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 [...]
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey David Munro is calling for a national licensing scheme for car washes and nail bars to help combat the scourge of modern slavery. The PCC says organised crime gangs are forcing people to work in hand car washes and nail bars for low wages or to pay [...]
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey David Munro has praised the dedication of the volunteers who check on the welfare of people in custody in Surrey following an annual event to celebrate their work. Independent Custody Visitors (ICVs) provide an essential service by giving up their time to visit detainees in Surrey’s three [...]
The Police and Crime Commissioner David Munro has commended the accuracy in which Surrey Police records crime following an independent report published today. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) graded the Force as ‘good’ in their Crime Data Integrity Report following an inspection earlier this year. The HMICFRS report [...]
The Police and Crime Commissioner David Munro has today announced he has made a final decision not to seek a change of governance for the Fire and Rescue Service in Surrey. The PCC said he believes any potential change would not benefit residents who would be better served by the service continuing to explore [...]
