Police and Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire, Matthew Ellis, would like to express his thanks to Lichfield Afternoon WI for their generous donation towards the Staffordshire Police Cadets after he visited them to discuss policing in Staffordshire..
Over 20 members of the WI were present during Mr Ellis’ lunchtime talk where he provided an update on how the nature of crime is changing and becoming more complex including the increase of cyber-crime and the threats people now face online.
Mr Ellis gave examples of the various types of cyber crimes that take place including email scams such as HMRC suggesting you are owed a tax refund, false websites aiming to steal money from you and criminals hacking into computers to steal money and information.
During his talk, Mr Ellis also spoke to the WI about the consultation on future governance of fire and police. He told the ladies about the reasoning behind the consultation, the savings the joint governance of fire and police would create and encouraged them to give their views on the proposals.
Mr Ellis said: ‘I would like to thank the ladies of Lichfield Afternoon WI for their generous donation of £50 to the Staffordshire Police Cadets. The ongoing roll-out of cadet units across Staffordshire relies on community and business sponsorship so donations like this are extremely important to us.”
Mrs Durrant, President of Lichfield Afternoon WI, added: ‘We found Mr Ellis’ talk to be very interesting and informative and we now have more of an idea of how the police operate.
‘It was very positive and reassuring to hear about the work of the police in keeping the people of Staffordshire safe.’
The Staffordshire Police Cadet scheme, the PCC established in 2013, offers youngsters an alternative to other uniformed services where they can work towards recognized qualifications as well as learning to become better citizens.
Many of the Cadets have found that through the scheme they are becoming not only more confident and outgoing, but that they are also benefiting both socially and academically, all while helping to build links between the police and young people.
The public, staff of both organisations and local authorities all have the chance to give their views on possible plans for the two emergency services both to be governed by the Police and Crime Commissioner in the future. You can have your say at: https://melresearch.co.uk/page/staffspcc
