PIKE Project Partners, Funders and Associates
PIKE is managed by the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) in conjunction with Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council. In addition, it is supported by a number of other public and private sector organisations.
UCLan
Research of national and international excellence is at the heart of academic life at the University of Central Lancashire. The University has an established research reputation in a wide range of academic disciplines including History, Law and Physics and has developed research excellence in Health, Humanities, Design & Technology, Science and Business areas.
UCLan is engaged in many publicly funded projects including Crime Solutions, which was recently designated by the Higher Education Funding Council for England as a Centre for Knowledge Exchange for the anti-crime sector. It focuses on four elements: detection, investigation, prevention and knowledge.
The project brings together, and provides brokerage and networking services which encompass: partnership working, consultancy resources, research and training and conferences, workshops and seminars. Crime Solutions is open to anyone, from businesses to representatives from the public, higher education and voluntary sectors.
For more details, please visit the Crime Solutions website. See also: www.uclanknowledgetransfer.co.uk
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Bolton Metro has achieved dramatic reductions in crime as a result of its pioneering work in the field of business collaboration. Its 'Bolton Industrial Estate Partnership Business Improvement District' provided a mechanism for local businesses to work together and pool resources to fight back against crime.
IEPBID covers 8 industrial estates in Bolton and was voted in by ballot on April 1st 2006. This followed on from the Industrial Estates Partnership (IEP) which was created in June 2004. This was developed into a Business Improvement District (BID) which enables local businesses to form partnerships together, to implement improvements that will help benefit the local area. Currently Bolton MBC provides the capital infrastructure on this and the businesses pay revenue by levy based on their rateable value. This covers security such as CCTV, mobile patrols, alarm response and various support activities in relation to crime reduction.
For more details, please visit the Bolton IEPBID website.
Centre for Criminology and Criminal Justice
A new Centre for Criminology and Criminal Justice will create synergy between the Lancashire Law School and the Criminology division within the Department of Education and Social Science. The Centre is intended to develop UCLan as international centre for excellence within the following four distinctive areas of expertise - law and security, punishment and justice, violence, and diversity.
ERDF
The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) was set
up in 1975 to stimulate economic development in less prosperous regions
of the European Union (EU). As EU membership has grown, ERDF has developed
into a major instrument for helping to redress regional imbalances. The
Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) manages ERDF in
England.
For more details, please visit the Eurofunding
website.
NIMTECH
Based in St Helens, NIMTECH has been working as a business
support consultancy since the early 1980s, when it was established as
the North West Regional Technology Centre. NIMTECH provides various forms
of project support, including promotional activities and event management.
For more details, please visit the NIMTECH
website.
