Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner David Munro has awarded £1,700 to a Stephen Lawrence Bursary to support the professional development of Black, Asian and Mixed Ethnicity (BAME) police officers and staff. Stephen Lawrence was just 18 years old when he was murdered in an unprovoked racial attack. The National Black Police Association has established [...]
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey has offered a lifeline for partner organisations facing unprecedented challenges during the coronavirus outbreak. The PCC's Coronavirus Support Fund has made £500,000 available to help these organisations provide support some of the most vulnerable residents in Surrey, including for victims at greater risk due to isolation measures. [...]
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey David Munro is urging the government to provide financial help for self-employed workers after a number wrote to him asking for the policing element of this year’s council tax to be waived. The PCC has received correspondence from self-employed Surrey residents fearing the effect of the Coronavirus [...]
Police are reminding Surrey residents to stay on the alert as reports come in other parts of the country of fraud or attempted fraud related to Covid-19. While no reports have been made to Surrey Police so far, there have been more than 100 reports nationally to Action Fraud since the start of February, [...]
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey David Munro is calling on communities to work together with the police following last night’s government announcement of further restrictive measures to combat Coronavirus. The PCC says residents must play their part in following the direction to stay at home to help halt the spread of the [...]
The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey has received a national award for its commitment to being open and transparent to the public. The PCC David Munro and his team have been recognised by the independent organisation Comparing Police and Crime Commissioners (CoPaCC) with their ‘Open and Transparent Quality Mark 2020’. [...]
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey David Munro is urging the government to change the law to make setting up unauthorised traveller encampments a criminal offence. The PCC said he believes that criminalising the act of trespass in relation to encampments will give police tougher and more effective powers to deal with them [...]
More police officers in Surrey will be equipped with Tasers after it was announced this week that a bid for funding from the Home Office has been successful. A total of £462,000 has been awarded to provide 560 devices shared between Sussex and Surrey following a joint bid by the respective Police and Crime [...]
The Police and Crime Commissioner David Munro has written to the Ministry of Justice to highlight concerns over the pressure caused by delays to court hearings held in Surrey. The PCC says delays are having a significant impact on vulnerable victims and witnesses, as well as on the partner agencies involved in bringing cases [...]
Extra officers and staff will be added to the Surrey Police establishment over the next year after Police and Crime Commissioner David Munro’s proposed council tax precept rise was approved earlier today. The PCC’s suggested 3.84% increase for the policing element of the council tax was given the green light by the county’s Police [...]
