The Staffordshire Commissioner’s Office is working with the Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) to make Staffordshire one of the safest places to do business.
Deputy Commissioner Sue Arnold, who leads on business crime on behalf of Staffordshire Commissioner Matthew Ellis, met with LEP chair David Frost to discuss the role of the LEP in promoting the area as a place to do business.
The LEP is a business-led organisation whose role is to bring jobs and growth to the region.
Deputy Commissioner Sue Arnold said: “Business crime is a very real threat – it is far from a victimless crime and can devastate companies of any size, in any industry. By working together with our partners, we can ensure we develop a consistent approach to business crime across Staffordshire.”
David Frost added: “Business crime is of growing concern and, if Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire is to retain its position as a favoured business destination, we need to show local companies that we are treating the matter with real seriousness.”
Tackling business crime is an important part of the Commissioner’s Safer, Fairer United Communities strategy. As part of this wider activity, the Commissioner’s Office has appointed Staffordshire University to research business crime in the county.
The research will inform the development of the Business Crime Strategy and help to deliver the Commissioner’s vision to prevent businesses becoming victims of crime through interventions they can easily access and use.
Find out more about the work underway at the Staffordshire Commissioner’s Office to tackle business crime:
