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Northumbria’s Police & Crime Commissioner Vera Baird QC has today called on the Home Secretary to deliver on her Government’s policy to tackle legal highs and take strong action against those who sell such products. Legal highs produce similar...
Why should she have to leave her home because of his violence? Because she wants to stay alive is the answer, and she wants her children to stay alive too. The reality is that women experiencing domestic violence “choose”,...
A new Home Office Modern Slavery marketing campaign which is running until the end of October has won the backing of Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner Vera Baird. The campaign warns that slavery is not confined to the past...
Vera Baird QC, Police & Crime Commissioner for Northumbria, has given her strong backing to Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Copper’s call for Community Resolutions not to be used for serious crimes such as domestic violence. In data compiled by...
A newly published Government action plan has been welcomed by Vera Baird who says its aims reflect her own. This week the Ministry of Justice published its Transforming the Criminal Justice System Strategy and Action Plan. This plan considers...
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