The Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey David Munro has welcomed government proposals announced yesterday to give police forces further powers in dealing with unauthorised encampments. The Home Office have outlined a number of draft measures, including criminalising unauthorised encampments, following a public consultation of the effectiveness of enforcement. They are planning to launch a further [...]
The Police and Crime Commissioner David Munro’s proposed rise in council tax for policing in return for 100 extra officers in Surrey has today been approved by the county’s Police and Crime Panel. The decision will mean the policing element of a Band D Council Tax bill will increase by £2 a month – [...]
A new Surrey Search & Rescue (Surrey SAR) vehicle which will help provide crucial help in finding vulnerable missing people has been unveiled thanks to funding from the Police and Crime Commissioner’s Office. The Incident Command Unit has a range of on-board equipment including computers, a mobile communications mast and a live drone feed [...]
Would you be prepared to pay an extra £2 a month in council tax for an additional 100 police officers in Surrey? That is the question Police and Crime Commissioner David Munro is posing to Surrey’s residents as he launches his annual consultation on the police precept for the next financial year. [...]
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey David Munro has welcomed today’s government announcement that increased funding will be available to support front-line policing. One of the PCC’s key roles is to agree the overall budget for Surrey Police including each year setting the level of council tax for policing in the county known [...]
The Chief Constable of Surrey Police Nick Ephgrave is to leave the Force following his successful appointment as an Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, it is announced today. The Chief has given his notice to Police and Crime Commissioner David Munro today following a successful selection process at New Scotland Yard. He is [...]
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey David Munro has welcomed a report released today which highlights policing is increasingly being used as the first port of call in responding to people with mental health problems. The report from Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) raises concerns about the [...]
Public confidence in policing and work being done to prevent deaths on Surrey's roads will be among topics discussed when Police and Crime Commissioner David Munro holds the Chief Constable to account at the latest live performance meeting tomorrow (Wednesday 21 November). Other items on the agenda include a review of the Joint Enforcement [...]
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey David Munro has given his backing to an NSPCC service which teaches children how to stay safe from abuse. The PCC voiced his support after he saw the charity deliver its free Speak out Stay safe service to Key Stage 1 pupils at Milford School, Church Road, [...]
A plaque dedicated to three Guildford Borough police officers who fell in the Great War has been unveiled at Surrey Police Headquarters to mark the centenary of the end of hostilities. PCs William George Deacon, Sidney Charles Macey and Henry John Gascoyne were all killed in WW1 whilst serving with the Coldstream Guards and Scots Guards. The officers names [...]
