West Yorkshire Violence Reduction Partnership

24/07/2026

Summer programmes at are using creative arts to inspire positive change, and educate communities.

You can still refer young people aged 14-25 to their upcoming Bradford dance workshops starting 23 September.

Sign up by email to [email protected]
Image credit : © Elly Wells

20/07/2026

Virtual Decisions – Delivery Partner 2026-27– EOI

In 2025-26, the West Yorkshire Violence Reduction Partnership (VRP) piloted having a dedicated delivery partner for their Virtual Decisions intervention, who had access to a number of virtual reality headsets and delivered sessions from June 2025 until March 2026. The pilot year evidenced that this dedicated approach is successful in reaching young people across West Yorkshire with the intervention being delivered in more varied settings, beyond schools. The VRP intend to replicate this approach for 2026-27.

The VRP is holding a grant round and asking those interested in this opportunity to consider submitting an Expression of Interest (EOI).

We strongly recommend you read the specification (https://tinyurl.com/4dbj5djh) and supporting information (https://tinyurl.com/3rvwyv7v) documents before submitting the EOI.

Please send clarification questions to [email protected] and title to email ‘Virtual Decisions – Delivery Partner questions’. Clarification questions can be submitted between 29th June and 17th July 2026. Any questions received after this date will not be responded to.

Please also contact [email protected] if you require any of the documents related to this opportunity in a digitally accessible format.

Deadline: 12 noon, 31st July 2026.

Please note, submissions after this date will not be accepted.

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02/07/2026

We work with young people and communities to understand serious violence.

The first half of our year has been filled with award recognition for work to provide insight and information from our communities, including young people 🤝

Theo took part in our Youth Commission programme Leaders Unlocked whose initiative has been recognised by the British Data Awards and Chartered Institute of Public Relations Excellence Awards for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

Find out more about our campaigns

https://www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/vrp/campaigns

02/07/2026

West Yorkshire launches initiative to support women in the criminal justice system through earlier intervention and better coordinated services.

24/06/2026

Know an individual or organisation in West Yorkshire making a difference?

They could be in the next cohort of our Community Leaders Programme, with free training to develop leadership talent.

Open Until 30 June 👇

www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/resources/community-leaders-programme/

16/06/2026

We’re recruiting 20 new community leaders! 📢

Sign up for our free 3-month leadership & development programme.

Designed for those across the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector working to tackle serious violence in West Yorkshire 👇

https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=_DvpNGbuRUOk_oBbZ-SAwKo5knnE6ZlNk-pA2FjPvJRUNkxJRDUxWUpIMzNKSjlYVjZNREo1TzlKSS4u&route=shorturl

15/06/2026

09/06/2026

We are determined to meet the national ambitions to halve knife crime in the next decade.

That's why we are leading the way with our latest campaign 'Keep the Door Open'

Watch the new music vid from Leeds artist Nigel Ngwenya 🎧🎬