Commissioner thanks all who helped find missing girl 15th April 2016

Northumbria’s Police & Crime Commissioner, Vera Baird QC, has today thanked police and partners for their help in finding a three year old girl. Earlier this week a toddler was taken by two teenage girls from a store in...

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Vera Baird praises radio show ‘The Archers’ for tackling ‘Coercive Control’ topic 5th April 2016

Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner, Vera Baird, said: “Anything that raises awareness of domestic abuse, that demonstrates some of the classic behaviour that we understand as coercive control and may help others to spot signs of abuse in a...

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PCC Vera Baird and Northumbria Police back a national campaign tackling Child Sexual Exploitation 18th March 2016

PCC Vera Baird and Northumbria Police are backing a national campaign tackling Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) CSE is a form of sexual abuse that involves the manipulation and/or coercion of young people under the age of 18 into sexual...

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Remote evidence suite opened by PCC Vera Baird makes front page of Police Life magazine 17th March 2016

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“PAY UP” says Police & Crime Commissioner, Vera Baird 14th March 2016

Northumbria’s Police & Crime Commissioner, Vera Baird has today insisted that Conservative Chancellor, George Osborne must pay back over £1 million pound to Northumbria Police. As exclusively revealed in the Chronicle, Mr Osborne has been told off by the...

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