pcc elections 2020 Archives

08 Mar A million pound fund as police step-up response to Coronavirus

Posted at 17:12h in Latest News

Dealing with an episode like Coronavirus is why we kept our reserves intact

With events surrounding Coronavirus changing almost by the hour it seems, I have decided to release £1 million pounds from the Constabulary’s reserves to help prepare for its impact on Gloucestershire.

28 Feb It’s all about crime…

Posted at 07:30h in Latest News

.. that's the mantra from the Home Secretary and the Government now. And whilst I and others agree with the sentiment, its more nuanced than that.

27 Feb Every crime matters now … more than ever before.

Posted at 07:51h in Latest News

Every crime matters, because every victim matters. That is the new mantra I have set for the police in our county.

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.

14 Feb “demeaning”, “inaccessible” and “substandard” words used to describe the state of our courts

Posted at 06:05h in Latest News

My role is wider than overseeing the police - its about the wider "crime" element. For me that distinction is important. I'm chair of the county's Criminal Justice Board, with that comes what I would call soft power, the power to influence and convene people together. That's what we've done around the state of our courts.

11 Feb I fear for local justice…

Posted at 21:06h in Latest News

A lot has been made of the new investment in policing (acknowledging austerity went too far), But its not just the police where investment is needed its needed in the rest of the criminal justice system too. Later this week, I will publish a report into Court provision in Gloucestershire.