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PCC visits Reading Youth Counselling Service
Matthew Barber, visited No5 Young People to find out how almost £10,000 of funding from the PCC’s Community Fund is helping to support young people at risk of permanent exclusion from school.
Nearly £2 million of stolen cryptocurrency to be paid back to victims
Around £1.9 million worth of stolen cryptocurrency is to be paid back to victims of theft as a result of work by the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU).
Nitrous Oxide ban welcomed
Matthew Barber, Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley, has welcomed the ban on nitrous oxide.
Cash boost for Street Pastors
Matthew Barber, Police and Crime Commissioner for the Thames Valley, has announced £46,000 of funding for 13 Street Pastors organisations across the Thames Valley.
More funding for Safer Streets
Another £1 million will be spent on localised initiatives to make communities safer after the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) for Thames Valley secured the maximum amount of funding available from the round 5 of the Home Office’s Safer Streets Fund.
PCC commissioned inspection into Thames Valley Police published
Following the arrest of Luke Horner in June for this awful offence, I commissioned His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) to carry out a targeted inspection into Thames Valley Police’s management of this individual.