A one-day conference to the highlight the impact of hate crime and explore how the North East can work together to tackle it is being hosted by Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner, Vera Baird and the North East Racial...
Hard working Police & Crime Commissioner, Vera Baird QC has been shortlisted by the Living Wage Foundation for the Living Wage Leadership Awards 2015. The awards recognise the life changing impact individuals have made by leading the way on...
Northumbria Police and the Police and Crime Commissioner are backing a global campaign to help raise awareness of domestic violence and abuse – Peace One Day. Taking place today, (Monday, 21, September), Peace One Day is an annual international...
Children North East has received funding to support its West End Youth Enquiry Service (WEYES) following a successful funding bid to the Supporting Victims’ Fund, which helps Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner Vera Baird strengthen victim services across Northumbria....
Today the Home Office issued a consultation on ‘Reforming the Powers of Police Staff and Volunteers’. The paper explores options for the way Chief Officers designate the powers and roles of police staff and volunteers. The proposals included in...
Northumbria’s Police & Crime Commissioner, Vera Baird QC, has expressed grave reservations that the proposed Trade Union Bill gives the regulator (the certification officer) powers to impose fines on unions of up to £20,000. The government has been consulting...
Domestic abuse is not usually a one-off violent attack. More often it is a deliberate long-term use of coercion to control every part of someone’s life, It can be sexual abuse, financial control, constant criticism, isolation from family and...
I refer to the HMIC report on their inspection of ‘Crime Data Integrity in Northumbria published in September 2014. There are a number of recommendations to improve crime data integrity within Northumbria police and an action plan will be...
I refer to the HMIC report on their inspection of ‘Crime’ in Northumbria published in September 2014. This report gets to the heart of policing and provides me, as Police and Crime Commissioner, with reassurance that Northumbria Police are...
HMIC Inspection of Core Business: an inspection into crime prevention, police attendance and the use of police time. I refer to the HMIC report Core Business: An inspection into crime prevention, police attendance and the use of police time...
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