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Commissioner calls for profits to come to the region 22nd July 2015

Northumbria Police & Crime Commissioner, Vera Baird QC, has joined North Rock Foundation Chairman Alastair Balls’ call to the Chancellor to consider a “reasonable and fair” proportion of profits made by the Treasury from Northern Rock’s former holdings to...

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Rural Crime Network Survey 21st July 2015

Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner Vera Baird has welcomed the response to a survey looking at crime in rural communities in England and Wales. The survey, led by the Rural Crime Network and supported by Commissioner Vera Baird, was...

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Commissioner Baird Welcomes New FGM Laws 17th July 2015

Northumbria’s Police and Crime Commissioner Vera Baird has welcomed the Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) special protection orders, which have come into force today (Friday, July 17). The new law has been introduced by The Ministry of Justice to prevent...

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Commissioner Baird Supports National Day of Honour 14th July 2015

Northumbria Police and its Police and Crime Commissioner Vera Baird are urging victims of honour-based violence and forced marriage not to suffer in silence. The plea comes as part of today’s annual national day of remembrance for those killed...

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The Commissioner’s response to the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman Bulletin on New Psychoactive Substances 7th July 2015

Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner Vera Baird commenting on the bulletin published by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman on new psychoactive substances (NPS) and prisoner deaths. “These substances are dangerous and pose huge risks whether taken in or outside...

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