departments. In addition to raising their levels of awareness, the workshops acted as a forum where the officers could raise their concerns about the implementation process in the regions to their senior main headquarters managers. In June and December, the DSPS enabled KP to conduct their bi-annual reviews of the implementation process of the CPS&AP 2012-2016. These workshops highlighted the current shortcomings, obstructions or difficulties in the implementation of the CPS&AP 20122016 and provided recommendations for the ongoing implementation of the strategy and action plan during 2013. In September, the DSPS supported a study visit to Northern Ireland for 11 KP middle ranking and senior managers. In early October, upon their return to Kosovo the DSPS supported the participants of the study tour in conducting a post-study tour evaluation workshop. The oneday event provided an opportunity for the study tour participants to brief senior managers, including the two KP Deputy General Directors, on their observations and recommendations for possible “best practice” procedures and protocols in the area of community policing delivery, to be considered for possible future implementation by the KP. Local Public Safety Committees In order to support the implementation of the Kosovo Community Safety and Community Policing Strategies, as well as to ensure sustainability, continuity and further development of its activities related to community safety and security, the DSPS provided comprehensive support to the establishment of the Community Safety Coordination Office (CSCO16) under the auspices of the MoIA. Initially, the DSPS provided the CSCO with technical equipment, and in co-operation with ICITAP, delivered the initial two-day intensive training course to its staff on their tasks and responsibilities. The training was held from 14-15 May and familiarized the CSCO staff with the 2013 capacity building programme for the community safety forums, including Local Public Safety Committees (LPSC), Community Safety Action Teams (CSAT) and Municipal Community Safety Councils (MCSC), as well as with the community policing component of KP. Following this training, the CSCO staff began to observe the practical application of the capacity building packages during the implementation of the entire programme within the next two years, after which they were expected to take over all capacity building and coordination activities for the community safety mechanisms in Kosovo. In order to ensure regular communication between LPSCs throughout Kosovo, the DSPS continued facilitating two additional LPSC Executive Council meetings, which took place on 5 June and 20 December. The first Executive Council meeting aimed at informing participants about the official opening of the CSCO at the KAPS premises, the progress on implementation of the CPS&AP 2012-2016 and the revised Regulation on MCSCs. The second Executive Council meeting specifically focused on the achievements of the first phase of a joint OSCE-Norwegian project aimed at addressing community safety concerns. In the frame of the project some 31 LPSC initiatives had been implemented to help improve safety and inter-ethnic relations in local communities. Out of the 31 initiatives, 22 were construction related, whereas others were related to capacity building and awareness raising, the provision of technical assistance, and the organization of a youth camp. These initiatives also intended to enhance the visibility of respective LPSCs and contribute to the establishment of partnerships between LPSCs, respective municipalities and other actors working in the area of community safety. Some 100 participants, including the Head of OMiK, 16 60 CSCO serves as a single umbrella for the co-ordination and support of all future community safety forum activities, including the establishment and revitalization of training requirements, project action planning, executive councils, archives, membership validation, and all other associated activities that require the co-ordination and support of the MoIA.