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1.
To be a symbol of, and a central focus for the promotion of, the Neighbourhood
Watch basic philosophy - that community safety is the responsibility
of everyone.
2. A reservoir of expertise and experience about how Neighbourhood Watch
works, for instance to help with the launch of new watches, expansion
of NW into new areas such as young people, local traders, public transport
passengers, etc; the reinvigoration of old watches, advice to coordinators,
police and others involved as to NW Best Practice, drawing up of guidelines
and codes of practice, resolving disputes, etc. Making sure coordinators
do not feel isolated and abandoned but fully appreciated and supported.
3. A unique database of more than 700 coordinators, a large number of
which are on email, hence offering the capacity to reach widely into
the entire community with information, advice, requests for assistance
etc, with regular newsletters and bulletins and one-off information
when appropriate; also an assurance that data is properly protected
and the database is properly run to professional standards.
4. Possibility of the BNWA database being employed by other users under
agreed terms and subject to Data Protection requirements
5. An executive that can represent the needs and concerns of NW members
in Bromley to other bodies and agencies, including the Safer Bromley
Partnership, the Community Engagement Forum, Bromley Council’s
Public Protection & Safety Policy Development & Scrutiny Committee,
etc, and to the wider public through the media including the promotion
of the NW message.
6. A borough-wide structure that can encourage, oversee and coordinate
the growth of NW through liaison with Safer Neighbourhood Panels and
Teams, including training for coordinators and others on a ward-wide,
sector-wide or borough-wide basis. The encouragement of coordinators
to join Panels as appropriate, and enable each Panel and each Team to
have designated members with a specific interest in NW in that ward
or wards. Provide assistance to such designated members as needed.
7. Through its status as a registered charity, a guarantee to members
that NW is independent of the public sector and not controlled by the
Police, Bromley Council or any other agency of national or local government
but is firmly situated in civil society with its own autonomy
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Conduct
of Business:
Bromley Neighbourhood Watch Association conducts its business through
an Executive Committee which meets several times a year and holds a
formal Annual General Meeting (AGM) every year. Additionally much of
its business is conducted via email exchanges and by meetings of sub-groups
formed to handle particular issue. It
conducts its business openly and, to that end, copies of relevant
proceedings are available below:
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