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Launched at a Phone Free Schools event at the Aureus School in Didcot, this scheme will makes sure schools become properly phone free during the school day. £255,000 to support the project is being taken from criminals, funded by the sale of stolen goods that cannot be returned to their rightful owners and orders against criminals by the courts.
Many will welcome the closure of asylum hotels, including the Oxford Witney Hotel and the Mercure George Hotel in Reading, but there will be significant concern about the community impact of MOD Bicester being used as an open camp for asylum seekers.
The Annual Report demonstrates how continued investment in neighbourhood policing, support for victims, and targeted action on priority crime areas is helping to reduce harm and build safer communities across the Thames Valley.
I have published a detailed response to the Government’s Police Reform White Paper, warning that the proposals risk weakening local policing; reducing resources, lessening accountability, and ultimately making communities less safe.