BeNCH Offender Management Strategy and Delivery Plan – Section 22 Agreement

23 October 14

Decision:

To approve the Section 22 Agreement under the Police Act 1996 to enable the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Hertfordshire (BeNCH) Transforming Rehabilitation Strategic Steering Group to collaborate in the development of a joint strategy to compete for the provision of community rehabilitation services.

Decision Summary:

The Section 22 Agreement provides:
the foundations by which the BeNCH Police & Crime Commissioners will collaborate;
the purpose of the Strategy;
the additional capacity that is required to deliver the Strategy, in particular the requirement for funding the post of a Strategy Development Manager for an initial six month period; and
how the Strategy will be managed.