Times have been tough, but now we have been told that austerity is over our police must turn their attention to the crimes that have not attracted sufficient attention for far too long. By this I mean burglary, theft, anti-social behaviour and other similar category offences that were allowed to slip down the order of priorities because dwindling resources meant other ‘more serious’ crimes were targeted.
There is a reason Martin is not just the Police Commissioner but the Police and Crime Commissioner. As well as overseeing the Constabulary, setting the budget and general strategy, which we call the police and crime plan, his role encompasses everything to do with crime and the criminal...
I am pleased to see my suggestion for a new courthouse for Gloucestershire has prompted some debate. I first raised the issue in the local newspapers almost a year ago because conditions in our two remaining courts are barely tolerable. Victims, witnesses and the accused share the...