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News November 2015

PCC and Chief Constable call on Theresa May to stop cuts to police funding 17th November 2015

Northumbria Chief Constable, Steve Ashman and Police & Crime Commissioner, Vera Baird,  have joined the growing number of voices calling on Theresa May to stop  the cuts to police funding. Chief Constable Ashman said “Events in Paris are a...

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Commissioner’s Response to the CSPL Report – Tone from the Top 16th November 2015

Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner, Vera Baird QC response and recommendations to the CSPL report ‘Tone from the Top – Leadership, Ethics and Accountability in Policing’. Letter to Lord Bew – 26 11 15 – Response from Vera Baird...

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Chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee Demands Answers 10th November 2015

The Chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee, Keith Vaz MP today referred to the chaotic position in which Northumbria Police had been put by the Home Office’s repeated failure to work out a rational basis for allocating force...

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Northumbria PCC Vera Baird, announced as the winner of the North East Living Wage Leadership Award 2015 2nd November 2015

Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner, Vera Baird, has been chosen as the winner of the Living Wage Leadership Award 2015 for the North East region. The Living Wage Foundation organise these awards to recognise the life changing impact individuals...

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