PCC advocates Neighbourhood Watch at local group’s quarterly meeting
The PCC joined Councillor Colleen Atkins from Bedford Borough and local community policing teams at the event in Bedford.
PCC backs zombie knife ban as anti-knife crime campaign reaches 5,000 Bedfordshire students!
Bedfordshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Festus Akinbusoye, has backed new legislation that will see the sale of dangerous zombie-style knives banned, as a flagship anti-knife crime campaign for the county reached more than 5,000 students. More than 5,000 students across 15 schools in Bedfordshire have received assemblies around the devastating impact of knife crime as […]
PCC backs crackdown on retail crime
PCC Festus Akinbusoye said: “I will continue to support and advocate for local people and businesses who want to work with Bedfordshire Police in keeping our county safer.”
PCC supports new Right Care Right Person rollout in Bedfordshire
A major new initiative to ensure that health and social care incidents get the best response from the most appropriate agency has launched in Bedfordshire.
PCC supports Neighbourhood Policing week
Knife crime, shoplifting and drug dealing were among the crimes combatted by Bedfordshire Police’s community officers during a national crackdown last week. Bedfordshire Police joined constabularies around the country for the neighbourhood policing week of action. The force’s northern, southern and central community teams are out and about across different communities all year around – […]
Bedfordshire pupils invited to PCC event in Westminster
Bedfordshire school pupils will have the chance to test their debating skills at Westminster as the counties Police and Crime Commissioner, Festus Akinbusoye, launches his third annual Schools’ Debating Competition. The finalists of this year’s competition will compete in the prestigious Grand Committee Room at the Houses of Parliament in front of an impressive judging […]
Beds PCC secures over £200,000 to support victims of crime
Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), Festus Akinbusoye is offering local organisations the opportunity to bid into over £200,000 of funding to provide support services for victims of crime in Bedfordshire. The funding, allocated to the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC), by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), and Community Safety Fund (CSF), is […]
Annual Business Conference 2024
Speakers Police and Crime Commissioner Festus Akinbusoye Bedfordshire Police Force Strategic Oversight ACC John Murphy Federation of Small Business Suzanna Austin Eastern Region Cyber Resilience Centre Inspector Jim Stevenson Head of Cyber and Innovation Criminal Justice – Sentencing and new legislation Jessica Hart Senior Crown Prosecutor Eastern Region Special Operations Unit – Counter Terrorism Jenny […]
Schools Parliamentary Debating Competition 2024
Schools Debating Competition 2024 Calling all young people! Are you aged 15-18? Attend a school in Bedfordshire? Fancy yourself as someone that holds a good debate? If the answer is yes, we’d love to hear from you. The Commissioner’s Schools Parliamentary Debating competition is taking place on the following dates: Round 1 – 30th January […]
Bidding opportunities for Commissioning Cycle 2024-2025
This bidding opportunity is now closed. The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Bedfordshire are pleased to release 5 bidding opportunities in support of the Commissioning Cycle for 2024-2025. Domestic Abuse Counselling Sexual Violence Counselling Family Support and Advocacy network Sports-based Prevention – Luton Diversion Restorative Justice Family Practitioner To respond to these […]