I am supported by a small team of staff based at Surrey Police HQ. The team assists me in delivering my policing priorities, commissioning local support services and fulfilling wider statutory obligations, including oversight of police performance, budget setting and engagement with the public.
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Commissioner applauds security operation following Epsom Derby Festival
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey Lisa Townsend has applauded the security operation at this year’s Epsom Derby Festival which foiled activists attempts to disrupt the event. Early today, police teams arrested 19 people based on intelligence received that groups were intent on illegal action during the race meeting. One person managed to get […]
Commissioner backs calls for change on mental health response – after warning thousands of police hours are spent dealing with people in crisis
Police must be able to stop attending every mental health call-out and return instead to the frontline, Surrey's Police and Crime Commissioner said today.
“They should feel ashamed”: Commissioner blasts “appallingly selfish” drivers who snapped serious crash pics
Commissioner Lisa Townsend has hit out at drivers who were spotted photographing and filming a serious crash on the M25 this month.