1. How many Community Trigger Applications have you received from April 2018 - April 2022?
Eight.

2. Out of the Community Trigger Applications that you have received during the proposed time frame;
a) How many applications did not meet the community trigger threshold?
Five.

b) How many met the community trigger threshold?
Three.

i. Did all of those that met the threshold result in a panel hearing/review meeting?
Yes.

ii. If not, are you able to expand on the reasons why a review hearing did not occur.
Not applicable.

3. Do you have information on the Community Trigger on your website? (Such as, what the community trigger is and how to apply for the community trigger).
Yes; www.wokingham.gov.uk/community-and-safety/community-safety/community-trigger/

4. Do you have a specified point of contact for those submitting a community trigger?
The Community Safety Manager is the specified contact – email address on the Community Trigger document.

5. What is your threshold criteria for a community trigger application to be met? (Please include any caveats, for example: the case must be closed, one of the incidents needs to have occurred in the month prior to the application being made, etc).
When 3 reports have been made to either the council, police or registered housing provider about the same issue in the last six months and no action has been taken.

When 5 individuals have separately reported about the same issue in the last six months and no action has been taken.

6. Please select how the community trigger can be applied for at your organisation;
Online form
Via telephone
In writing
Downloadable form
Other (please specify:)
All of the above.

7. Do you share all of the community trigger applications you receive with all the relevant bodies?
Yes.

8. a) Do you provide an independent chair to hold your community trigger panel hearings?
Yes; reciprocal arrangements with other Thames Valley Community Safety Partnerships to Chair are being explored.

b) How do you define independent?
The chair is from within your organisation but is not involved with. The chair is the Community Safety Manger within Wokingham Borough Council and has no involvement with the cases.

9. Are the victims given the opportunity to;
a) Attend the initial part of the Community Trigger Panel hearing/case review?
Yes, if appropriate (due to confidential information/Data protection).

b) Have a representative attend on their behalf?
If appropriate due to confidential information/Data protection.

c) Provide a statement to be read aloud at the Community Trigger Panel hearing/case review?
Yes.

10.
a) On what grounds are applicants able to appeal?
The community trigger procedure provides a process for the victim to appeal if they are dissatisfied with the way in which a community trigger case review has been carried out, or with the decision on whether the threshold was met.

b) Who chairs your appeal meetings?
Assistant Director Safety and Enforcement.

11.
a) How many appeals have you received in relation to the community trigger application not meeting the threshold?
None.

b) How many of these appeals were upheld?
Not applicable.

12. How many appeals have been made following the outcome of a community trigger panel hearing/case review?
None.