Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner, Dame Vera Baird QC, is calling for an urgent change in the law over compensation for child sex abuse victims, and describes the current decision-making process as a ‘baffling form of victim blaming’. Since...
Police and partners have welcomed the opening of a new police base in Newcastle’s west end. The new premises have been officially opened by Northumbria’s Police and Crime Commissioner Dame Vera Baird QC. Neighbourhood officers from Newcastle West moved...
Northumbria Police will be ‘Policing with Pride’ again as the city celebrates a tenth anniversary of the Northern Pride Festival. The event will be the tenth to be held in Newcastle and will take place primarily at the Town...
Northumbria’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Dame Vera Baird QC, welcomed today’s publication of the Victims’ Commissioner, Baroness Newlove’s annual report and backs her calls for the government to introduce a new law to strengthen the rights of people affected...
Overview: A summary of the responses received as a result of the PCC’s consultation on the proposed Domestic Violence and Abuse Bill. This summary includes the views and recommendations for the Government of local consultees. Introduction The Northumbria PCC...
New figures released today by Balance, the North East Alcohol Office, reveal the estimated cost for alcohol harm to the North East, hitting front line public services and employers with a staggering bill of around £1.01bn in 2015/16. High...
This Friday, Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner, Dame Vera Baird QC and Northumbria Police will be supporting the annual day of remembrance, which celebrates lives lost to so-called honour killings Karma Nivarna, a UK charity that supports victims and...
Dame Vera Baird QC and fellow colleagues from the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) for Northumbria, have smashed a £1000 fundraising target for Cancer Research after donning their running shoes for the good cause. Dame Vera,...
Domestic and sexual abuse victims across Northumbria are set to benefit from a cash boost to local support services, thanks to the Home Office Violence Against Women and Girls transformation fund, secured by Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner, Dame...
Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner, Dame Vera Baird QC, is backing a national petition calling on the Government to regulate all acids which could be used to attack and disfigure. Newcastle City Centre Councillor, Dipu Ahad, who is leading...
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