Earlier this month, Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner, Matthew Barber, met with some of the team at Reducing the Risk of Domestic Abuse to hear how funding from the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner is supporting their work with victim-survivors of domestic abuse.

Last week, a child was reported missing and later subjected to a serious sexual assault in Oxfordshire. My greatest concern is for the victim and ensuring they receive the support they need and I would urge anyone discussing this case to remember that there is a real child behind all of this.

However I must be clear the accused in this case, Osareen Omoruyi, is a 51 year old male.

On Tuesday, 6 February, Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner, Matthew Barber, met with representatives from Citizens Advice Cherwell and West Northants to find out how almost £8000 of funding from the PCC’s Community Fund will help to support a pilot connecting individuals leaving prison with support services.

Last month, Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner, Matthew Barber, visited The Oasis Partnership to find out how over £3000 worth of funding from the PCC’s Community Fund is helping to support an innovative new pilot for a monthly support group for offenders in the criminal justice system and people in addiction treatment and recovery with ADHD (Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder).

The Thames Valley CCTV partnership is being led by Police & Crime Commissioner, Matthew Barber, in collaboration with local authority partners and Thames Valley Police to deliver an improved, sustainable provision for CCTV across the Thames Valley to help detect and deter crime and keep the public safe.

Three new services will be launching this April to support victims of crime in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Milton Keynes, the Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley has confirmed.