PACT Meetings

PACT – Agreeing Local Priorities

PACT stands for Partners and Communities Together. It gives you the chance to tell your Local Policing Team, local authority and other partner agencies about the issues that are causing concern within your neighbourhood and which ones you want us to deal with as a priority. Once the community agrees on the top priorities, we'll work together to address them.

The delivery of PACT is tailored to meet the needs of a community, but can include the following:

PACT meetings – These provide an opportunity for police, partners and local communities to meet and agree what the local priorities will be over the coming weeks and months.

PACT surgeries – Many Local Policing Teams organise and advertise surgeries where local people can have a one-to-one conversation with their Local Police Officer or Community Support Officer about any concerns they have within their neighbourhood. Most surgeries operate on a drop in basis.

Postcards – PACT postcards are generally available to pick up in places like local libraries, pubs, doctors’ surgeries and post offices and provide a quick and easy way of voicing any concerns that you have within your community. You only need to provide two bits of information: your postcode and a brief description of your concern. All responses remain anonymous and confidential.

Environmental Visual Audits (EVA) - These are more detailed feedback forms, which you can use to let us know about specific problems.

For further information about PACTS (external link opens in a new window) including when your local meeting will take place and updates on issues in your area.