Vera Baird QC response to the Justice Committee Inquiry about Restorative Justice. Progress made by the government to introduce the Restorative Justice Action Plan I completely agree with and support the Ministry of Justice’s vision for good quality, victim-focused...
Vera Baird QC’s response to the Justice Committee Inquiry about The Role of the Magistracy. magistracy magistracy 1. What should the role of the magistracy be in the criminal justice system, especially in the wake of a falling workload?...
The PCC for Northumbria Police, Vera Baird QC, has consulted with local service providers and service users to inform her responses to the following ten questions. Are there orders or injunctions already available that could be used to better...
Vera Baird QC response to the public IPCC Governance consultation – January 2016. Question 1 Do you agree with the government’s proposed package of measures, as summarised in the report, to reform the IPCC’s governance structure? Agree Disagree Don’t...
This Friday the House of Lords will debate lowering the drink driving limit as part of the Road Traffic Act. Northumbria’s Police & Crime Commissioner Vera Baird is urging Peers to support the Bill. Commissioner Baird, along with her...
Funding for victims services for the coming year was today allocated by the Ministry of Justice. The announcement follows concerns raised by the Association of Police and Crime Commissioner’s victims lead Vera Baird, PCC for Northumbria, who yesterday wrote...
Today the Home Office issued a written statement and Summary of Consultation Responses on ‘Reforming the Powers of Police Staff and Volunteers’. Responding to this consultation, Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner, Vera Baird, said: “When Theresa May states she...
Local Housing provider Gentoo has been recognised as a “Star Performer” in the recently published Stonewall Top 100 Employers 2016 and praised by that organisation for taking on Police & Crime Commissioner, Vera Baird ‘s domestic abuse champions strategy....
Vera Baird, Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria’s written submission to the Home Affairs Committee’s inquiry on Prostitution. Q1. Whether criminal sanction in relation to prostitution should continue to fall more heavily on those who sell sex or those...
Northumbria’s Police and Crime Commissioner is asking for the views of local residents on the amount of money local households are asked to pay for local policing. The Government recently announced that Northumbria Police would receive £217.5m BUT the...
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