Vera Baird QC and fellow Police and Crime Commissioners have been reassured by the National Police Lead for Child Protection and Abuse Investigations, that the work of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) , headed up by...
PCC Vera Baird QC has praised Northumbria Police’s work with local communities to tackle rural crime but says the commitment to tackling this type of crime must continue. The comments have been made following the publication of NFU Mutual’s...
Northumbria’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Vera Baird QC, has said more still needs to be done to tackle needless, alcohol-related deaths, following statistics released today, which show drink drive fatalities are not reducing significantly year-on-year. A report by the...
A ‘community hub’, dedicated to tackling Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE), made possible thanks to funding secured by Northumbria’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Vera Baird QC, has been given the stamp of approval by national CSE charity, NWG. NWG is...
Last month, Sunderland North Neighbourhood Policing Team launched Operation Harpoon aimed at tacking anti-social behaviour, mainly caused by underage drinking. And, with the school summer holidays now upon us the operation has been stepped up to keep the seafront...
Community groups across Northumbria are celebrating news that they have been awarded a combined total of more than £80,000 in funding, thanks to Vera Baird QC and her Commissioner’s Community Fund. 2016/17 funding has been made available to help...
Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner, Vera Baird QC, has welcomed a ‘long-due’ commitment from the Government to lead international efforts to defeat Modern Slavery. She said: “Slavery is a very real problem and I have campaigned for more to...
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