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Local Press Releases

Here you will find press releases that relate to the Commissioners role specifically in Northumbria. All media enquiries should be made to the OPCC by telephoning 0191 221 9800.

Commissioner Kim McGuinness awards funding to Sunderland groups 15th August 2019

This week, Commissioner, Kim McGuinness visited two of the Wearside groups who were awarded funding from her Community Fund to tackle hate crime and support mental health services.  Yesterday (Wednesday), the Commissioner visited Sunderland Bangladesh Centre who received a...

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PCC promises to be accessible and open minded and vows to understand what people want and to put their priorities into action 9th August 2019

Northumbria’s new Police and Crime Commissioner, Kim McGuinness, promises to be accessible and open minded and vows to understand what people want and to put their priorities into action, as she spends time with officers and staff during her...

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Police and Commissioner hail ‘superb’ commitment of volunteers in rural crime clampdown 9th August 2019

More than 120 volunteers supported police officers and staff across the North of England as part of an ongoing clampdown on rural crime. Operation Checkpoint – which is the biggest rural policing operation of its kind in the country...

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Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner puts pledge to tackle hate crime into action 7th August 2019

Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner Kim McGuinness has spent time with the force’s community engagement teams to talk about putting her pledge to tackle hate crime in action. When she was elected last month (July), Commissioner McGuinness identified hate...

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Government domestic abuse proposals must not let rural victims down’, says Police and Crime Commissioner, Kim McGuinness 6th August 2019

That’s the message from Commissioner McGuinness as part of her response to the Department of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s inquiry into domestic abuse support provisions. The inquiry is seeking views on the future delivery of support to victims...

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