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Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner Vera Baird has written a guest blog for a website aimed at tackling Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). 28 Too Many is a values based charity working to end FGM. The primary focus is on...
Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner Vera Baird has called for more evaluation following the publication of a report on 24-hour licensing. Released today, the report from the Institute of Economic Affairs claims the relaxation of the drinking laws ten...
Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner Vera Baird has backed calls to lower the drink drive limit in England and Wales. The Police Federation says the legal limit should be reduced from 80 to 50 milligrams of alcohol per 100...
Vulnerability training introduced by Northumbria’s Police and Crime Commissioner has been taken up by another force. Sussex Police has recently been training door staff on assessing ‘triggers’ of vulnerability on a night out. This includes the amount of alcohol...
Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner Vera Baird is supporting Dementia Awareness Week. The week is hosted by the Alzheimer’s Society and this year runs from May 17 to 23. The charity believes that life doesn’t end when dementia begins...
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