
Name of project |
Purpose of the grant |
Funding Decision (Yes/No) |
Awarded 2021-22 |
|
2021-22-044 |
Parenting Project |
You First |
Counselling therapy for 70 victims of domestic abuse for 18 sessions. Counselling provides the opportunity for domestic abuse victims to work through the traumas and difficult life events they have experienced. |
Yes – in full |
£ 29,995 |
|
2021-22-049 |
Family Intervention Counselling Service (FICS) |
DA Victim’s Counselling Service + DA Victim’s Support Group |
One-to-one counselling therapy to victims of domestic abuse across Warwickshire, as previously funded by Warwickshire PCC. |
Yes – in full |
£ 30,000 |
|
Total: |
£ 59,995 |
Reducing reoffending grants
|
Application number |
Organisation |
Name of project |
Purpose of the grant |
Funding Decision |
Awarded 2021-22 |
|
2021-22-020 |
Aspire in Arts |
Creative Arts Sessions |
A charity delivering a diverse programme of art based early intervention and positiveactivities. To provide opportunities for young people to realise their full potential by engaging in activities in a caring, safe and supportive environment as an alternative to traditional forms of education and learning. An opportunity to develop their skills, motivation, confidence and life chances to flourish in achieving their aspirations. |
Yes – in full |
£ 5,000 |
|
2021-22-039 |
Futures Unlocked |
Core Mentoring |
In-reach mentoring to prison inmates to provide practical, emotional and spiritual support. This will mean one-to one meetings in the community to work on the identified priority issues the client faces – be it accommodation, finance/debt, family relationships and the like. We will also be delivering the soft outcomes of social inclusion improved resilience, coping strategies and the knowledge of the support of a non-judgemental critical friend. |
Yes – in part |
£ 10,000 |
|
Total: |
£ 15,000 |
Sport, youth diversion and youth justice grants
|
Application number |
Organisation |
Name of project |
Purpose of the grant |
Funding Decision |
Awarded 2021-22 |
|
2021-22-028 |
Brunswick Youth |
Young People First |
We would like the PCC to consider continuity funding of our youth provision within the Brunswick ward of Leamington Spa. We historically (prior to Covid) ran two youth club sessions attended by an average of thirty young people per session from the Westbury Centre in Brunswick. Since the Covid restrictions we have been offering an adapted version of these sessions. |
Yes – in full |
£ 6,232 |
|
2021-22-033 |
The Bradby Club |
Ascent Project |
The Bradby Club offers support, guidance and education for young people throughout their transition into adulthood with a strong focus on the less-advantaged and those in greatest need. |
Yes – in part |
£ 5,980 |
|
2021-22-042 |
Hill Street Youth |
Engage |
The programme is spilt into different areas that include informative & interactive workshops, sport & healthy lifestyle, domestic education, general education upskilling, enhancing life skills and the provision of one to one and group support |
Yes – in full |
£ 12,788 |
|
Total: |
£ 25,000 |
Community Safety Partnerships
|
Application number |
Organisation |
Name of project |
Purpose of the grant |
Funding Decision |
Awarded 2021-22 |
|
2021-22-004 |
Warwickshire County Council |
ECINS ( to develop a secure, cloud based, case management and data sharing system across Warwickshire) |
As an information sharing and case management database, the use of ECINS has assisted agencies in the county to work together and communicate more efficiently and effectively, share information more freely in a secure environment and to adopt a more co-ordinated approach. |
Yes – in full |
£ 14,132 |
|
2021-22-060 |
CSP North Warwickshire |
Targeted youth education addressing exploitation- including risk of county lines, knife crime |
To research, develop, coordinate and deliver a universal education officer for schools and youth settings throughout the county. The interventions will provide universal offers for schools and youth settings with the aim of addressing : |
Yes – in full |
£ 3,000 |
|
2021-22-061 |
CSP Nuneaton & Bedworth |
Targeted youth education addressing exploitation- including risk of county lines, knife crime |
To research, develop, coordinate and deliver a universal education officer for schools and youth settings throughout the county. The interventions will provide universal offers for schools and youth settings with the aim of addressing : |
Yes – in full |
£ 9,500 |
|
2021-22-062 |
CSP Rugby |
Targeted youth education addressing exploitation- including risk of county lines, knife crime |
To research, develop, coordinate and deliver a universal education officer for schools and youth settings throughout the county. The interventions will provide universal offers for schools and youth settings with the aim of addressing : |
Yes – in full |
£ 4,000 |
|
2021-22-063 |
CSP South Warwickshire |
Targeted youth education addressing exploitation- including risk of county lines, knife crime |
To research, develop, coordinate and deliver a universal education officer for schools and youth settings throughout the county. The interventions will provide universal offers for schools and youth settings with the aim of addressing : |
Yes – in full |
£ 16,000 |
|
2021-22-064 |
CSP North Warwickshire |
Local Domestic Abuse Services |
To provide counselling and therapeutic support services to victims of domestic abuse. |
Yes – in full |
£ 10,000 |
|
2021-22-065 |
CSP South Warwickshire |
GOSS- Going Out Staying Safe. |
