The Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey Lisa Townsend has secured over £700,000 in government funding to help tackle anti-social behaviour and improve safety in three areas of the county. The ‘Safer Streets’ funding will help projects in Epsom town centre, Sunbury Cross and the Surrey Towers housing development in Addlestone after it [...]
The Police and Crime Commissioner Lisa Townsend has marked Anti-Social Behaviour Awareness Week by signing a commitment to continue working closely with partners to tackle issues in Surrey’s communities. The Commissioner joined senior colleagues from Surrey Police, Surrey Fire and Rescue, Surrey Crimestoppers and Surrey County Council in agreeing to the National Anti-Social Behaviour [...]
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey Lisa Townsend said she was pleased to see hard working police officers recognised with a well-earned pay rise which was announced yesterday. The Home Office revealed that from September, police officers of all ranks in England and Wales will receive an extra £1,900 - equivalent to a 5% [...]
The first Community Safety Assembly in the county was held this May as Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey Lisa Townsend united partner organisations with a shared commitment to work more closely together. The event launched the new Community Safety Agreement between partners that include Surrey Police, local authorities, health and victim support [...]
The Police and Crime Commissioner Lisa Townsend has praised Surrey Police’s achievements in preventing crime and anti-social behaviour after it was graded ‘outstanding’ in a report published today. But the Commissioner said improvements were needed in other areas including how the Force responded to non-emergency calls and its management of high harm offenders. [...]
Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey Lisa Townsend has called for more to be done to support women and girls who experience gender-based violence during a panel discussion at this year’s Modernising Criminal Justice conference. The discussion chaired by Reader in Criminal Law at King’s College Dr Hannah Quirk coincided with domestic abuse [...]
Close to half of Police and Crime Commissioner Lisa Townsend’s Community Safety Fund will be used to protect children and young people from harm as she sets her office’s budget for the first time. The Commissioner has ringfenced £275,000 of the Fund to enable more children and young people to engage with the [...]
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey Lisa Townsend has welcomed a new law that makes non-fatal strangulation a stand-alone offence that could see domestic abusers jailed for five years. The law came into effect this week, as part of the new Domestic Abuse Act which was introduced in April. The shockingly violent [...]
Surrey Police is among the fastest forces in the country in answering emergency calls to the public but there is still room for improvement to reach the national target. That’s the verdict of the county’s Police and Crime Commissioner Lisa Townsend after a league table detailing how long it takes forces to answer 999 [...]
A graphic design student at the University of Creative Arts in Farnham has led the design of a brand-new look for the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner as part of a commitment to expand engagement with communities across Surrey. 22-year old Jack Dunlop from Camberley was chosen to develop his branding [...]
