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PCC announces new investment to delivery strong local policing and keep streets safe
80 more community police officers | investment to reduce 101 call times | protect women from violence | improve CCTV | tackle online sex abuse | train more Special Constables
Police & Crime Commissioner visits prisoner support charity as part of ongoing engagement activity
On Friday (20/1), Matthew Barber visited prisoner support charity BACO at the Youth Offending Service Offices in Aylesbury. The visit provided an opportunity for Matthew to find out how £5,000 of funding, awarded via the PCC’s Community Fund, will support BACO to help prevent crime across Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes.
Thames Valley Police has grown by an additional 582 police officers in less than four years
582 police officers have been recruited in Thames Valley since September 2019, as part of the national Uplift Programme, this brings the total number of officers up to 4,832 by the end of December 2022.
Police and Crime Commissioner announces over £200,000 investment to address knife crime amongst under 18’s in Slough
Matthew Barber, Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley, has today (23/1) welcomed over £216,000 of Home Office funding to support the expansion of Operation Deter youth activity in Slough.
£100,000 available to community groups to help prevent crime across Thames Valley
I’m pleased to announce the first round of this year’s Community Fund is now open for applications. This is a great opportunity to support community and voluntary groups in reducing crime.
Supporting youth education charity One-Eighty to improve the lives of young people
Last week Matthew Barber visited youth education charity One-Eighty at their office in Oxford. The visit provided an opportunity to see first hand how PCC funding will support One-Eighty to provide additional one-to-one sessions with young people, parents and carers.