The Partnership applied for funding in 2003/4 to launch Huntingdon Business Against Crime(HBAC). In 2005 the name changed to Huntingdonshire Business Against Crime to include businesses in Huntingdon, St Ives and St Neots as well as HBAC Commercial (Huntingdon). The Partnership gives a grant of £2000 each year to support this important organisation. HTP representatives sit on the HBAC monthly Board of Management and quarterly Steering Committee meetings.

HBAC's sole aim is to help businesses reduce the cost of crime, fraud and anti-social behaviour and to make it difficult for thieves to carry on offending. By working in partnership with Cambridgeshire Constabulary, Huntingdonshire Community Safety Partnership and a wider network of members and local organisations, HBAC gives businesses the chance to be proactive in tackling crime and anti-social behaviour.
 

Features of HBAC membership

HBAC's powers to address crime

• A dedicated HBAC team focusing on business crime
• Exclusion Notices banning persistent offenders from entering all HBAC members' premises
• Photographs of persistent known offenders
• A working partnership with CCTV at Huntingdonshire District Council
• Sharing HBAC intelligence with HBAC members and partners

Radio links

• Real-time two-way radio communications
• Links to CCTV, Police and HBAC members
• Relaying information about the presence of offenders
• Summon rapid response for acts of violence and anti-social behaviour

Membership communication

• Regular newsletters, meetings and training opportunities
• Dedicated HBAC website
• Press and PR addressing local business crime issues
   

For further information go to www.hbac.org.uk or call 01480 457579