Operation Deter Youth is a pioneering programme that sees rapid intervention from Youth Justice Services for young people under the age of 18 arrested for knife-possession or knife-enabled offences in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Milton Keynes, spearheaded by Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner, Matthew Barber.

Now the Home Office has announced a new initiative that will see young people caught carrying knives given targeted support to steer them away from further offending.

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Thames Valley Police is adding careless or inconsiderate driving to their roads policing focus making the ‘Fatal Four’ a ‘Fatal Five’

Matthew Barber, Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley, has confirmed that all Oxfordshire councils are now signed up to join the Thames Valley CCTV Partnership. This comes after the PCC voiced concerns at the end of last year that delayed engagement may threaten the viability of the programme.