The Police and Crime Commissioner Lisa Townsend has said improvements must be made in the number of burglaries that are solved in the county after figures revealed that Surrey’s rate had fallen to 3.5%. Statistics show that nationally that solve rates for domestic burglary have gone down nationally to around 5% over the [...]
CCTV and violence against women and girls will be on the agenda as the Police and Commissioner for Surrey Lisa Townsend presents a new format of her Public Performance and Accountability meetings next week As part of the Commissioner’s commitment to increasing engagement with Surrey residents, the new-look meeting will be streamed using [...]
The publication of a plan to improve policing’s response to violence against women and girls (VAWG) has been hailed as a big step forward by Surrey’s Police and Crime Commissioner Lisa Townsend. The National Police Chiefs’ Council and College of Policing has today launched a framework which sets out action required from every police [...]
The Police and Crime Commissioner Lisa Townsend is asking the public whether they would be prepared to pay a little extra to support police teams in Surrey over the coming year. Residents are being urged to fill in a brief survey and share their views on whether they would support a small rise [...]
The Police and Crime Commissioner Lisa Townsend has pledged to keep the safety of communities at the heart of policing in Surrey as she today unveiled her first Police and Crime Plan. The Plan, which is published today, is designed to set out the strategic direction for Surrey Police and those key areas [...]
Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey Lisa Townsend has welcomed the launch of a consultation on a brand-new law that will enhance the support for victims in England and Wales. Plans for the first-ever Victims’ Law aim to improve engagement with victims of crime during the criminal justice process and include new requirements [...]
The Police and Crime Commissioner’s Office for Surrey has awarded £100,000 to charity Catch22 to launch a new service for young people at risk of or affected by criminal exploitation in Surrey. Examples of criminal exploitation include the use of children by ‘county lines’ networks, leading individuals into a cycle of offending that [...]
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey Lisa Townsend has joined the Women’s Aid ‘Deserve to be Heard’ campaign calling for better mental health provision for survivors of domestic abuse. To mark the start of this year’s 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence, the Commissioner has issued a joint statement with Women’s [...]
The Surrey Police Headquarters will remain at the Mount Browne site in Guildford following a landmark decision made by the Police and Crime Commissioner and the Force, it was announced today. Previous plans to build a new HQ and Eastern operating base in Leatherhead have been halted in favour of redeveloping the current site [...]
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey Lisa Townsend has issued the following statement in response to the death of Sir David Amess MP on Friday: "Like everyone I was appalled and horrified by the senseless murder of Sir David Amess MP and I would like to offer my deepest sympathies to his family, [...]
