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Anti-racism scrutiny board say criminal justice agencies must do better at having workforces that represent all communities
An anti-racism scrutiny board has raised the lack of progress in creating representative workforces in Avon and Somerset’s criminal justice agencies as a cause for concern. The Independent Scrutiny Board (ISB) is made up of local volunteers from local Black and minoritised communities who review ongoing work under a…
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Joint Statement from the Police and Crime Commissioner and Council Leaders of Avon and Somerset
Recent events, both locally and nationally, have left many people in our communities feeling anxious and unsettled. Large scale marches, where some groups or individuals use certain rhetoric or language create an unwelcoming environment, and are emboldening other people to commit verbal and physical attacks on people. We are…
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Your Streets, My Priority: Partnership working delivering results in Bath and Yeovil
This summer, Bath and Yeovil are just two of the areas that took major steps toward creating safer, more welcoming city and town centres. Through the Your Streets, My Priority…
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Painting a Different Picture: Our Volunteer Day at HMP Bristol
By Jenny Griffiths, Justice Board Coordinator, OPCC Walking through the gates of HMP Bristol for our OPCC volunteer day, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. We were there to…
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Standing Together Against Hate
This week is National Hate Crime Awareness Week, it’s an opportunity to raise awareness, show solidarity with those affected, and encourage everyone to take a stand against prejudice and discrimination…
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Children and young people the topic at this month’s Police Question Time
This week, I hosted Police Question Time (PQT), putting questions to Chief Constable Sarah Crew. PQT is a session designed to scrutinise policing delivery and performance across the region. …
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Counting what’s been missed: Bristol’s Women’s Rough Sleeping Census returns
Last year, Bristol’s first dedicated Women’s Rough Sleeping Census revealed the true scale of women experiencing homelessness, something traditional street counts had long underestimated. Census 2024 findings were published in…
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PCC Clare Moody’s statement on racially aggravated attack on child in Bristol
I am aware police are investigating an appalling racially aggravated attack on a nine-year old girl in north Bristol. Some of you may have seen media reports stating, on…
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West of England Women’s Commission Summit
Police and Crime Commissioner Clare Moody joined regional leaders, community representatives and service providers at a Bristol Women’s Commission event this week, focused on improving safety, equality and opportunity for…
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Attending South West Women’s Justice Conference to drive change
I joined partners and stakeholders at the Making a Difference: Whole System Approach Women’s Conference, held at Somerset County Cricket Club in Taunton last Friday, to discuss how the criminal justice…
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Raising awareness of spiking
Everyone should be able to go out with friends, enjoy themselves, and feel safe. That’s why spiking is such a serious crime – it takes away people’s sense of safety…
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Could you be the eyes and ears of the public in police custody suites?
Applications are open for volunteers to support the PCC by visiting custody suites in Bridgwater and Keynsham to check on the welfare of people detained by the police. #ChallengePolicing #ChangePolicing…