Matthew Barber, Police and Crime Commissioner is supporting White Ribbon Day, an annual awareness campaign that seeks to address male violence against women and combat crimes such as domestic abuse, rape and sexual violence, stalking and honour based abuse.

Matthew Barber, Thames Valley’s Police & Crime Commissioner (PCC) has welcomed the confirmation by the Government that it intends to place “Harper’s Law” on the statute book.

The new legislation, named after Thames Valley Police Constable Andrew Harper, who was killed in the line of duty in 2019, would introduce mandatory life for anyone convicted of killing an emergency worker whilst committing a crime.

Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley, Matthew Barber, and Chief Constable, John Campbell, have awarded voluntary and community organisations £107,670 in this year’s Community Fund.

The Community Fund provides biannual funding to voluntary and community groups that help to achieve the objectives of the PCC’s Police and Criminal Justice Plan. The money for the scheme comes from the sale of items seized and recovered from criminals under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA), and is jointly managed by the PCC and Chief Constable.

Matthew Barber, Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley, is supporting #ShopKind, a campaign to help tackle violence and abuse of shopworkers.

Violence and abuse against shopworkers is a growing problem with the British Retail Consortium estimating 455 abusive or violent incidents occurring every day in the retail sector in the past 12 months. 

Thames Valley Police has been awarded further funding for Project Vigilant.

Today (10/11) as part of the Safety of Women at Night (SWAN) fund, Project Vigilant has been awarded a further £297,252 to develop the project and provide bespoke training to officers to identify individuals displaying predatory behaviour.

A stalwart of Thames Valley Police, who has served with the force for fifty years, has received a British Empire Medal as part of the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2021.

Misconduct Manager Christine Bovingdon-Cox received the British Empire Medal (BEM) for her services to policing at a ceremony in Pembroke College.