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Appendix B – Section 17 Crime and Disorder Act 1998
Section 17 of the Crime and Disorder Act applies to the Police
and Local Authorities. The Police Reform Act 2002 amends to include
the Fire Service and provide and creates a duty to consider the
impact of its various activities and functions on crime,
anti-social behaviour and substance misuse in everything they do,
and further to do everything they reasonably can to prevent crime,
anti-social behaviour and substance misuse in their area.
(Despite the Primary Care Trust being made a ‘responsible
authority’ by this legislation, there was a specific exclusion in
relation to statutory responsibilities under Section 17. Amendments
in the Police Reform Act mean that the Home Secretary can decide to
include other agencies, such as the National Offender Management
Service, without further legislation).
For example, the following are priorities for the Central
Operational Command Unit of the Hampshire Constabulary. The table
below sets out some examples of how the application of Section 17
might work in relation to these priorities:
| Central Operational Command Unit of the
Hampshire Constabulary Force Control Strategy |
Section 17 activity for responsible
authorities |
Diversion
- Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements
(MAPPA)
- Prolific and Priority offenders
- Serious and organised Crime with a focus on
insurgent dealers, cannabis factories and proceeds of crime
act
|
- To identify and share any relevant
information.
|
|
Tackle terrorism and violent extremism
|
- Development of seven point terrorism response
plan.
- Operation Rainbow visits by Districts subject
to monitoring at monthly Operations meeting
- Crowded places and vulnerable sites risk
assessments to be carried out.
- Local authorities have a statutory
responsibility to have plans in place to deal with
emergencies
|
Serious acquisitive crime series
- Vehicle crime
- Burglary Dwelling
- Robbery
- National indicators
|
- To respond through the Community Tasking and
Coordination Group to any identified crime patterns
- To adopt a problem solving approach to
identified issues
|
| Fight serious and organised crime |
- To support through the Community Tasking and
Coordination Group
|
| Knife and Gun Crime |
- To work in partnership to raise awareness
within communities at risk
- Education
|