Joint Action Group

Image of a nightclubTargeted approach to problem-solving

Like CIAG, the Joint Action Group (JAG) is a multi-agency problem-solving group accountable to the Partnership. The difference is that JAG seeks to address problems in specific locations in the community, as oppose to individuals. These could include nightclubs, shopping parades or recreation grounds. The police can use JAG to discuss potential dispersal orders in problem areas to deal with anti-social behaviour.

Using the expertise that exists within the group, JAG members decide priorities, agree action plans, allocate resources and ensure there is a co-ordinated response to issues highlighted at six-weekly JAG meetings.

Examples of issues dealt with by JAG include:

  • Residential burglary
  • Town centres (including street drinkers, town centre disorder, etc)
  • Substance misuse
  • Domestic abuse
  • Anti-social behaviour
  • Public reassurance

The Surrey Heath JAG is now one of the first in Surrey to utilise A&E data from local hospitals (in this case Frimley Park Hospital) to target interventions to reduce alcohol-related assault.

For further information, please contact Jayne Boitoult on 01276 707464.