Overview: In advance of the Government’s promised draft Bill on domestic violence and abuse, the Home Affairs Committee sought evidence on what measures and reforms are needed to address these damaging and prevalent crimes. To read the full consultation response...
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria has offered her congratulations to ministers, following today’s debate in parliament on protecting service animals. Dame Vera Baird QC wrote to Justice Secretary, Rt Hon David Gauke MP back in March urging...
The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria has signed up as a Mindful Employer. Commissioner Dame Vera Baird QC is now a signatory for the voluntary charter, which encourages organisations to show a positive attitude to...
Today, the government has announced a number of measures to improve road safety – but miss out one important factor, reducing the limit. The three North East PCCs welcome any initiative that will help make our roads safer, but...
Labour MSPs have successfully ensured that the Scottish Government will hold an independent review into the actions of the police during the miners’ strike in Scotland. Dame Vera Baird QC, Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria who was one of...
The ‘Trauma Teddies’ scheme is helping children across the region as it continues its ever growing success. The scheme involves police officers giving a teddy to young children they meet during their daily patrols or to help a child...
People experiencing a mental health crisis are being kept out of police custody more than ever before thanks to a partnership involving Northumbria Police and health experts. The Force’s Street Triage team has seen the number of detentions under...
On 8 March 2017 the Government launched a consultation on domestic abuse. The responses to this consultation will be fundamental in shaping the Government’s response to domestic abuse, in terms of the upcoming Domestic Violence and Abuse Bill, and...
A north east charity, supporting over 137,000 visitors to north east prisons each year, is seeking new volunteers to help support families and children of prisoners at HMP Northumberland near Morpeth. Nepacs has worked across the north east region...
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