Staffordshire Commissioner for Police, Fire & Rescue and Crime Ben Adams visited the site of the force’s new Officer Personal Safety Training (OPST) centre in Stafford to see how work to create the bespoke £1.3 million facility is progressing. The new centre will allow Staffordshire Police to meet the requirements of the College of Policing’s ... Read more
Improvements in responding to the public, 24/7 roads policing and providing the right care for vulnerable people are among the topics Staffordshire Commissioner for Police, Fire & Rescue and Crime Ben Adams will discuss with Chief Constable Chris Noble at a public meeting taking place on Tuesday 23 January. During the Police Public Performance Meeting, ... Read more
Staffordshire Commissioner Police, Fire & Rescue and Crime Ben Adams recently joined the South Staffordshire Chief Inspector at a parish council meeting in Kinver to meet residents and hear updates regarding local policing. Ben talked to parish councillors about policing issues including the potential move of the police post from the high street to Kinver ... Read more
Staffordshire Commissioner for Police, Fire & Rescue and Crime Ben Adams is asking people to have their say on how much they would be prepared to pay for Policing and Fire & Rescue services in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. The Staffordshire Commissioner is responsible for setting the services’ budgets, and determining the contribution residents make as ... Read more
The Office has been recognised nationally for the very high quality of its independent custody visiting scheme. Under the scheme, trained volunteers from the local community (Independent Custody Visitors or ICVs) make regular unannounced visits to Police custody suites to check on the rights, entitlements, wellbeing and dignity of the detainees held there. Their findings ... Read more
A free domestic abuse (DA) in the workplace programme, which has so far trained over 400 people to recognise the signs of DA, and signpost those who might want help to change unhealthy behaviour in their relationships, has achieved CPD Accreditation. New Era’s Workplace Champion programme has been delivered since 1 October 2018, in conjunction ... Read more
In the last year alone, 33 people in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent died after a road collision, which is why the Staffordshire Safer Roads Partnership (SSRP) is supporting a national campaign to encourage road users to reduce their speed. Brake’s Road Safety Week starts on Sunday 19 November, which is also World Day of Remembrance for ... Read more
Almost 10,000 young people, aged between 8 and 17, enjoyed over 2,500 activities as part of the Staffordshire Commissioner’s Space programme this summer. There were over 22,000 attendances at events, equating to over 43,000 hours. The summer programme brings together public, voluntary and private sector organisations to provide fun, positive activities for vulnerable young people. ... Read more
The impact of extreme weather, dealing with misconduct, and supporting the health service are among the topics Staffordshire Commissioner for Police, Fire & Rescue and Crime Ben Adams will discuss with Chief Fire Officer Rob Barber at a public meeting on Tuesday 14 November. The Fire Public Performance Meeting will be broadcast live online from ... Read more
Staffordshire Commissioner for Police, Fire & Rescue and Crime, Ben Adams will present an update on his financial strategy to a meeting of the Police, Fire & Crime Panel on Monday 13 November, which will be broadcast live online from 10am. The panel regularly meets to give their views on the Staffordshire Commissioner’s plans and ... Read more
£1 million is to be invested in tackling anti-social behaviour (ASB) in Cannock, Longton and Tunstall as part of the latest round of the Government’s Safer Streets Fund, following a successful bid by the Staffordshire Commissioner’s Office (SCO). This funding is in addition to almost £3 million already secured by the SCO through Safer Streets ... Read more
An anti-social behaviour (ASB) hotspot patrol pilot, which began in July, has so far seen a 20% reduction in ASB in targeted areas of Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. The pilot is funded through the government’s ASB Action Plan, with our office receiving £2 million funding over the next two years for an additional uniformed presence, as ... Read more
The fire at the Crooked House pub, Staffordshire Police’s response to vehicle crime, and culture within the service are among the topics Staffordshire Commissioner for Police, Fire & Rescue and Crime Ben Adams will discuss with Chief Constable Chris Noble at a public meeting taking place on Wednesday 4 October. During the Police Public Performance ... Read more
Victim Support has retained a contract, now worth £2.8m per year for the next three years, to deliver the New Era victim service, providing free practical and emotional support to anyone impacted by domestic abuse (DA) across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. From 1 October, Victim Support will also take up the £500,000 a year contract (up ... Read more
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