Here’s a quick update from your Police & Crime Commissioner, covering recent activities, consultations and ways for local residents to get involved so we can all help keep our communities safe.
Key points
- The Commissioner has launched a public consultation on the proposed policing budget for 2026/27 — you’re invited to have your say whether you support a change to the policing portion of council tax.
- It highlights a recent webinar reviewing the county’s involvement in the national Safer Streets Summer Initiative (SSSI) — a campaign aimed at reducing antisocial behaviour and improving community safety.
- There’s news of partnership work with employment, probation, and social support agencies to help people leaving the justice system find work and rebuild their lives.
- The newsletter also reports on the results of a two-year pilot scheme addressing Child and Adolescent to Parent Violence and Abuse (CAPVA), offering support to families and raising awareness of this serious issue.
If anyone’s interested in becoming a volunteer Independent Custody Visitors (ICVs), to carry out unannounced welfare checks on people held in police custody, helping ensure detainees’ rights are respected, please get in touch via the newsletter article.