The Government has revealed its provisional financial settlement for policing with a package of measures purported to be worth £970M nationally towards policing – but only if Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) use their council tax precept allowance fully. To enable it to claim this increase, the Government has raised the ceiling on the amount…
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New faces wanted for custody welfare scheme
New volunteers are being sought for Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner Lord Willy Bach’s custody welfare scheme to help maintain standards of police detention processes. The PCC has launched a new campaign to recruit fresh volunteers to his Independent Custody Visiting Scheme (ICVS) which monitors the standards of custody facilities and the welfare of detainees….
PCC announces £250k funding to support crime prevention work
Lord Willy Bach, Leicestershire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, has announced he is making a further £250,000 available for Crime Prevention purposes. The Commissioner, who launched his Crime Prevention Fund last year, has decided to sustain this successful initiative in 2018-19. The Fund provides local organisations with a financial lifeline in their work to tackle crime…
PCC toasts the fruits of community-based crime prevention
Leicestershire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Lord Willy Bach today hailed the success of grassroots community work which is transforming the lives of vulnerable people and those at risk of committing crime. Since March, the PCC has invested more than £130,000 from his Prevention Fund into local projects which help victims recover from their experiences, address…
Young ideas on PCC’s Five “Vs”
Organising police station open days and using Leicestershire’s universities to get voluntary support were among suggestions made by young people to the County’s Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Lord Willy Bach last week. Members of Leicestershire’s Youth Commission were invited to meet the PCC to tell him how they think he can meet the five…