Matthew Barber: The police need proper powers to deal with illegal encampments

If the Conservative Party believes in anything, it should be private property and the liberty of the individual.

Tim Passmore: Joint working is the way to fight crime in Suffolk

The One Public Sector Estate programme provides far better value for money – and the co-location of the workforce has significant operational benefits.

David Sidwick: The facts show you are safer with a Conservative Police and Crime Commissioner

Comparing the data of the best and worst performing forces, we can see the difference made by applying Peelian principles.

Alison Hernandez: Joint working is strengthening neighbourhood policing in Devon and Cornwall

The Tri-Service Safety Officer combines the skills of a trained firefighter, a co-responder paramedic and has community safety accreditation from the police.

Matthew Scott: Protecting young people in Kent from gangs

Volunteer Police Cadets will be in every part of the county by the end of this year – there were none when I was elected in 2016.

Michael Lane: Bringing in tasers to Hampshire was the right decision

They enhance policing capacity. I am also proud that we are recruiting 210 more police officers onto the front line.

Angus Macpherson: How the whole community is fighting crime in Wiltshire

We have made savings by selling off out of date police buildings, as well as scrapping the ranks of Chief Superintendents and Chief Inspectors.

Stephen Mold: My mission to make Northamptonshire safer

We have made tackling domestic abuse a priority, carried out joint working on mental health, and seen a 30 per cent reduction in burglaries.

Matthew Barber: Special Constables must be given the recognition they deserve

There should be a tax-free bounty for the completion of a minimum number of hours and a requirement on employers to accommodate time off for them to serve.

Katy Bourne: In Sussex, technology is helping free up police time

Greater use of video allows us to reduce the time police spend travelling to court and waiting to give evidence.

Rupert Matthews: Fighting crime means using technology to provide better value for money

Drones can track down criminals on the run. That is more cost-effective than sending a police helicopter.

Matthew Barber: We must rediscover the Peelian principles

The police force exists “to prevent crime and disorder”; the public rightly expect everything the police do, to contribute to that objective.

Conservative candidate selections are progressing for Police and Crime Commissioner elections

The elections are taking place next year. Leicestershire and Cheshire are among the Tory targets.

Matthew Scott: We don’t need new ‘Tsars’ to oversee the fight against knife crime – we’ve already got PCCs

It would be more effective to make good use of the elected, accountable and effective system that is already in place.

Kevin Davis: Each London borough should have its own directly elected mayor

This change would mean streamlined decision making. It would also allow greater devolution in areas such as policing and NHS primary care.