Victims are taken seriously and placed at the centre of the system. My proudest achievement has been the establishment of an excellent victims’ hub called Beacon which ensures that all victims of crime in Hertfordshire get the support they need. This gain has not been won easily.
The standard licensing application process should add modern slavery and human trafficking to the list of serious crimes while emphasising that preventing modern slavery is a valid consideration under the “prevention of crime and disorder” licensing objective.
We’ve new bike schemes starting and we are helping Borehamwood Football Club with its latest development plans. We have seven Green Flag awards this year. Busier high streets, low unemployment.
We continue our series, putting this year’s local elections under the magnifying glass to find changes and trends.
The final piece in our series on levelling up comes from our fortnightly columnist – as the White Paper looms.
The PCCs for Suffolk, Dorset, Avon and Somerset, Hertfordshire and Wiltshire strongly back the stance taken by their colleague in Surrey. Other were less emphatic.
Councillors can use local collaboration to come into contact with a victim and help them escape their exploitation.
The pandemic is only likely to accelerate the process of these places becoming more graduate-heavy and small L liberal.
Local factors? The usual backlash against the party in power? Or a long-term trend away from the Conservatives in some of their heartlands?
Five reasons why Hancock’s announcement of tougher restrictions yesterday met less resistance than might have been expected.
Changes in administrative boundaries are resisted because of suspicion that they are seeking to change our identity.
Few people understand better than the Culture Secretary how the government machine works, or fails to work.
As county areas are so diverse, with differing areas having particular needs, strengths, and weaknesses, a one-size-fits-all approach will not work
Remember where we are; remember what has come down to us. Our unique heritage is there to be opened up.