Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Police and Crime Commissioner Rupert Matthews is hunting for community members to take to the helm of a new police scrutiny panel. The Commissioner is set to unveil a new-look Ethics and Transparency (ETP) Panel to provide independent evaluation and scrutiny of Leicestershire Police and his own office. The ETP replaces…
Tag: PCC
Leicestershire Police & Crime Commissioner responds to Crime Figures
Rupert Matthews, the newly elected Police and Crime Commissioner for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland has responded as follows to the figures released on 12th May. “These latest crime figures are indicative of the pressures placed upon our Police Force here in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland but also represent the unique and unprecedented impact Covid and…
Will you help fund policing to keep Leicestershire safe?
Leicestershire Police and Crime Commissioner Lord Willy Bach is asking people if they are prepared to pay more council tax to support their local police force. The PCC has launched an online survey to help him set the budget for 2020-21 and is urging residents to spare a couple of minutes to share their views….
Government expects local people to pay 12% more towards policing
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…
You must be logged in to post a comment.