In 2013, the DSPS also commenced contributing to the improvement of the legislation related to a better functionality of MCSCs. As a follow up to an efficient implementation of the MCSC Regulation, the DSPS facilitated the establishment of the working group for drafting the Guide for Developing the MCSC Annual Working Plans under the Steering Group for the Implementation of the Community Safety Strategy & Action Plan 2011-2016 (CSS&AP 20112016). Following the development of the first draft, the Steering Group collected comments from the MCSCs regarding this document in the first half of May 2013. On 30 May, the DSPS facilitated a one-day workshop for the Steering Group, where the revised draft of this Guide was finalized. In general, this document clarifies the process of dealing with annual working plans. This information is primarily relevant for the MCSCs, but also for LPSCs, CSATs and KP station commanders/sector leaders in view of their roles and responsibilities in ensuring that the MCSC annual working plan is strategically used and implemented. This document was intended to serve as an explanatory addition to the MCSC Regulation, requesting from MCSCs to draft annual working plans. It was expected to ensure that all members of MCSC, including the leader of LPSC, KP Station Commander and representatives of non-majority communities would have a chance to propose the community safety initiatives/projects in a timely and standardized manner. The DSPS observed active interest of the Steering Group for Monitoring the Implementation of the CSS&AP 2011-2016 in making the MCSCs more functional. The Steering Group, including the DSPS’s representatives, initiated and organized visits to all Mayors/MCSC Chairpersons in April-May 2013, which aimed to analyse the implementation of the reviewed MCSC Regulation. After the visits, the Steering Group drafted a report where the considerably improved functionality of the MCSCs was presented. On 28 June, the DSPS supported the facilitation of a Conference for all MCSC Chairpersons/Mayors, where the Steering Group for Monitoring the Implementation of the CSS&AP 2011-2016 presented the Guide for Developing the MCSC Annual Working Plans and the report on the aforementioned visits to the MCSC Chairpersons on functionality of the MCSCs. During the conference, the MCSC Chairpersons acknowledged the importance of the reviewed MCSC Regulation and the Guide, clarifying the standardized way of dealing with MCSC annual working plans. The DSPS continued supporting the Steering Group for Monitoring the Implementation of the CSS&AP 2011-2016 in drafting the Programme/Action Plan on Public Awareness for Community Safety Forums. The document aims to co-ordinate and harmonize all the activities of different stakeholders that increase public awareness about community safety in general and community safety forums (MCSCs, LSPCs and CSATs) in particular. The working group for drafting the document, of which the DSPS was also a member, drafted the Programme/Action Plan and sent it to all municipal and KP regional spokespersons for review. In October the DSPS supported a special workshop for the municipal and KP regional spokespersons, where the members of the Steering Group for Monitoring the Implementation of the CSS&AP 2011-2016 presented the draft of the aforementioned document. Participants of the workshop commented on the draft and made valuable recommendations on its efficient ways of implementation within the municipalities. The Programme/Action Plan sets specific steps for the stakeholders in community safety in order to raise public awareness about community safety forums. The role of the MCSCs was clarified with regard to ensuring that all communities were more aware about initiatives, aiming at solving their safety and security concerns. Moreover, the local-level community safety forums, namely the LPSCs and CSATs were to be enabled to contribute to public awareness about community safety and community safety forums as members of the MCSCs. The document was formally approved and the DSPS was going to support its publication and dissemination to the respective stakeholders Kosovo-wide in January and February 2014. 62