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News January 2021

60 new detectives set to be hired following public survey on local police spending 26th January 2021

Police Commissioner Kim McGuinness is proposing a slight increase in the police precept with the average household set to pay 57p a month more in order to fund new police posts. The Northumbria Police Commissioner said a 4.99% increase...

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A rising number of assaults against emergency workers are a stark reminder of the urgent need for priority vaccinations’ says PCC Kim McGuinness 22nd January 2021

LATEST figures from Northumbria Police reveal that assaults on officers were up 38 per cent between April and December 2020 compared to the same period the previous year and assaults using spitting or relating to COVID  have accounted for...

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Urgent calls to get police officers vaccinated 7th January 2021

COVID vaccines must be rolled out across police forces to ensure public safety, Northumbria police officials have said today. Northumbria’s Police Commissioner Kim McGuinness, Chief Constable Winton Keenen and Northumbria Police Federation’s Jim Gray are supporting calls for officers...

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‘This could be the toughest Christmas yet for domestic abuse victims’ – that’s PCC Kim McGuinness’ stark warning as she asks everyone to look out for each other over the festive season. 16th December 2020

Friends and family are being urged to make domestic abuse everyone’s business this Christmas, as part of an ongoing campaign setting out how to help victims. Support services across the region are joining Northumbria Police Commissioner Kim McGuinness and...

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Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner announces plans to strengthen victim services across the North East 4th December 2020

Changes that will join up and enhance the delivery of victim support services across Northumbria have today been unveiled by Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner, Kim McGuinness. Following on from her commitment to putting victims at the heart of...

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Roll this scheme out for just £3.9M and improve the system for sexual violence and abuse victims” says Police Commissioner, Kim McGuinness 2nd December 2020

Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner is calling on the Government to roll-out an innovative Northumbria pilot scheme UK-wide – to support sexual violence and abuse victims and improve their experience of seeking justice. Just £3.9 million annually in England...

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Two funding boosts to tackle domestic abuse in the North East, announced by PCC Kim McGuinness 27th November 2020

VICTIMS of domestic abuse throughout the region are set to benefit from two new funds totalling £420,000 – in what has been described by Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner Kim McGuinness as ‘a significant boost for our efforts in...

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Kim McGuinness seeks farmers’ insights to battle rural crime 24th November 2020

Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner, Kim McGuinness, is reaching out to local farmers inviting them to take part in a survey on fighting crime and preventing crime, to ensure the views of the region’s rural communities are used to...

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PCC Kim McGuinness launches Operation Payback to put criminals’ cash back where it belongs 23rd November 2020

PCC Kim McGuinness launches Operation Payback to put criminals’ cash back where it belongs A £350,000 pot of money recovered from criminals in the North East is going to be put back where it belongs – into the grass...

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Half of domestic abuse incidents happen at homes with children in, says PCC Kim McGuinness 9th November 2020

  CHILDREN must not be the forgotten victims of domestic abuse, says Police and Crime Commissioner Kim McGuinness as new figures from Northumbria Police reveal children live at nearly half of the homes where domestic abuse is reported. So...

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