Staffordshire Commissioner Ben Adams will present an update on his Police & Crime Plan to the Staffordshire Police, Fire & Crime Panel on Monday (25 April), with the public able to watch live online from 10am. During the meeting, the panel will hear about the progress made so far to deliver on the priorities outlined ... Read more
Organisations across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, which provide domestic abuse or sexual violence support, are being invited to bid for additional funding provided by Staffordshire Commissioner Ben Adams. The additional funding of over £19m to be shared nationally is to help charities or organisations who deliver community based and other support services to help meet the ... Read more
Staffordshire Commissioner Ben Adams has announced a range of funding allocations to support innovative projects which focus on tackling anti-social behaviour (ASB) and other local community safety priorities. Each of Staffordshire’s nine Community Safety Partnerships (CSPs) will receive a share of the £724,750 Locality Deal Fund to address community safety-related concerns. This money can be ... Read more
A free countywide service to support victims of sexual assault and abuse – and their family members and partners – has supported over 650 people in its first year of operation. The Survive Sexual Assault and Sexual Abuse Service provides a non-judgmental, confidential service for adults, both male and female, children over the age of ... Read more
Staffordshire Commissioner Ben Adams and his deputy Helen Fisher visited Bentilee to meet residents and learn about the partnership work underway to address community issues like anti-social behaviour and speeding. They were joined by Jo Gideon MP, the local neighbourhood policing team and a representative from the community safety partnership on a walk around the ... Read more
Watch Live Staffordshire Commissioner Ben Adams will present his first Fire & Rescue budget and council tax precept proposal at a meeting of the Staffordshire Police, Fire & Crime Panel on Monday (14 February), with the public able to watch live online from 2pm. During the meeting, the panel will hear from the Commissioner about ... Read more
Watch live Staffordshire Commissioner Ben Adams will present his first budget and council tax precept proposal at a meeting of the Staffordshire Police, Fire & Crime Panel on Monday (31 January), with the public able to watch live online from 2pm. During the meeting, the panel will hear from the Commissioner about budget plans over ... Read more
Staffordshire Commissioner Ben Adams has confirmed the Space programme for young people will run for a further three years, following the scheme’s success in contributing to a reduction in police recorded youth-related anti-social behaviour (ASB) over the school summer holiday again in 2021. Over 6,000 young people, aged between 8 and 17, enjoyed over 1,400 ... Read more
Staffordshire Police’s new operating model, crime levels and officer recruitment are among the topics Staffordshire Commissioner Ben Adams will discuss with new Chief Constable Chris Noble at his first Public Performance Meeting, taking place on Thursday 27 January. At the meeting, which will be broadcast live online from 1pm, the Commissioner will hold Mr Noble ... Read more
Staffordshire Commissioner Ben Adams is asking people across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent to have their say on how much they would be prepared to pay for policing and fire & rescue services in the region. Funding for the services is made up of a mix of central government grants, combined with the ‘precept’ – the contribution ... Read more
Staffordshire Commissioner Ben Adams has launched his new policing and fire plans, which provide the strategic direction for how both services should be delivered over the next three years. The Police & Crime Plan, and Fire & Rescue Plan, have been developed following widespread consultation with members of the public, partners and stakeholders. The Police ... Read more
Over 6,000 young people, aged between 8 and 17, enjoyed over 1,600 activities as part of the Staffordshire Commissioner’s Space programme this summer. There were over 17,600 attendances at events, equating to over 35,333 hours. The summer programme brought together public, voluntary and private sector organisations to provide support for potentially vulnerable young people to ... Read more
Are you interested in volunteering to review certain police powers to ensure they are being used correctly? If so, the Staffordshire Commissioner’s Office (SCO) wants to hear from you. Following on from the success of the previous Safer Neighbourhood Panels, the SCO is now looking for volunteers for its new Commissioner’s Independent Scrutiny Panels (CISP), ... Read more
Today (23 November), Staffordshire Commissioner Ben Adams and his Deputy, Helen Fisher, held the latest public performance meeting, where they held Staffordshire Fire & Rescue to account on behalf of the public. Watch the full meeting with Chief Fire Officer Rob Barber.
