Delivery Plan

A Home Office CVIT Crime Reduction Delivery Plan was produced in June 2007. Stakeholders were identified and each assigned various actions and timeframes to assist in preventing and reducing CVIT crime. A number of Ministerial roundtable meetings have since been held at the Home Office, chaired by Ministers. These meetings serve to monitor progress and provide a platform on how best to resolve CVIT crime in partnership.

Progress to date
The delivery plan has brought results, but more work needs to be done to significantly reduce CVIT attacks. The stakeholders have made the following progress to date:

The security industry and the GMB

Both have tirelessly campaigned to raise awareness.
The industry has invested considerably in new technology to deter and detect attacks.
The industry has developed its own intelligence gathering operation, SaferCash.
Both have tried to work with the local councils on the issue of parking.

Police operations

Overt and covert operations in several police force areas are working closely with SaferCash to ensure success. They include: Operation Matrix (Merseyside Police), Operation Vanguard (Met Police), Operation Liaison (Greater Manchester Police) Follow that Van (West Midlands Police).

Criminal justice

Significant numbers of arrests of late and exemplary sentences.
Engagement with the Criminal Prosecution Service has resulted in the creation of a prosecution file that has been distributed to the service nationally.
Crown Court judges have also actively raised awareness of the crime within their profession, calling for sentences that reflect the seriousness of the crime.

Banks and retailers

The British Bankers' Association (BBA) has issued its 'Best Practice Guidelines'.
Active BBA engagement to identify banking shortfalls in the cash delivery process.
The BBA's recent Security Conference devoted half a day to addressing CVIT crime.
The British Retail Consoritum has established a CVIT Strategy Group.
Supermarkets have been working with SaferCash to report suspicious incidents.