Police in Newcastle are using new technology to enhance the service given to victims of domestic violence. Thanks to Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner Vera Baird, officers are using body worn video cameras to record footage when dealing with...
Vera Baird has welcomed the Home Secretary’s announcement that there is to be a new criminal offence of domestic abuse which will carry a maximum penalty of five years in prison as well as a fine. The offence will...
Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria Vera Baird is warning of further pressure on police activities after the Police Grant Settlement was announced today, amounting to a 5.1% cut to local policing budgets, a total of £12 million. The...
Girls from John Spence Community High School in North Shields represented Newcastle United Foundation against Biddick College in Sunderland in a 7v7 football match. The game was organised as part of the FA Women & Girls programme and Building...
Vera Baird QC, Police & Crime Commissioner for Northumbria, will today release the findings of a report which will influence the next Labour Government’s agenda on delivering for women across the north east and United Kingdom. In 2011 the...
North East Police and Crime Commissioners Ron Hogg, Vera Baird and Barry Coppinger marked the first anniversary of the region’s first ever strategy to tackle Violence Against Women and Girls, by holding an event attended by professionals from across...
Houses of Parliament – ‘House Magazine Article’
New kit in city bars to help prevent underage drinkers Police in Newcastle will be trialing a new ID system in some of the city’s most popular night spots as part of a night time safety initiative made possible...
Vera Baird QC response to the Home Office Consultation about Female Genital Mutilation – December 2014 Q1. Do you agree that the draft statutory guidance provides frontline professionals with the information they need on the prevalence of FGM and...
PCCs Newsletter – Christmas 2014
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