Three quarters of a million pounds (£750,000) is to be invested in tackling anti-social behaviour and violence against women and girls in Stafford, Burton, Newcastle and areas of Stoke-on-Trent 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 ... Read more
A fun-filled event at Queens Park, Longton signalled the official launch of a summer of activity for Space 2022. Staffordshire Commissioner for Police, Fire & Rescue and Crime, Ben Adams dropped into the launch event, which was organised by the YMCA, to see young people trying their hand at multi-sports as well as enjoying a ... Read more
Space 2022 is ready to blast off – with activities now online and more being added daily. The Space summer programme brings together public, voluntary and private sector organisations to provide enjoyable positive activities for young people that increase their skills, improve their health and wellbeing and create opportunities, while also aiming to reduce levels ... Read more
Five local organisations providing domestic abuse or sexual violence support will receive further funding over the next three years, sharing a pot of over £471,000 a year allocated to the Staffordshire Commissioner’s Office (SCO). The SCO successfully bid for the Ministry of Justice’s community-based support and additional funding for independent sexual violence and domestic violence ... Read more
The Staffordshire Space Scheme has been boosted by a donation from local businesses in Stoke-on-Trent. The money donated will assist with providing meals and refreshments for young people, including some who regularly rely on free school meals during term time. Unitas, a repairs and maintenance company, alongside local contractors Lewis Brothers, who provide roofing services, ... Read more
Staffordshire Commissioner for Police, Fire & Rescue and Crime, Ben Adams will present his first Annual Report to a meeting of the Police, Fire & Crime Panel on Monday 27 June, which will be broadcast live online from 2pm. The Police, Fire & Crime Panel regularly meets to give their views on the Staffordshire Commissioner’s ... Read more
What are your local police doing well? What would you like to see more of? How safe do you feel in your local area? These are the questions that Staffordshire Commissioner for Police, Fire & Rescue and Crime, Ben Adams and Chief Constable Chris Noble are asking you as residents of Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. The ... Read more
Organisations from across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent came together to celebrate the partnership work underway across the region to reduce violence, and other harms associated with it, at the first ever Violence Reduction Alliance (VRA) Conference. The VRA was established a year ago to deliver the local Violence Strategy – a blend of enforcement, prevention and ... Read more
Staffordshire Commissioner Ben Adams welcomes the proposals in the government’s White Paper on Fire Reform, which sets the direction for Fire & Rescue nationally in three key areas: governance, people and professionalism. In 2018, Staffordshire became the second Police & Crime Commissioner area to be given governance of the Fire & Rescue service alongside the ... Read more
Space 2022 is getting ready to blast off – with all finishing touches being finalised ahead of the launch of the summer programme. The Space summer programme brings together public, voluntary and private sector organisations to provide enjoyable positive activities for young people that increase their skills, improve their health and wellbeing and create opportunities, ... Read more
Residents of Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent are being asked to share their experiences of using the police 101 and 999 services, as well as their preferences for future modes of contact. The Police Contact Survey, run by the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners, opens today (18 May) and closes at midnight on Sunday 26 June. ... Read more
Staffordshire Commissioner Ben Adams has announced the former Staffordshire Police station at Hanley has been sold for a gross price of £1.25 million to Abode Student. Abode Student is a UK-based property brand, which has been delivering bespoke student accommodation since 2014.  The sale is part of a forward-thinking joint estates strategy for Staffordshire Police ... Read more
The work underway by Staffordshire Fire & Rescue Service to deliver Staffordshire Commissioner Ben Adams’ Fire & Rescue Plan will be discussed at a Public Performance Meeting, taking place on Wednesday 18 May. At the meeting, which will be broadcast live online from 12.30pm, the Commissioner will hold Chief Fire Officer Rob Barber to account ... Read more
Three new partnership campaigns, launching today, will raise awareness of issues such as harassment, spiking and violence against women and girls, aiming to make Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire safer places for everyone. The Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Violence Reduction Alliance campaigns are part of a wider £850,000 investment by the Staffordshire Commissioner’s Office to reduce violence more ... Read more
