What is a Neighbourhood Action Group?
A Neighbourhood Action Group, or NAG, is set up to deal with key issues identified by a community’s first public consultation. This may happen in the form of a public meeting, through surveys done face-to-face or by mail, or a combination of methods. NAGs are volunteer working groups made up of representatives from the community. They will include residents, the police, local authority and other organisations, such as local businesses and schools. They are key to the success of neighbourhood policing as it is this group who will plan on behalf of the community and organise for tasks to be completed. In effect, they are the ‘doers’ accountable locally for responding to problems a community wants to tackle. Who can get involved? A NAG should be representative of the different communities living in the neighbourhood. In particular those groups who are often under-represented, such as young people and people who are disabled, are encouraged to join. The group will meet no more than once ev
