NEW measures to tackle domestic violence and anti-social behaviour are to be introduced over the next 12 months.
Next month Bournemouth's Community Safety Partnership, which matches up the council with Dorset Police and other bodies, will publish a delivery plan for 2018/19, to include a domestic violence awareness campaign and training for council staff to help them deal with both victims and perpetrators.
The plan includes upgrading the town's CCTV system to high definition, keeping the Safe Bus and Town Pastors schemes running to support people on nights out in the town centre, and maintaining the borough's Purple Flag status for offering a safe night out.
A report to the council's community scrutiny committee warns that budget cuts may have an impact however.
"The council's budget allocated to community safety is facing further reductions in 2018/19, which may limit the ability of the partnership to respond to new or emerging issues," the report by community safety manager Andrew Williams states.
It states that borough may be able to apply for grants from the Police and Crime Commissioner and from the Home Office Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy.
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