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Latest Procurement Figures Shows Northumbria Delivering Value For Money 23rd August 2016

The Government will tomorrow publish the second set of procurement data provided by forces across England and Wales of the 18 commonly procured items by police forces.  The items include the cost of examining a mobile phone, DNA test,...

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Forces should not be made to “bid for their own money”, says PCC Vera Baird 16th August 2016

Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner, Vera Baird QC, and fellow Labour PCCs have attacked the government for making forces ‘bid for their own money’, through what is called the Police Transformation Fund. The Police Transformation Fund was launched to...

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Vera Baird QC welcomes reassurance that child abuse inquiry will not be halted 5th August 2016

Vera Baird QC and fellow Police and Crime Commissioners have been reassured by the National Police Lead for Child Protection and Abuse Investigations, that the work of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) , headed up by...

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Vera Baird QC urges the Government to deliver on anti-drink drive priority 4th August 2016

Northumbria’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Vera Baird QC,  has said more still needs to be done to tackle needless, alcohol-related deaths, following statistics released today, which show drink drive fatalities are not reducing significantly year-on-year. A report by the...

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PCC funded CSE facilities gain national approval 4th August 2016

A ‘community hub’, dedicated to tackling Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE), made possible thanks to funding secured by Northumbria’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Vera Baird QC, has been given the stamp of approval by national CSE charity, NWG. NWG is...

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