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News June 2020

Friends and family urged to stand up to domestic abuse 1st June 2020

Friends and family members are being urged to make domestic abuse everyone’s business in a new campaign designed to set out how they can help those at risk. A series of posters and leaflets aim to dispel a range...

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PCC set to welcome hundreds of new police officers 27th May 2020

A major recruitment drive to get hundreds of new police officers on our streets by the end of 2020 is fully on track says Police and Crime Commissioner, Kim McGuinness. Despite challenges due to the Coronavirus pandemic, an emergency...

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Extra cash available for domestic and sexual abuse support 21st May 2020

LOCAL voluntary sector services who support domestic abuse and sexual violence victims are being urged to apply for a second round of emergency funding to help them continue supporting victims through the Coronavirus pandemic. Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner,...

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PCC sets out plan for policing the lockdown and recovery 14th May 2020

Police and Crime Commissioner Kim McGuinness has set out her plans for policing during the lockdown and the crucial changes that will need to happen as the region looks to recovery. From monitoring fines issued by frontline officers to...

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Children Affected by Domestic Abuse: Response Fund launched 5th May 2020

Police Commissioner Kim McGuinness is preparing an emergency funding package to help children at risk of domestic abuse during the Coronavirus lockdown. Across the region charities and support groups have urged people to get in touch if they are...

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PCC’s Coronavirus Response Fund awards more than a quarter of a million pounds to local charities 30th April 2020

NEARLY 100 groups including those helping vulnerable young people, domestic abuse victims and community projects throughout Northumbria have today been awarded a much-needed funding boost thanks to an emergency grant scheme set up by Police and Crime Commissioner, Kim...

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Praise for Harton Academy making PPE visors to help keep frontline workers safe 24th April 2020

Kind-hearted Design and Technology staff at Harton Academy in South Shields have handed over 1000 pieces of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to local beneficiaries including Northumbria Police – a donation praised by Police and Crime Commissioner, Kim McGuinness. While...

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Kim McGuinness launches urgent Coronavirus Response Fund for frontline charities 30th March 2020

  Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner Kim McGuinness has brought forward the annual £200,000 community fund as a new project designed to help local charity organisations continue their vital work. Across the region hundreds of organisations are facing an...

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New Police Officer recruits welcomed to the Force 25th March 2020

A new cohort of police recruits have been sworn-in as officers – and told their communities “need them now more than ever”. The 79 recruits joined the ranks at Northumbria Police on Monday, ahead of an intensive training period...

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Kim McGuinness’s statement with Chief Constable Winton Keenen in relation to Covid-19 24th March 2020

Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner Kim McGuinness has today issued a statement, alongside Chief Constable Winton Keenen. She said: “Across our region, along with the rest of the UK, we are being asked to adjust to a new, temporary,...

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