Police in Northumbria are visiting workplaces offering advice to staff to prevent vulnerable people being exploited. Neighbourhood officers are carrying out checks at work premises in the region in a bid to identify any potential victims of human trafficking...
Local neighbourhood officers in Sunderland have been working with local partners to tackle anti-social behaviour. Recently officers from the Sunderland West Neighbourhood Policing Team went on patrol with Gentoo and Councillors Pat Smith and Peter Gibson in Silksworth. The...
Message from Vera Baird,QC following re-election as Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria
Dear Resident, I would like to take this opportunity to thank your readers for the support they gave me in the recent Police & Crime Commissioner election. It was rewarding to see the turnout double to more than 32%...
A new partnership initiative is underway in Blyth to help tackle under-age drinking and warn young people about the dangers of alcohol. The Blyth Community Alcohol Partnership (CAP) was launched on Friday, May 27, at the Council Chambers, Blyth...
Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner, Vera Baird, has welcomed the Psychoactive Substances Act, which has come into force today. It will see a blanket ban on the production, distribution, sale and supply of legal highs which are intended for...
Restorative Justice (RJ) has no place in domestic abuse cases says Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner, Vera Baird. Commissioner Baird is backing comments made in Theresa May’s recent speech to the Police Federation, in which she raised concerns with...
Northumbria’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Vera Baird and Blaydon MP, David Anderson are joining forces with Gateshead Carers at an event to introduce two initiatives to help Gateshead employers support their workforce. Taking place at Gateshead Civic Centre, on...
“The Government has announced plans to legislate the reform of prisons, an announcement we have heard year after year yet have seen no evidence of these pledges being delivered. Mr Cameron is right in saying that for too long...
The National Audit Office has today warned the Government that it has no way of knowing how well companies responsible for running the country’s probation services are performing. The report also revealed that some of the Community Rehabilitation Companies...
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