NAG members will already be aware that there has been a discussion recently about combining the Safer Reading forums and Neighbourhood Action Groups, to establish better streamlining of resources and to provide a better service to residents.

Below is the document outlining the proposal for how a newly merged Safer Reading/NAG system could look. It is at this stage a discussion paper which has been drawn up following discussions between partner agencies, predominantly the police and Reading Borough Council.

Developing Community Safety - Locality Working in Reading

A presentation of this proposal was given at the most recent NAG meeting, and feedback was generally positive. However, it is important that feedback is sought from as many NAG members and interested parties as possible, so please have a read through the proposal and send you comments to us at katesgrovenag@hotmail.com

Feedback will be collated and passed back to the Safer Reading team. At present, the Safer Reading and Neighbourhood Police Teams are working to a provisional timetable of the final decision being made shortly after the new year, with the new structure going ahead from April 2010.