Archive
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A day in the life of an independent custody visitor volunteer
Carly – a volunteer with our office, shares what it’s like to be an independent custody visitor: “Something that I…
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Honouring and celebrating the volunteers who support me in my role
I held an event on Thursday 15 May, at Police Headquarters to thank and celebrate all the volunteers who…
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Listening to our children and building positive futures together
This week marks Knife Crime Awareness Week; an annual campaign launched three years ago by the Ben Kinsella…
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Recruitment opens for volunteers to support the PCC
Independent voices for accountable policing #ChallengePolicing #ChangePolicing #ImprovePolicing Become a PCC volunteer One of the roles of Police and…
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Complaints Panel release quarterly report
The Independent Scrutiny of Police Complaints Panel have released their latest quarterly report. Made up of volunteers from diverse backgrounds…
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Independent scrutiny: Real change
The Independent Scrutiny of Police Powers Panel (ISOPPP) have released their summary annual report from 2024. The Panel meet quarterly…
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Guest blog: Desmond Brown reflects on the 32nd anniversary of Stephen Lawrence’s murder ‘Unfulfilled Promises and Persistent Disparities’
Desmond Brown MBE, is a colleague of the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC), employed by the office…
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Overrepresentation of black children in youth justice system focus of Independent Scrutiny Board for tackling race disproportionality
Tracy Warburton, Operations Manager at South Gloucestershire Youth Offending Team is the lead for the work to tackle disproportionality…
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Neighbourhood Guarantee: 70 additional officers to join Avon and Somerset neighbourhood policing teams
I strongly support the government’s commitment to neighbourhood policing, it plays a crucial role in making our communities feel…
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Commissioning quality services for you
As Police and Crime Commissioner, it will be no surprise that commissioning is a part of my role. In simple…