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Building trust and confidence - Police and Crime Commissioner and Thames Valley Police detail plans for greater engagement with communities
The Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) and Thames Valley Police have today detailed plans to increase engagement with communities as part of their work to build trust and confidence in policing.
The law needs to change to enable the police to accurately record sex
Yesterday I wrote to the Home Secretary urging a review of the Police & Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) to ensure the police accurately record sex.
Matthew Barber calls on four major retailers to stop the sale of illegal e-scooters
Matthew Barber, Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley, has written to four major retailers to ask them to reconsider the sale of e-scooters.
£200,000 taken from criminals to support community projects
Police & Crime Commissioner provides grant funding of over £200,000 taken from criminals to support community projects
Matthew Barber welcomes crackdown on fraudsters that has cut fraud by 11.4 per cent in Thames Valley
Matthew Barber welcomes the Government’s new long-term ‘Stop! Think Fraud’ campaign, delivering tough new anti-fraud messaging, raising public awareness on fraud safety advice in partnership with law enforcement, tech, banking, telecoms and third sector organisations.
Support for women in the criminal justice system
On Friday, 9 February, Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner, Matthew Barber, visited C2C Social Action in Milton Keynes to find out more about their work supporting women in the criminal justice system.