In December 2018, the APCC lead for Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking PCC Mark Burns-Williamson, highlighted the ongoing government reforms to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) in relation to modern slavery and called for PCCs to provide their views...
The review speaks of the complexities of applying for help, which is very unfair on people who will still be traumatised by being victims of serious violent or sexual offences or who are close relatives of homicide victims. The...
Northumbria’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Dame Vera Baird QC welcomes the domestic abuse Bill in particular banning alleged perpetrators from personally cross examining their partner in family courts Dame Vera Baird said: “When that happens the court is allowing...
Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner, Dame Vera Baird QC, has welcomed new legislation, backed by the House of Lords yesterday (Tuesday 15, January, 2019) which will see upskirting become a criminal offence – carrying a two year prison sentence....
Homeless women across the North East are benefiting from a £1,000 grant funding boost from Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner, Dame Vera Baird QC, – who has donated money to South Tyneside charity, Bright Futures’ winter appeal. The money...
Following the government’s decision to once again put the burden of paying for policing onto local council tax payers, Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner, Vera Baird, is reluctantly asking members of the public to possibly pay the equivalent of an additional 31p per week...
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