Oversight
Funded by the Home Office, the MVRP is under the direct governance and oversight of Merseyside’s Police Commissioner (PCC) Emily Spurrell.
This oversight is driven through the Police and Crime Commissioner’s Merseyside Strategic Policing and Partnership Board (MSPPB) which brings senior leaders together to focus on key policing and community safety issues across Merseyside.
The Police and Crime Commissioner is also supported in this work by a Steering Group.
The MVRP Steering Group
The MVRP Steering Group are responsible for providing governance and direction to our team. This includes supporting the development and delivery of the MVRP projects by contributing their expertise to strategy, performance, finance, targets and reputation.
They also monitor performance against those targets and risks. The MVRP Steering Group meet every quarter to provide governance, oversight, and guidance to the work of the core team.
Prevention
Many functions of the MVRP are also run in conjunction with Merseyside Police.
In 2021, the Chief Constable of Merseyside Police set out six priorities for the force. One of these was Prevention.
The MVRP’s work supports this approach – helping Merseyside Police and wider partners to better understand crime, how it affects our communities and ultimately prevent it from happening in the first place.
Review
We also recognise the importance of effective academic review and evaluation.
That’s why we work closely with Professor Quigg, Head of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Violence Prevention at the Public Health Institute at Liverpool John Moores University to review our work and the programmes we support and fund.