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Vital service to help victims of sexual abuse in the county to be launched
’s Police and Crime Commissioner Lorne Green is encouraging suitable organisations to bid to provide a specialist service to support victims and survivors of sexual abuse in the county. The service will run over five years and will help adult and child victims of sexual abuse, including survivors
Norfolk’s PCC and Chief Constable address policing and crime questions
using particular policing powers including stop and search and when attending potential domestic abuse incidents. “Whenever we are gathering evidence cameras should be switched on,” he added. “We do carry out dip samples and if they are found not to be on we are asking why that is the case
Youth Commission
Following the first national lockdown, the Youth Commission launched a six-month long project to gauge the main concerns of young people during the pandemic. The report was published in late December 2020 with domestic abuse highlighted as a top area of concern. The Youth Commission launched
PCC poses your questions to Norfolk’s Chief Constable
to respond to the questions. The constabulary were asked about numbers of serving officers with convictions for sexual harassment, sexual and domestic abuse. Paul Sanford advised that no officers with convictions for such offences were serving. He also told the meeting that in the last five
Criminal justice partners commended for efforts during pandemic
with throughout the pandemic as usual. Cases involving domestic abuse and vulnerable victims have been through a triage system introduced by the courts, working with the police and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to enable appropriate cases to be heard remotely via video link while magistrates’ courts were
A message from your Police and Crime Commissioner
increases yet to be agreed. The impact of inflation on the costs of supplies and services purchased. The volume of high harm crimes such as domestic abuse and sexual offences, which require a highly skilled, high-tech responses to successfully investigate crimes and provide support to victims. Every
Norfolk’s PCC releases plan for safety, policing and supporting people across the county
perpetrators of rape, serious sexual assaults and domestic abuse brought to justice. “Violence against women and girls is cause of huge concerns in communities up and down the country and more must be done to tackle it, in convictions but also in prevention. “People also want a police service
Police budget 2025/26 consultation
costs are expected to increase for several reasons including: The impact of inflation on the costs of police officers, staff, supplies and services purchased. The volume of high harm crimes such as domestic abuse and sexual offences, which require a highly skilled and technical response to investigate
Fakenham hosts first police and fire Q&A event
% increase in reports of domestic abuse (DA) in the area, including physical, emotional, control and coercion and criminal damage. Supt Harvey stressed how such “closed doors crime” was given high priority by Norfolk Constabulary with a commitment to attend DA incidents within an hour, with DA calls
Hidden victims set to benefit from vital funding
the Pandora Project - which works with women and children affected by domestic abuse - will be delivering the service over the next three years. The newly named ‘Phoenix Project’ is one of two being funded under