This week (11-18 October) is National Hate Crime Awareness Week, and Staffordshire Commissioner Ben Adams is encouraging victims of hate crimes and incidents to seek emotional and practical support from the Uniting Staffordshire Against Hate (USAH) service. Commissioned by the Staffordshire Commissioner and delivered by Citizens Advice, USAH delivers a free, high-quality, personalised and tailored
A pilot scheme to support vulnerable drivers to stay safe behind the wheel is being championed by the Staffordshire Safer Roads Partnership. The Fitness to Drive scheme, which has already proved successful in other parts of the UK, will initially be offered by Staffordshire Police’s Road Crime Team. It provides an alternative to prosecution and
Staffordshire Commissioner Ben Adams will hold the latest meeting of the Staffordshire Police, Fire & Crime Panel on Monday (22 September). During the meeting, which will be broadcast live online at 10am, the Staffordshire Commissioner will present an update on topics including: An update on progress against the Commissioner’s four-year Police & Crime and Fire
Deputy Staffordshire Commissioner for Police, Fire & Rescue and Crime Dave Evans met with farmers yesterday (Tuesday 9 September) as part of National Rural Crime Action Week. The week, running from 8–12 September, highlights the impact of crime in the countryside on residents and their businesses. Dave joined officers from Staffordshire Moorlands Local Policing Team
Fifty members of distribution centre staff at the Wincanton Group have been trained as ‘Domestic Abuse Workplace Champions’, as part of the biggest single training activity since the programme launched. The CPD-Accredited training, which is provided by the commissioned New Era Domestic Abuse (DA) service, working alongside the Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce, helps employers take
Work has begun on Staffordshire Police’s new armed training facility, as part of the Staffordshire Commissioner for Police, Fire & Rescue and Crime’s commitment to invest in the facilities the force needs to keep our communities safe. The new indoor facility is being built at the force’s headquarters in Stafford at a revised cost of
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