The Elected Executive Committee members of Newham SNB:
Chairman – Vincent M John – Co-ordination; Collaboration strategy; Liaison with Council, Borough Command Unit, Safer Neighbourhood Panels, LCP2. Representative of The Dominica UK Association; Newham African Caribbean Centre.
Vice Chair – Christopher Roffey – Support with Co-ordination; Collaboration strategy; Liaison with Council, Borough Command Unit, Safer Neighbourhood Panels, LCP2. Plaistow North Ward Panel Representative
Administrator; Governance; Finance. General Manager – David Idiabana (Newham African Caribbean Centre)
Treasurer – Abid Siddiqui
Projects monitoring – Margaret Harris- Boleyn Ward Panel
Co-optee – Sema Kumar – Youth and Education; Public Relations support / Newham Independent Advisory Group and Newham Stop & Search Monitoring Group member –
Community Engagement – Jeanette McCann-Dye, Vice Chair & Secretary, Manor Park Ward
Co-optee: Community Engagement – Mehmood Mirza (Lead Co-ordinator of Newham Muslim Safety Forum)
New Watch (Newham Neighbourhood Watch) Lead Co-ordinator /Executive Member – Zakir Hussain
Executive member – Sally Burnikell – New Watch Co-ordinator.
Executive member – Obaid Khan (Boleyn Ward Resident)
Executive member – Dean Almond (Custom House Bookshop/SNT Wards Liason)
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Our Key Responsibilities
The Executive’s key responsibilities include:
* Getting the local Police to account
* Monitoring crime performance
* Ensuring that the voices of local victims are incorporated into policing priorities
* Reviewing the trends and types of complaints from Newham’s victims of crime and the generic policing complaints from the community
* Ensuring good practice in stop and search and monitor its effectiveness in reducing crime
* Ensuring Council wards have a Safer Neighbourhood Panel of residents to engage with the local police teams to tackle local crime issues
* Partnership working with the Independent Advisory Group (IAG) who inspect police custody suites
* Support community payback projects – so that offenders can repair the harm they have caused for their crimes
* Supporting Neighbourhood Watch
* Work with community groups to deliver crime prevention services in places such as youth clubs, locally led social clubs, schools, and community centres etc.
* Facilitating the application and securing of funding by MOPAC for local crime prevention projects.
* Monitoring the progress and impact of MOPAC funded projects
* Collaborating with the London Borough of Newham and participating in its Community Safety Partnership Executive Group
* Participating in London-wide groups on crime and anti-social behaviour reduction e.g. London Community Policing Partnership (LCP2) and participating in meetings and events they organise.