Council social value to support Worcester Community Garden

Council social value to support Worcester Community Garden

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Worcestershire County Council's commercial team has joined the DICM (West Mercia) social value marketplace, in doing so helping suppliers and partners better align with their Commercial Social Value Charter. In joining, the Council has positioned FOUR specific community impact projects for suppliers to consider supporting as part of their social value…
Public contract social value in Thames Valley is underpinning community-led provisions

Public contract social value in Thames Valley is underpinning community-led provisions

Posted inEast England, East Mids, Hants & IoW, Main News, Northants, S Wales, South East, South West, Surrey, Sussex, Thames Valley, Wales, West MidlandsTags:
"We can't police our way out of this" In 2023, Thames Valley Police's procurement team (led by Richard Fowles) saw real potential in better targeting their supply contracts' social value (a return on goods and services investments) into the community-led activities already making impact by preventing youth crime and violence, but…
Strategic benefits from public procurement within Pluggin Marketplace areas

Strategic benefits from public procurement within Pluggin Marketplace areas

Posted inEast England, East Mids, Gtr London, Main News, North East, North West, Northern Ireland, S Wales, Scotland, South East, South West, Staffs, Wales, Warks, West Mercia, West Midlands, WMids, Yorks & HumberTags:
There's a major challenge facing every elected and appointed official, when it comes to how they resource the key locally led services and programmes as part of their long-term community safety priorities...There are expected cuts to Home Office and Ministry of Justice grants, which are needed to provide the community grants/contract…
Meet WMRSASC

Meet WMRSASC

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West Mercia Rape & Sexual Abuse Support Centre (WMRSASC) was established within Worcestershire in 1986 as a telephone support service for women only.Services expanded gradually to include counselling support and the launch of the first Independent Sexual Violence Advocate (ISVA) within the West Mercia Police area in 2007.2011 saw the expansion…
65 people arrested an estimated £618,000 worth of drugs seized as part of a county lines intensification week at the end of June

65 people arrested an estimated £618,000 worth of drugs seized as part of a county lines intensification week at the end of June

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"County Lines is something we do take very seriously in West Mercia and we will target organised crime networks that bring drugs from other towns and areas into ours. We need to keep getting that message out that they're not welcome into because the activities that they conduce cause us some really significant threat and harm to our communities. This is something we need to keep on top of, one by arresting people but what we also need to do is safeguard people because they do pick on the vulnerable."