Staffordshire Commissioner for Police, Fire & Rescue and Crime, Ben Adams will detail how his office monitors the performance of Staffordshire Police and Staffordshire Fire & Rescue Service to hold them to account on behalf of the public at a meeting of the Police, Fire & Crime Panel on Tuesday 21 February. During the meeting, ... Read more
Members of the Police, Fire and Crime Panel have supported the Staffordshire Commissioner’s proposed precept increase of 4.83% for Police and 4.85% for Fire. During the public meetings the panel scrutinised Police, Fire & Rescue and Crime Commissioner, Ben Adams’ budget plans and his proposals to increase the amount of council tax residents in Staffordshire ... Read more
Staffordshire Commissioner for Police, Fire & Rescue and Crime Ben Adams will present his five-year budget and council tax precept proposal at a meeting of the Staffordshire Police, Fire & Crime Panel. During the meeting on Monday (6 February), the panel will hear from the Commissioner about Staffordshire Police’s financial position, including their response to ... Read more
Staffordshire Commissioner for Police, Fire & Rescue and Crime Ben Adams today announced a new police base for Chase Terrace, Chasetown and Burntwood, which will see officers from Lichfield’s Local Policing Team working out of the existing fire station building. The shared facility will open on 31 January and act as a base in the ... Read more
Local policing, officer numbers and improvements in Police contact 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 Thursday 26 January. During the Police Public Performance Meeting, which will be broadcast live online from 10am, ... Read more
A free service providing practical and emotional support to victims of hate crime across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent has helped over 600 people in its first year. The Uniting Staffordshire Against Hate service, commissioned by the Staffordshire Commissioner’s Office and delivered by the Citizens Advice Bureau, was launched in October 2021. The service delivers a free, ... Read more
£250k is to be invested in tackling anti-social behaviour (ASB) and violence against women and girls (VAWG) in parts 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). Round four of the Safer Streets Fund saw £750,000 allocated to areas ... 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 Police and Fire & Rescue services in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. Funding for the services is made up of a mix of central government grants, combined with the ... Read more
Over £140k (£148,500k) is to be invested in tackling anti-social behaviour (ASB) and violence against women and girls (VAWG) in Newcastle-under-Lyme as part of the latest round of the Government’s Safer Streets Fund, following a successful bid by the Staffordshire Commissioner’s Office (SCO). Round four of the Safer Streets Fund saw £750,000 allocated to areas ... Read more
A free service providing practical and emotional support to victims of anti-social behaviour across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent has supported almost 400 people, trained nearly 150 professionals and delivered community awareness sessions to almost 2,500 people in its first year. The Harmony ASB and Mediation Service, commissioned by the Staffordshire Commissioner’s Office and delivered by Victim ... Read more
Over £200k (£202k) is to be invested in tackling anti-social behaviour (ASB) and violence against women and girls (VAWG) in Burton as part of the latest round of the Government’s Safer Streets Fund, following a successful bid by the Staffordshire Commissioner’s Office (SCO). Round four of the Safer Streets Fund saw £750,000 allocated to areas ... Read more
Police and councils have agreed a new shared protocol designed to bring a consistent approach to the way unauthorised encampments are managed across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. The Joint Protocol for Managing Unauthorised Encampments was agreed at a meeting of the Staffordshire Community Safety Forum*, which was established by Ben Adams, Staffordshire Commissioner for Police, Fire ... Read more
In the last 12 months, 221 people were killed or seriously injured on our roads* – which is why the Staffordshire Safer Roads Partnership (SSRP) is supporting a national campaign to raise awareness of the part everyone can play in making our roads safe. Road Safety Week starts on Monday 14 November and runs until ... Read more
Fire & Rescue performance, modernising the Service and responding to the challenges of climate change 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 taking place on Wednesday 9 November. The Public Performance Meeting, which will be ... Read more
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