Calling the move “A huge step forward”, Matthew Barber praised the work that will see vulnerable people receiving the support they need from specialist services, not the police, under the national roll-out of the Right Care, Right Person model.

Thames Valley Police will complete the force-wide roll out of Operation Deter as a part of its fight against knife crime in the next two weeks.

I am pleased that the Home Office have accepted in full the recommendations of the Police Remuneration Review Body which will see officers of all ranks get a pay rise of 7% from September this year.

Thames Valley Police has carried out 31 warrants on suspected cannabis grows as part of the largest national operation of its kind, aimed at unearthing and disrupting organised crime groups (OCGs) and their illegal revenue streams.

The warrants, which ran through June 2023, saw 35 arrests as well as the seizures of drugs, plants, and electronic devices.

A Serious Violence Reduction Order is a civil order that can be placed on someone who has been convicted of an offence that involved a bladed item or offensive weapon.

Someone who has an SVRO can be stopped in public spaces by the police, who do not need reasonable grounds, and searched to find out if they’re carrying a bladed item or offensive weapon.

Matthew Barber has shared results from his ongoing local crime survey which is seeking resident’s views on local crime and policing across Thames Valley.