Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner, Dame Vera Baird, is lending her support to national Anti-Slavery Day today (Wednesday, October 18). The Commissioner, together with police and partners has been working together to tackle this important issue and wants to...
Dogs Trust is launching an innovative pet fostering scheme providing vital support for people fleeing domestic abuse in the North East, which Police and Crime Commissioner Vera Baird has given her full backing. The project comes after new figures...
The Victims’ Commissioner, Baroness Helen Newlove, has urged the government to make the needs and rights of victims central to the delivery of justice. She has called for victims to have the right to be informed about court dates...
Cybercrime is a real potential risk to business, says Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner, Dame Vera Baird QC, as she urges local business leaders to share their experiences by completing a new regional survey to help police understand the...
Overview: The PCC responds to the HASC inquiry on modern policing, which aims to explore new crime challenges and evolving demands, and also whether police forces in England and Wales are sufficiently equipped and resourced to respond to these...
Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner, Dame Vera Baird QC, has praised a new initiative where sniffer dogs have been trained by Devon & Cornwall and Dorset police to help catch paedophiles, terrorists and fraudsters by detecting hidden digital storage...
Business owners are being called upon to tell the police about their experiences of cybercrime, thanks to a new survey available across the region. Over 50% of crime is conducted online. To help combat this, the North East’s three...
North East business owners have the opportunity to tell the police about their experiences of cybercrime in a new survey launched today. The region’s three Police and Crime Commissioners have teamed-up with the Institute of Directors and the Federation...
A series of trials at Newcastle Crown Court under the banners Operation Sanctuary and Operation Shelter ended today and reporting restrictions have been lifted. Successful convictions were obtained for 93 offences of sexual exploitation against vulnerable females with some...
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