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The consequences of excessive alcohol consumption were shown in sharp relief at a major conference hosted by the North East’s three Police and Crime Commissioners in Durham today. Speakers at the event included: – Jon Foster, Senior Research and...
A major conference in Durham on Wednesday is expected to call for changes in the licensing laws for alcohol. The key outcomes of the conference are expected to form the basis of a debate in Parliament. Over one hundred...
Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner, Vera Baird, is in complete disagreement with Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan Howe who has suggested that police should not believe sex abuse complainants, in contrast to the way every other complainant is...
David Cameron has today said that prison reform has been a “scandalous failure” for years and has pledged to make it the “great progressive cause” of politics. Ironically, the Prime Minister has expressed the same concerns nearly a decade...
Vera Baird and Northumbria Police are taking a stance against FGM by supporting the United Nations’ International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation. The yearly event, held on 6 February, raises awareness of the harmful practice affecting...
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