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75% oppose Government plans to merge Thames Valley Police
The results of this survey send a very clear message. The vast majority of those who took part do not want to see local police forces abolished and merged into larger regional organisations.
Communities given chance to share in £200,000 seized from criminals
We have a total of £200,000 of grant funding available to community and voluntary groups, and I would urge groups who are supporting my Police and Crime Plan in reducing crime across our communities to apply.
30 schools given funding to go phone-free
Money for the Phone Free Schools Fund has been taken from criminals, funded by the sale of seized items that cannot be returned to their rightful owners.
PM confirms changes to early release
Following a campaign backed by well over one million people across the country I am pleased that changes will be made to the flawed Sentencing Act.
Thames Valley Police leaders continue to pressure the Government over the early release of PC Andrew Harper’s killers
Matthew Barber said: “It is entirely possible for the Government to frame legislation that would exempt the killers of emergency service workers from the provisions of the Sentencing Act.”
Preventing the early release of PC Harper's killers is not just the right thing - its actually quite simple
At the time of writing the petition calling on the Government to stop the early release of two of PC Andrew Harper’s killers has reached 836,314. The number continues to grow and it seems safe to assume that the petition launched by the Thames Valley Police Federation will soon reach one million signatures.