GOSS- Going Out Staying Safe. Targeted action to ensure the night-time economy is a safe and secure environment especially in light of Lockdown restrictions easing and the anticipated upturn in people going out, socialising. This could include mobile CCTV movements/ upgrades, target hardening initiatives to address emerging trends, Local campaigns, increased targeted resourcing. |
Yes – in full |
£ 19,150 |
|
2021-22-066 |
CSP South Warwickshire |
1) Drugs-related street behaviours |
This bid covers interventions to: |
Yes – in full |
£ 5,840 |
|
2021-22-067 |
CSP South Warwickshire |
Warwick University – advice to students |
It is the intention to set up a new partner group to draw together a list of activities which would be delivered by partners with the aim at providing useful information to students in the first term for Warwick University. Information would be provided in relation to not being the victim of crime, fire safety, drug and alcohol abuse, risk taking behaviour, healthy relationships and being a good neighbour. |
Yes – in full |
£ 2,000 |
|
2021-22-068 |
CSP South Warwickshire |
DHR outcomes work |
This bid is for a relatively small sum of money available for supporting outcomes/recommendations from any Domestic Homicides within South Warwickshire. It is envisaged that this will relate to promoting where help is available, but may be related to a specific group/sector of the population. – Details of the funding will be driven by the outcomes an gaps identified in the DHR’s. |
Yes – in full |
£ 3,000 |
|
2021-22-069 |
CSP North Warwickshire |
Local Community Safety fund |
To support local crime prevention initiatives to prevent rural crime, residential burglary, vehicle crime and anti social behaviour emerging trends and problems. |
Yes – in full |
£ 4,469 |
|
2021-22-070 |
CSP Nuneaton & Bedworth |
Local Community Safety fund |
To support local crime prevention initiatives to prevent crime by: |
Yes – in full |
£ 13,924 |
|
2021-22-071 |
CSP Nuneaton & Bedworth |
Knife and Gang/Street Violence |
To support work to tackle issues connected to knife crime and other weapons linked to county lines and wider street/urban gang issues across the Borough but particularly in central parts of Nuneaton and Bedworth due to cross border offending and movement. In addition we would look to focus projects on community cohesion and exploitation as current and emerging issues. |
Yes – in full |
£ 35,000 |
|
2021-22-072 |
CSP Rugby |
Local Community Safety fund |
To support local crime prevention initiatives to prevent crime by: |
Yes – in full |
£ 8,366 |
|
2021-22-073 |
CSP Rugby |
Knife and Gang/Street Violence |
To tackle issues connected to knife crime and other weapons linked to county lines and wider street/urban gang issues across the Borough but particularly in and around Rugby town centre due to cross border offending and movement. In addition we would look to focus projects on community cohesion and exploitation as current and emerging issues. The partnership heavily links with the SOCJAG interventions work and aims to work with CSP’s in other areas ie Nunetaon and bedworth to deliver complimenatory programmes. |
Yes – in full |
£ 6,000 |
|
2021-22-074 |
CSP North Warwickshire |
Safer Warwickshire Officer |
To provide a project and initiative funding allocation for the pilot of the Safer Warwickshire Officer role. |
Yes – in full |
£ 5,000 |
|
2021-22-075 |
CSP South Warwickshire |
Community Safety Officer (County Lines) – contribution |
Contribution towards CS Project Officer (FTC). Multi-agency coordination of adults vulnerable to/exploited/engaging in county lines – including risk management and targeted interventions (existing cohort; B&B & Housing First placements and the new Fred Winter Centre residents and service users (Prepare, Prevent, Protect). To deliver a research study of the effectiveness of CSP’s in tackling county lines. |
Yes – in full |
£ 14,000 |
|
Total: |
£ 173,381 |
Road Safety Fund
|
Application number |
Organisation |
Name of project |
Purpose of the grant |
Funding Decision |
Awarded 2021-22 |
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2021-22-076 |
First Car |
Warwickshire Young Driver Strategy |
This proposed Warwickshire Young Driver Strategy brings together three existing tried and tested interventions, with the goal of creating a single annual education and engagement strategy to reach every new and young driver in Warwickshire. In essence, the proposal comprises three distinct routes to market: 1. Sixth Forms and Colleges – utilising Young Driver Guides |
Yes – in full |
£ 16,905 |
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2021-22-077 |
South Warwickshire Area Riders |
Advanced Rider Skills For Life |
To improve the Skills, Understanding and Safety of existing motorcyclists by offering Advanced Motorcycle Training. Our aim is to assist Associate Group Members to achieve the skills and standard required to pass the RoSPA Advanced Motorcycle Test. We would hope to achieve this by offering 1:1 on road training, theory presentations and regular organised Group Rides. Specifically, 1. One day New Rider Skills Workshops; 2. Funding of Advanced Training for new members; 3. One day specific rider skills courses; 4. Training/Assessment for Group Tutors |
Yes – in full |
£ 6,950 |
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2021-22-078 |
Warwickshire Police |
Commercial Vehicle Unit |
Advanced skills training courses to identify stolen commercial/rural vehicles, plant and machinery |
Yes – in full |
£ 5,373 |
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2021-22-079 |
Warwickshire Police |
BikeSafe |
BikeSafe |
Yes – in full |
£ 10,000 |
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Total: |
£ 39,228 |
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