Bev’s manifesto for a place where everyone feels safe
A place where everyone feels safe
Greater Manchester can only succeed, and life can only get better, if people feel safe in their homes, on their streets and in their communities. We are making progress. Serious crime has fallen considerably in the last year and GMP are solving crimes faster but anti-social behaviour, graffiti and vandalism still leaves people feeling unsafe. We will work with police and councils to tackle antisocial behaviour, protect women and girls, punish fly-tippers, and use money seized from criminals to make sure every community feels looked after again.
Read the full manifestoContinuing GM’s approach of ensuring everyone is equal under the law and that GMP serves every community.
Expand neighbourhood policing teams with more officers for every resident.
Tougher action on Anti-Social Behaviour: too often residents’ lives are made a misery by repeated anti-social behaviour with a new Neighbourhood Guarantee for GMP, Councils and Housing providers to sign up to.
More Action on illegal off-road bikes, seizing and destroying nuisance vehicles faster in district hotspots.
Tackling anti-social behaviour in high-profile spots, including Piccadilly Gardens, with more police, CCTV, better lighting and a new bus station.
Enforcement on flytipping with mobile cameras, bigger fines for repeat offenders, standardised action plans, and clearing the Bickershaw Lane site in Wigan with the Environment Agency and council.
Making Greater Manchester safer at night with a Greater Manchester Night Time Safety Charter backed by businesses, universities, student bodies and hospitality workers, recognising Unite’s Get Me Home Safely campaign.
Justice for Survivors of Child sexual exploitation: I will hold public bodies to account for implementing inquiry recommendations, including the independent child sexual exploitation review, continuing to publicise sentences for those convicted of child sexual exploitation and abuse in Greater Manchester and call for quicker sentencing in the courts.
Reduce violence against women and girls, with a 2 year action plan towards halving it by 2035, building on the #IsThisOK? campaign that helps men and boys challenge unacceptable behaviour and call out harm wherever we see it, and fund programmes around positive masculinity for our young boys.
Cutting serious violence through a long-term, partnership-led plan and strengthening the Violence Reduction Unit, to halve knife crime by 2030.
Calling for more disruption on drug dealing and drug-related harm with a visible GMP programme targeting the worst hotspots, combining enforcement with treatment pathways.
Seizing criminal assets for the community by using money seized from criminals to improve the neighbourhoods most harmed by crime and anti-social behaviour, building community cohesion.
Prevention: funding evening youth clubs, community sport, and art in every borough, giving young people safe places to go and trusted adults to turn to.
Backing our Fire Service to address new threats like wildfires and floods, prevent drowning, learn from Salford’s home safety pilot, and accelerate cladding remediation.