About the NCSN
The NCSN is a practitioner-led organisation supporting those involved in promoting community safety/crime reduction throughout the United Kingdom. From our beginnings in 1995, when a few practitioners came together for mutual support in the emerging new profession of "Community Safety Officer", the Network has continued to grow. It now represents nearly 500 members and organisations in both the statutory and voluntary sectors, all with a common interest in promoting safer communities.
The Network and its membership were given a big boost with the enactment of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. This placed a statutory duty on local authorities, the police and other agencies to come together to form Crime and Disorder Partnerships across England and Wales. Scotland also has well-developed community safety partnerships, and Northern Ireland is now well-advanced in developing them. The Police Reform Act 2002 has provided further impetus by extending the range of organisations named as "responsible authorities" on Community Safety Partnerships to include Primary Care Trusts (Health Authorities in Wales), Police and Fire Authorities. The Network is keen to include these agencies in its membership, and already a number have joined.
Our mission is to:
- Give a national voice to practitioners working to promote safer communities in both the statutory and voluntary sectors
- Influence national policy and practice in the field of community safety
- Support the professional development of community safety practitioners
- Promote joint working amongst relevant agencies and networks in the UK and Europe
If you would like to know more details about the NCSN and becoming a member, please contact us and we will only be too happy to help.
 membership@community-safety.net  01244-322314
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