Archive
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Budget increase will help put victims first
PCC Sue Mountstevens has increased the policing part of the council tax by 84p a month in order to invest in extra police staff investigators and PCSOs with the aim of improving outcomes for victims.
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PCC wants more victims to #BeHeard
An art exhibition has been created by local people who have been helped by victim support services commissioned by PCC Sue Mountstevens.
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Funding boosted to tackle serious violence
The drive to reduce serious violence among young people in Avon and Somerset, through a multi-agency working group headed by PCC Sue Mountstevens, has been given renewed funding from the Home Office.
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Guest blog: Straight from the horse’s mouth
We spoke to our latest equine recruit to find out how he joined the Police Mounted Section.
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Guest blog: Saving lives from ‘Behind the mask’
We spoke to Julie Knight, founder of Behind the Mask, an online training resource to spot domestic abuse in clients.
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Apply for the Road Safety Fund and help make your community safer
Mike Ginger from Taunton Are Cycling tells us how the Road Safety Fund helps Taunton cyclist get the ‘safe pass’ message out.
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Work underway to stop ex-offenders returning to a life of crime
The South West Reducing Reoffending Board is chaired by PCC Sue Mountstevens. The board met recently for their third quarterly…
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Guest blog: Tackling Islamophobia
We spoke to Hasina Khan, who works alongside the Tackling Islamophobia Working Group (TIWG), about what should be done to tackle hate crime.
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Avon and Somerset to recruit 137 extra officers as part of Home Office ‘Uplift’
Avon and Somerset Constabulary will get 137 new officers next year as part of the Home Office drive to recruit 20,000 nationally by 2022.
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PCC and local partners launch Violence Reduction Units
Work to tackle the root cause of knife crime and serious violence in Avon and Somerset is underway following the PCC's inaugural Strategic Violence Reduction Unit meeting.