Residents praise Safer Streets project team in helping to tackle issues in the Manshead area
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The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) were out and about speaking with residents in the Manshead area of Dunstable recently, as part of the Safer Streets Project. The Safer Streets project aims to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour in the area by investing in preventative approaches to reduce criminality and increase the […]
Beds PCC consults with residents about police budget for 2022/23
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Police and Crime Commissioner, Festus Akinbusoye, has today released the police precept survey for the financial year 2022/23. The precept is what Bedfordshire residents pay to help cover the cost of policing, community safety and victim services through their annual council tax bill. The Commissioner said “Part of being your Police and Crime Commissioner for […]
Bedfordshire’s Victim Service, Signpost has a new name
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The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner’s (OPCC), victim care service has a new name. Signpost, the current name will be changing to ‘Bedfordshire Victim Care Services’ as of today (Wednesday 15th December). Signpost, as it’s been known as since April 2018, is Bedfordshire’s dedicated victim care support service provided by Bedfordshire Police. They […]
Bedfordshire PCC welcomes largest ever increase in funding for drug treatment
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Bedfordshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Festus Akinbusoye, has responded to the Government’s ten-year drugs plan to cut crime and save lives. The Government has announced a record £780 million to rebuild the drug treatment system. The new campaign against county lines networks is set to address both rehabilitation and clamp down on criminals who carry […]
Safer Streets project team speak with over 200 households in Manshead in bid to help residents to feel safer in the community
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The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC), working with the Central Bedfordshire Council recently spoke with residents in the Manshead area of Dunstable, as part of the Safer Streets project in Bedfordshire. The Safer Streets project aims to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour in the area by investing in preventative approaches to reduce […]
Local organisations that support victims of crime ‘blown away’ during meeting hosted by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner
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The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner hosted their annual event online for multiple partners from across Bedfordshire this week. The purpose of the event was to give partners a chance to hear updates from each other and to encourage partnership working to share ideas and practices to avoid duplication. The group were able […]
PCC hosts event to help stamp out rural crime in Bedfordshire
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Bedfordshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Festus Akinbusoye, recently hosted a joint event with Chief Constable Garry Forsyth alongside the National Farmers Union (NFU) to discuss rural crime. The event was also attended by the Bedfordshire Police dedicated Rural Crime team and officer from the Community Policing team. The purpose of the meeting was for the […]
Organisations across Bedfordshire joined forces in a bid to tackle anti-social behaviour (ASB).
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In a pan-Bedfordshire conference held recently at The Rufus Centre, Flitwick, as well as streamed online, agencies came together putting the focus on victims. Bedfordshire Police receives an average of 1,200 reports of ASB incidents each month, with the local authorities receiving additional information directly. Some of these victims are vulnerable or deemed to be […]
Bullying is a disease we must stamp out says Bedfordshire PCC
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During one of my weekly visits to schools in Bedfordshire and for the first time in a public setting, I shared my experience of being bullied in school with a group of Year 4 pupils. That I still recall this horrific experience from 30 years ago is quite telling. The reality is that bullying does […]
Office of The Police and Crime Commissioner re-open Road Safety Fund for the second time this financial year
The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC), have announced the opening of their Road Safety Funds for community groups and partners to bid into, to try and reduce the number of people harmed on roads. This is the second round of bids available for this fund in this financial year. This year, the […]