I have set up an Ethics and Transparency Panel of stop and search across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. That gives me the confidence that they are carried out in line with intelligence-led policing.
We have found a way to reduce the demand on police time from mental health episodes. It is now time to look at other demands on the police and see how they can be reduced – or how the costs can be recouped in full.
We need visible policing to deter criminals, neighbourhood policing to support local residents and businesses; putting resources where they will make the most difference.
I was determined to maintain police officer numbers at 2,242 full time equivalents. To afford that has meant cutting the number of other staff.
As this marvellous city prepares for Diwali, I trust leaders and communities will come together to extinguish the hostility and tension which have darkened the last few weeks.
I aim to give the police the training, equipment, and leadership they need to strengthen their relationship with the law-abiding public.
Speaking out on this controversial subject is brave. But the Surrey Police Commissioner is not alone in doing so.
“That report into the project set up by my predecessor is back… Well, that project is getting axed for a start.”
Councils that are efficient and keep costs down should be rewarded, not penalised.
Most Tory MPs will be seeing large increases in the housing targets for their seats, while many Labour MPs see their local targets reduced.
The vast majority of those who follow the rules have enabled those of us outside Leicester to avoid a second lockdown so far.
I see my role as being that of an honest broker in a fluid situation. I’m determined not to put information out because I want to be first with the news.
I am grateful to the Government for responding to our financial concerns. It’s meant that help has reached those who need it most.
Counties are the most exposed to financial pressures, but the least resourced to deal with them. Rural residents are getting a raw deal.
We have just 17 days from tomorrow now to do what voters told us to do on the doorsteps last Thursday – namely, ‘get Brexit sorted’.