Police & Crime Bulletin June ‘25 - responding to the spending review

In this edition

Government’s Safer Streets Mission in tatters
Have you been a victim of large scale fly-tipping?
New warning about phishy emails
Fighting organised waste crime across the South East
Justice at breaking point
Risks of QR code fraud
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Spending review leaves Government’s Safer Streets Mission in tatters

It is clear that with cuts to policing budgets and the government’s determination to max out the bill for local council tax payers, there will simply be no way the Government can deliver on their own Safer Streets mission…

Have you been a victim of large scale fly-tipping?

I am launching a campaign to ensure that victims of large scale fly-tipping don't have to pay the cost of removing the waste.

Don’t get hooked: new warning urges the public to continue reporting phishy emails and texts with 41 million already reported

As of April 2025, the total number of phishing scams reported to the Suspicious Email Reporting Service (SERS) reached over 41 million since its launch in April 2020.

Fighting organised waste crime across the South East

Organised waste crime, such as fly tipping can be big business for criminals, both in the Thames Valley and across the South East.

Tuesday’s meeting with fellow PCCs from across the South East along

“Justice is at breaking point — it’s time to fund the whole system, not just policing” - PCCs Matthew Barber and Donna Jones

Government urged to take bold, system-wide action in its spending review as PCCs warn that chronic underfunding of the Ministry of Justice is undermining the entire criminal justice system and…

New quishing alert: £3.5 million lost last year to fraudulent QR codes

QR codes are becoming increasingly common in everyday life, whether it’s scanning one to pay for parking, or receiving an email asking to verify an online account.

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