Serious Violence Sample Clauses
The 'Serious Violence' clause defines what constitutes serious acts of violence within the context of an agreement or policy. Typically, it outlines specific behaviors or incidents—such as physical assault, use of weapons, or threats causing significant harm—that are considered serious violations. This clause is often used to trigger certain consequences, such as immediate termination of a contract, disciplinary action, or legal remedies. Its core function is to clearly delineate unacceptable violent conduct and provide a basis for swift and decisive action to protect parties and maintain safety.
Serious Violence. On 28th April 2022 the ‘Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022’ introduced a new duty to support a multi-agency approach to preventing and tackling serious violence. In December 2022 the Government published its statutory guidance for responsible authorities on the Serious Violence Duty. The guidance provided information about the new duty including changes to section 6 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, ensuring preventing and reducing serious violence is a priority for community safety partnerships (CSPs). The guidance also outlined the requirement for strategic needs assessments and Serious Violence Strategies. The KCSP worked in partnership with the Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) and the 20 specified authorities named in the duty, along with the relevant authorities (Education and Prisons) and other key partners across Kent and Medway to meet the requirements set out in the guidance. Since the introduction of the guidance a Serious Violence Prevention Partnership Board has been established, a Needs Assessment for Kent and Medway has been produced, and a Kent and Medway Serious Violence Strategy developed, with a focus on three key strands including ‘Sexual violence and domestic abuse’, ‘Serious youth violence’, and ‘Violence linked to drugs and alcohol’.
Serious Violence. In 2019/20 the Home Office ran a consultation on a new legal duty to support a multi-agency approach to preventing and tackling serious violence. The outcome was a decision to bring forward primary legislation to create a new duty on organisations to collaborate, where possible through existing partnership structures, to prevent and reduce serious violence. In addition, there was an intention to amend the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 to ensure serious violence is an explicit priority for Community Safety Partnerships, in recognition of the important role of CSPs. The new legislation received Royal Assent on 28th April 2022 as part of the ‘Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022’. In December 2022 the Government published its statutory guidance for responsible authorities on the Serious Violence Duty. The guidance provides information about the new duty including changes to section 6 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, ensuring preventing and reducing serious violence is a priority for community safety partnerships (CSPs). The guidance also outlines the requirement for strategic needs assessments and Serious Violence Strategies and sets the timeframe for delivery. The KCSP is working in partnership with the Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) and the 20 specified authorities named in the duty, along with the relevant authorities (Education and Prisons) and other key partners across Kent and Medway to meet the requirements set out in the guidance.
Serious Violence. In 2019/20 the Home Office ran a consultation on a new legal duty to support a multi-agency approach to preventing and tackling serious violence. The outcome was a decision to bring forward primary legislation to create a new duty on organisations to collaborate, where possible through existing partnership structures, to prevent and reduce serious violence. In addition, there was an intention to amend the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 to ensure serious violence is an explicit priority for Community Safety Partnerships, in recognition of the important role of CSPs. The new duties have been progressing through Parliament as part of the ‘Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill’, which received Royal Assent on 28th April 2022.
Serious Violence. The Kent and Medway Serious Violence Strategy 2024-2027 was published last year with a focus on three key strands including ‘Sexual violence and domestic abuse’, ‘Serious youth violence’, and ‘Violence linked to drugs and alcohol’. Each strand has an action plan which is currently informing the work to prevent public place serious violence.
Serious Violence. The ‘Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022’ introduced a new duty to support a multi-agency approach to preventing and tackling serious violence, informed by statutory guidance for responsible authorities on the Serious Violence Duty. Since that time, the Serious Violence Prevention Partnership Board has been established, a Needs Assessment for Kent and Medway has been produced, and a Kent and Medway Serious Violence Strategy developed. This work is supported by the Kent & Medway Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) which continues to be funded by the Home Office in 2025/26 to prevent types of serious violence. The Home Office expects the VRU to offer strategic leadership to coordinate the local response to violence. This includes the development of data sharing platforms that use multi-agency data sets, driving a multi-agency response, ensuring that evidence-based practice is promoted and that there is effective evaluation of activity. The VRU is also required to gather and use community voices to inform the work to prevent violence. In the forthcoming year, the VRU will also lead the work to develop Young Futures Prevention partnerships which are part of the Government’s approach to halving knife crime over the next 10 years.
Serious Violence. In 2019/20 the Home Office ran a consultation on a new legal duty to support a multi-agency approach to preventing and tackling serious violence. The outcome was a decision to bring forward primary legislation to create a new duty on organisations to collaborate, where possible through existing partnership structures, to prevent and reduce serious violence. In addition, there is an intention to amend the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 to ensure serious violence is an explicit priority for Community Safety Partnerships, in recognition of the important role of CSPs. Although legislation has not yet been introduced Community Safety partners are already working together to address serious violence as appropriate and await the governments introduction of new legislation. Partnership Changes and Challenges