Partners
The West Yorkshire Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) brings together specialists from health, police, local government, education, youth justice, prisons, probation, third sector and community organisations to tackle violent crime and the underlying causes of violent crime.
We are taking a fundamentally different approach to violence reduction – one where the public sector institutions and communities that make up West Yorkshire act together to help cut violence with early intervention, prevention, education and partnership working. Using a public health approach, the VRU does not just focus on high-risk individuals, but is looking at how we can tackle the causes of violence. Public health approaches start from the principle that prevention is better than cure.
The 5 West Yorkshire Community Safety Partnerships
Bradford https://www.saferbradford.co.uk/community-safety
Kirklees https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/community-safety-partners/kirklees-community-safety-partnership.aspx
Leeds https://www.leeds.gov.uk/saferleeds
Wakefield http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/community/community-safety-partnership
Calderdale https://www.calderdale.gov.uk/v2/residents/community-and-living/crime-prevention-and-community-safety/community-safety
West Yorkshire Police
https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk
Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC)
https://www.westyorkshire-pcc.gov.uk
Victim Support
https://www.victimsupport.org.uk
Public Health England
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/public-health-england
NHS
Yorkshire Ambulance Service
Restorative Solutions
https://www.restorativesolutions.org.uk
St Giles
https://www.stgilestrust.org.uk
