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integration
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national average within
and £250,000
less than
forthcoming PCC election?
the old Police Authority.
communities
and of his future plans
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Nottinghamshire,
and am
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I will work with partners to safeguard
young people both online and on our streets.
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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.
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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-
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social behaviour is lower than it was
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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’