I have read with interest the recent unannounced inspection of custody suites in Northumbria by HM inspectorate of Prisons and HM inspectorate of Constabulary. I was pleased to note the positive comments in particular that individual detainee and officer...
Why should she have to leave her home because of his violence? Because she wants to stay alive is the answer, and she wants her children to stay alive too. The reality is that women experiencing domestic violence “choose”,...
A new Home Office Modern Slavery marketing campaign which is running until the end of October has won the backing of Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner Vera Baird. The campaign warns that slavery is not confined to the past...
Vera Baird QC, Police & Crime Commissioner for Northumbria, has given her strong backing to Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Copper’s call for Community Resolutions not to be used for serious crimes such as domestic violence. In data compiled by...
Vera Baird QC response to the Crown Prosecution Service Consultation – Guidance for the Prosecution of Domestic Violence Cases Thank you for providing the opportunity to shape your future guidance around prosecution of domestic violence cases. As Police and...
A newly published Government action plan has been welcomed by Vera Baird who says its aims reflect her own. This week the Ministry of Justice published its Transforming the Criminal Justice System Strategy and Action Plan. This plan considers...
The Strategic Policing Requirement an inspection of how forces in England and Wales deal with: Threats to public order Threats of a large scale cyber incident (including criminal attack) I am responding to two HMIC reports together. Both...
Northumbria’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Vera Baird QC, welcomed today’s publication of the Victims’ Commissioner, Baroness Newlove’s annual report and congratulated her on a first year in which she has ensured the needs of victims remain at the heart...
More than £300,000 has been secured by the Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner from a national pot of money to support victims. The money is from a £12.5m fund for innovation for communities across England and Wales announced by...
Northumbria’s Police and Crime Commissioner is joining forces with Greater Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner, Tony Lloyd in raising concerns about proposed legislation which they fear could make it easier for bogus taxi drivers to prey on vulnerable people....
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