Surrey Police’s ranks will be boosted by extra officers and operational support roles over the coming year after Police and Crime Commissioner David Munro’s proposed council tax precept rise was agreed earlier today. The PCC’s suggested 5.5% increase for the policing element of the council tax was considered by the county’s Police and Crime Panel [...]
Surrey’s Police and Crime Commissioner David Munro is asking residents whether they would be prepared to pay a bit more in council tax to boost policing numbers and support officers and staff in the county over the coming year. The PCC is consulting with Surrey tax-payers on his proposal of a 5.5% annual increase [...]
Surrey Police and the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey are once more teaming up to invite residents to have their say in a new series of public engagement events across Surrey. The events in January and February will be held online, but will still provide an opportunity to ask the [...]
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey David Munro is calling for first responders to be given a higher priority for receiving the Covid-19 vaccine. The PCC said frontline police officers and staff, ambulance workers and firefighters put themselves and their loved ones in harm’s way on a daily basis and that their interaction with [...]
The Police and Crime Commissioner David Munro has welcomed this year’s government settlement for policing announced yesterday saying it will enable Surrey Police to maintain its recruitment of extra officers and staff. The Home Office today revealed their funding package for 2021/22 which includes over £400 million to recruit 20,000 extra officers nationally by 2023. [...]
The Police and Crime Commissioner David Munro has said he is confident Surrey residents will continue to support efforts to police the Covid-19 pandemic as the majority of the county faces Tier 3 restrictions for the first time. The PCC praised the dedication shown by Surrey Police officers and staff during 2020 saying an [...]
Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner David Munro has responded to fresh calls for ‘Stanley’s Law’, to license the use of air guns in England and Wales. The call follows the announcement of a new Government consultation on the use of air guns in England and Wales. A review into air gun law was held [...]
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey David Munro is backing a Christmas campaign which encourages shoppers to be kind to retail staff over the festive period. The #KeepingChristmasKind campaign aims to raise awareness of the abuse shop workers have faced during the Covid-19 pandemic and asks everyone to show respect towards those on the [...]
A design team has been appointed and the demolition of one of the vacant buildings completed at the site where a new Surrey Police headquarters and operational base will be built. The move marks the start of the next phase of the project to replace a number of existing sites, including the current HQ in [...]
A project proposed by the Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner’s Office has been awarded over half a million pounds to fund new neighbourhood safety measures in Stanwell’s Dutch Barn Close and Northlands Estate. The Office of the PCC and Surrey Police are now seeking residents’ views on how safe they feel and the additional improvements [...]
