Our vibrant volunteering programme includes members of Surrey’s communities from diverse backgrounds who collectively offer their valuable knowledge, skills, and experience to the Force and my office.
Young people can join the policing family from as young as 13 as a volunteer police cadet, from the age of 16 as a police support volunteer and the age of 18 as a special constable (or volunteer police officer). With no upper age limit for volunteering, many of the Force’s volunteers have a long service history and their commitment and contribution are hugely valued.
ICV Scheme
Our Independent Custody Visitors (ICVs) have continued to provide an essential service in the county over the last year by giving up their time to check on the welfare and treatment of people held in custody. ICVs are volunteers who visit police stations at random, in pairs, and speak to detainees in Surrey’s three custody suites in Guildford, Staines and Salfords to ensure police processes are open to independent scrutiny.
Amavolontiya kufanele abe ngaphezu kweminyaka engu-18 futhi aphile, afunde noma asebenze ngaphakathi kwemingcele yamaphoyisa aseSurrey. Nakuba ukuphatha nokwengamela uhlelo kuwumsebenzi osemthethweni wehhovisi le-PCC, ama-ICV ethu azimele ngokuphelele emaphoyiseni futhi avela ezizindeni nasezigabeni ezihlukahlukene zomphakathi. I-Covid-19 ngokwemvelo yethula inselele yangempela ekuvakasheleni ukugcinwa kwabantwana, futhi ngokubonga u-2021/22 wabona ukubuyiselwa kwebhizinisi okuthuthukayo njengokujwayelekile kumavolontiya ethu.
Lolu hlelo njengamanje lunezakhamuzi zaseSurrey ezingama-41 ezihilelekile, futhi ngo-2021/2 bavolontiya amahora angaphezu kwama-300 ngesikhathi sabo bevakashele esitokisini izikhathi ezingu-98 ezahlukene. Phakathi nalokhu kuvakasha, ama-ICV ayebheka ngqo inhlalakahle yababoshiwe abangama-458, eqinisekisa ukuthi amalungelo abo kanye nezimfanelo zabo (njengoba kubekwe emthethweni) ayahlangatshezwana nazo kanye nezimo abagcinwe ngaphansi kwazo ezigculisayo.
Ukuhlolwa kwe-HMIC kokuboshwa kuka-Surrey ngasekupheleni kuka-2021 kwahalalisela lolu hlelo kanye noButho ngobudlelwane babo obuseduze nobunenzuzo kanye nokwengamela okuqinile, kuphawula ukuthi "amandla avulekele ukuhlolwa kwangaphandle, futhi izivakashi ezizimele (ama-ICV) zinokufinyelela okuhle kuma-suites futhi vakashela indawo ngayinye masonto onke. Abasebenzi basesitokisini basabela ngokushesha kunoma yiziphi izinkinga eziphakanyiswe futhi lokhu kulawulwa umhloli omkhulu kanye nomphathi wohlelo lwe-ICV”.
Special Constables (volunteer police officers)
The Special Constabulary has continued to provide crucial support to policing teams across Surrey over the last year. Surrey’s special constables collectively volunteered over 42,000 hours in 2022/23.
Most special constables are integrated within Neighbourhood Policing Teams and Safer Neighbourhood Teams, providing valuable support to help ensure their communities are safe and feel safe. In addition to these core roles, special constables also volunteer in specialist areas such as roads policing, drone piloting, public order and professional standards.
Amaphoyisa Asekela Amavolontiya
Police Support Volunteers can be found within policing teams across the county and the Force continues to develop new opportunities. During the last year, Surrey Police has welcomed new volunteers into roles including vehicle maintenance, safer neighbourhoods, fraud prevention, chaplaincy and the newly formed Ethics Committee. The Community Events Team of volunteers continues to provide a police presence at events across Surrey, providing positive engagement with communities.
Ama-Cadets Amaphoyisa Wokuzithandela
Surrey’s Volunteer Police Cadet Scheme offers young people a safe environment in which they can learn new skills, develop positive relationships with the police and actively support their community.
Young people from any background are welcomed into the scheme, including those who may have previously been in trouble with the police or may feel disconnected from their peers or community.
Cadets commit to a programme of learning and volunteering activity within their communities. Over the last year, Cadets have supported charity, community and policing events across the county and have continued to support police-led test purchase operations by attempting to purchase age-restricted items such as knives and alcohol.
Isipiliyoni somsebenzi
Over the last year, the Force has offered short-term volunteering options such as work experience and placements which provide a unique insight into policing. Due to the popularity and success of these opportunities, they will be integrated into the Force’s volunteering programme in the future.
Izindaba zakamuva
I-Policing Your Community - UKhomishana uthi amaqembu amaphoyisa ayisa impi emaqenjini ezidakamizwa ngemuva kokujoyina umkhankaso wezifunda
Isonto lesenzo lithumela umyalezo oqinile emaqenjini emigqa yesifunda ukuthi amaphoyisa azoqhubeka nokuhlakaza amanethiwekhi awo eSurrey.
Ukwehliswa kwesigidi sopondo ekuziphatheni okuphambene nomphakathi njengoba uKhomishana ethola uxhaso lokugada ezindaweni ezishisayo
UKhomishana uLisa Townsend uthe le mali izosiza ukwandisa ubukhona bamaphoyisa kanye nokubonakala kuyo yonke indawo yaseSurrey.
UKhomishani uhalalisela ubungcono obumangalisayo ezikhathini zokuphendula izingcingo ezingu-999 neziyi-101 - njengoba kufinyelelwa imiphumela emihle kakhulu erekhodiwe
UKhomishana uLisa Townsend uthe izikhathi zokulinda zokuxhumana namaphoyisa ase-Surrey ku-101 no-999 manje yizona eziphansi kakhulu emlandweni we-Force.