As part of this work, CURV commissioned Crest Advisory to undertake a Strategic Needs Assessment (SNA) outlining the scale, nature, and drivers of serious violence in Cleveland and which was updated further in 2024.
The SNA identified that rates of serious violence offending are highest on the weekend, particularly in the evening and early morning, potentially aligning with peaks in the night-time economy and geographical zones.
In order to further understand this, CURV commissioned a bespoke Night Time Economy Problem Profile that provided a more in-depth understanding of the causes and drivers of serious violence within the NTE, and which allowed the development of a NTE Action Plan, which focused on reducing incidents of serious violence within and around those NTE zones.
The interventions were approved after consultation with key NTE stakeholders, who have attended a series of workshops and forums facilitated and delivered by CURV during late 2023 and are in line with the NTE Action Plan.
The funding, totalling, £2,970.00, will enable the following:
ARCH Education – £1,950.00
ARCH will deliver a further 10 education sessions to a wider cohort of young people, including secondary school students and youth groups.
This training relates to the education of current and future users of the NTE, as stated in the NTE Action Plan.
As such, the sessions will be targeted towards young people aged 14 to 18 and implement of the same sessions within colleges.
This programme will see a specialist Education worker from ARCH deliver a comprehensive training session covering the social norms associated with the NTE. The session is split into thirds, with 50 minutes allocated for each theme.
The first theme is consent and explores what consent looks like in the NTE and the myths and facts associated. The second theme focuses on sexual violence and utilises CURV’s Strategic Needs Assessment to outline the issue. This brings in the topics of Ask for Angela, spiking and acceptable standards of behaviour. The final theme is how to prevent sexual violence, giving young people advice on how to be an effective bystander whilst maintaining their own safety.
Middlesbrough Council – Community Pot £510.00
Purchase 5 bleed control kits for replenishment of Bleed Cabinets already in place in Middlesbrough’s defined night time economy area.
This is in line with the ‘community pot’ that was agreed with local authorities when planning the roll out of bleed cabinets.
These additional bleed kits will add to the sustainability of the NTE bleed kits planning as they have a ‘long life’ before expiry and should a bleed kit be used a ready replacement will be at hand.
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council – Community Pot £510.00
Purchase 5 bleed control kits for replenishment of Bleed Cabinets already in place in Redcar’s defined night time economy area.
This is in line with the ‘community pot’ that was agreed with local authorities when planning the roll out of bleed cabinets.
These additional bleed kits will add to the sustainability of the NTE bleed kits planning as they have a ‘long life’ before expiry and should a bleed kit be used a ready replacement will be at hand.