The aim of the Neighbourhood Crime and Justice (NCJ) grant is to help improve public confidence in how crime is tackled and justice delivered across England and Wales. This is targeted through a network of 60 Neighbourhood Crime and Justice ‘Pioneer Areas’—60 Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships (CDRPs). Funding is paid out retrospectively against approved spend. Local programmes of work commenced between October 2008 and March 2009.
The following table shows the 2008-09 approved claims for funding by area and the amounts that areas can spend up to in 2009-10.
Claimed Allocation Barking and Dagenham 50,000 70,000 Barnsley 50,000 70,000 Birmingham 49,963 75,000 Blackburn with Darwen 31,670 70,000 Blackpool 50,000 70,000 Bolton 60,000 75,000 Bradford 29,889 75,000 Brent 60,000 75,000 Bristol 59,934 75,000 Caerphilly 25,000 70,000 Camden 25,674 70,000 Cardiff 2,408 75,000 Doncaster 60,000 75,000 Gateshead 0 45,000 Greenwich 34,133 70,000 Hackney 13,498 70,000 Halton 0 70,000 Hammersmith and Fulham 40,000 70,000 Haringey 8,516 70,000 Islington 31,895 70,000 Kingston upon Hull 50,000 70,000 Kirklees 0 75,000 Knowsley 41,005 70,000 Lambeth 49,816 75,000 Leicester 59,319 75,000 Lewisham 7,054 70,000 Liverpool 60,000 75,000 Luton 50,000 70,000 Manchester 46,959 75,000 Middlesbrough 50,000 70,000 Newcastle upon Tyne 60,000 75,000 Newham 25,000 70,000 Newport 37,414 70,000 North East Lincolnshire 28,231 70,000 Northampton 28,640 70,000 Nottingham 57,492 75,000 Nuneaton and Bedworth 35,000 0 Oldham 25,000 70,000 Peterborough 20,136 70,000 Preston 36,304 70,000 Redcar and Cleveland 45,685 70,000 Rochdale 35,000 70,000 Rotherham 34,063 70,000 Salford 42,627 70,000 Sandwell 59,039 75,000 Sefton 0 75,000 Sheffield 4,427 75,000 Slough 50,000 70,000 South Tyneside 50,000 70,000 Southampton 32,404 70,000 St Helens 50,000 70,000 Stoke-on-Trent 28,968 70,000 Sunderland 45,000 75,000 Swansea 23,654 70,000 Tameside 32,223 70,000 Thanet 50,000 70,000 Tower Hamlets 40,430 70,000 Wakefield 59,699 75,000 Walsall 13,127 75,000 Waltham Forest 1,940 70,000 Wolverhampton 43,313 70,000 Total 2,191,548 4,275,000
Home Office expenditure covers funding for the employment of Neighbourhood Crime and Justice (NCJ) coordinators and supplementary spend against three evidence-based priorities to improve public confidence in how crime is tackled and justice delivered. These priorities are to
raise awareness and understanding of the public's entitlements from the police and other criminal justice agencies;
ensure that public services are taking action on the crime and antisocial behaviour issues that are local priorities for the public;
help demonstrate to the public that there are consequences for those who break the law.
The NCJ grant provides funding for co-ordinators in 60 NCJ “Pioneer Areas”. These are 60 Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships (CDRP) which were invited to become Pioneer Areas based on a range of indicators, including public perceptions of antisocial behaviour and confidence in local services, deprivation levels and population size.
The specific official duties and terms and conditions of NCJ co-ordinators will vary according to the prevailing arrangements within each Pioneer Area. Information on average salaries and hours is not held centrally. They are directly employed by, and therefore responsible to, one of the organisations that comprise the local CDRP, typically the local authority.