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.
The Criminal Justice Alliance have provided the brief below, which highlights concerns at failure in “payment by results” model at Doncaster Prison, so SERCO have to reimburse money. In 2011 a pilot began at HMP Doncaster, a privately-operated prison...
Police and Crime Commissioner Vera Baird has written to MPs and Council Leaders across Northumbria to emphasise the daily demands on policing. The correspondence comes as the Government continues to make heavy cuts to policing. Northumbria Police has already...
Northumberland victims of domestic abuse will receive an enhanced service following a successful funding bid to the Supporting Victims’ Fund, a fund available locally for the first time this year, to support Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner Vera Baird in...
A South Tyneside charity has received a cash boost following a successful application to Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner Vera Baird’s supporting Victim’s Fund. Commissioner Baird approved the application from Women’s Health in South Tyneside (WHiST) for £14,755 to...
Women throughout England and Wales are victims of female genital mutilation (FGM), and the North East is no exception, says Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner, Vera Baird. According to research published today (Wednesday, July 22) by City University London...
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