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and are Number: recovering from domestic abuse. Telephone across the whole of Nottingham and [email protected] Nottinghamshire. I’ve funded initiatives to help young people Email to Address: understand healthy relationships; commissioned work to protect girls Have you been a victim of cyber crime or affected online fraud? by gangs and undertaken work against female genital mutilation. Yes No Don’t know Cut anti-social behaviour With anti-social down 37% do you Working with behaviour partners, anti-social behaviour Paddy Tipping, PCC feel safer in your community? I will commission even better services for www.paddy4pcc.co.uk the victims of crime. Domestic crimes have for too long been hidden crimes. @PaddyTipping I will continue to focus on domestic violence crimes against women and girls and I will target hate crime. www.facebook.com/Paddy4pcc 3 3 3 I will tackle the increased risk of cyber crime and online fraud. 3 I will keep my promise that victims of historic abuse in local childrens’ homes receive both support and a public inquiry. for is down by 38%. In addition, there are over Nottinghamshire, has done much Yes fewer burglaries No 2000 each Don’t year. know to support and engage with African Be face fair honest with In the of and 25% government cuts to tax Notts communities in the county. Here, he Police budget, money Paddy has done a good job. payers talks of his active encouragement Agree Disagree know in My office costs are amongst Don’t the lowest of greater inclusivity the country, about a quarter less than the and Who will you be supporting in the integration Nottinghamshire national average within and £250,000 less than forthcoming PCC election? the old Police Authority. communities and of his future plans Paddy Other Don’t know for keeping residents everywhere Would you like to harm. have a postal vote? safe from Yes No I have long been an advocate of community partnership working in Nottinghamshire, and am keen Please return your completed forms to: to help Paddy Tipping, c/o further 30 Station Road, them develop to bring all our y unit Nottingham, NG4 3AX m Carlton, com communities – including those that are new and emerging – closer together. I will work with partners to safeguard young people both online and on our streets. Thursday 6 5th May 201 I will ensure that Nottinghamshire residents are best protected from terrorism. This will involve intelligence analysis and an increased armed patrol presence. or Vote f Paddy g our Keepin ies safe. process has nit come at a time when our commu police service has had to adapt to the effects of swingeing budget cuts by the Government. This slashing of Government funding to the tune of £54m of 25% during my period of office has brought the need for big changes. Despite this, Nottinghamshire has managed to achieve one of the highest proportions of frontline staff in the country. During this time Nottinghamshire has become a safer place to live and work than it was in 2011/12. Crime and anti- Promoted by Mark Glover on behalf of Paddy Tipping both at social behaviour is lower than it was 30 Station Road, Nottingham NG4 3AX. Printed by Jenson Press, Langham Park Industrial Estate, Stanton-by-Dale DE7 4RJ in 2012 and, over the four year period, the force is currently The projects that I have supported and funded to help ranked 12 th best. create a safer society since I was elected Police and Crime Reductions in crime, an increase in reports of ‘hidden’ crimes Commissioner in 2012 have benefited many of our such as sexual assault and hate crime, people in mental communities and those who live and work in them. The health crisis now receiving care not custody, improved success of these schemes depends greatly on partners relationships between our MME communities and young sharing their resources and skills to achieve best results. people and the police…these all demonstrate that real As our communities become increasingly diverse, it is change has been achieved. important that we encourage inclusivity and integration. One I have kept the promises I made at the last election and am of my priorities in that regard involves my continuing efforts now ready – with the people’s support at the next election to improve relationships between BME communities and on 5 May – to continue with this work. Work that is all about the police. This work has already seen disproportionality in keeping our communities safe from harm. stop and search rates reduce by 22%, with Nottinghamshire recorded as having the third lowest rate for stop and My focus for the future includes tackling issues such as cyber- searches per 1000 head of population. It is also important to crime and hate crime, also working with partners to safeguard make sure that our police service reflects the people it serves young people both online and on our streets. I will ensure that so I am pleased that new recruits from BME backgrounds are Nottinghamshire residents and people visiting our county are rising. In the last round of recruitment they had risen to 16%. best protected from terrorism. This will involve intelligence analysis and an increased armed patrol presence. Tackling domestic abuse also remains a top priority in Nottinghamshire. In the past three years I have invested £3m I will also keep my promise of continued support to victims in support provision for those who experience such abuse, of historic abuse in local childrens’ homes, along with a public which is so often behind closed doors. This funding has inquiry. And I will commission more and better services for also financed schemes to help young people to understand victims of crime. healthy relationships, protect girls affected by gangs and It is abundantly clear to me that our residents place high undertake work against female genital mutilation including value on their neighbourhood policing teams, and I therefore raising awareness of this crime. remain committed to working with the Chief Constable to Partnership working is playing an increasingly valuable maintain a neighbourhood policing presence across the city role in the job of keeping Nottinghamshire safe. It brings and county. real, ongoing benefits to communities experiencing issues Neighbourhood policing, like community partnership that range from antisocial behaviour and the need to offer working, gets to the heart of what is happening in our care, not custody, to people with mental health issues, to communities. I want to see more of it and will do all I can to concerted efforts in delivering my county-wide alcohol build on the successes already achieved. strategy. The growth and success of this ‘working together’