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Emergency Support Bags made available for those fleeing Domestic Abuse
The Bedfordshire Police Partnership Trust (BPPT) has been awarded £14,370 by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to help support individuals fleeing Domestic Abuse.
The BPPT will use the funding to create Emergency Support Bags which will provide help for those in need of support after fleeing violence, which will include sim cards to make calls, clothing, food vouchers and a wifi-enabled tablet to access 24hr support from partners.
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Bedfordshire to share funding to support young people at risk of involvement in serious violence
The government announced on Monday (8 February 2021) that it will provide funding for the 18 Violence Reduction Units (VRU) operating across England and Wales. The £35.5 million, which covers 2021/22, is the third year of funding for the VRUs which are based in areas worst affected by serious violence.
VRUs (or VERU in Bedfordshire) bring together organisations across local communities to tackle violent crime and address its underlying causes. These units also help fund vital local projects that do positive preventative work with children and young people.
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PCC marks first anniversary of new centre offering support for victims of sexual crimes in Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire’s PCC, Kathryn Holloway, has marked the first anniversary of the specialist centre she introduced to support victims of serious sexual assault from across the county.
The Sexual Assaults Referral Centre (SARC) moved from a hospital setting to a standalone centre in central Bedfordshire in February 2020.
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Delays to criminal justice cases are pushing trials back with the potential for victims and witnesses to move on with their lives rather than go to court
Delays in the criminal justice system threaten to cause “a very considerable problem” and encourage victims or witnesses to back out, a meeting heard.
A backlog of more than 50,000 cases has stacked up because of the pandemic, Bedfordshire’s Police and Crime Panel was told.
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Bedfordshire’s policing budget approved
Vital services and officers would be lost by Bedfordshire Police without the full precept increase...
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Bedfordshire’s frontline services issue warning vaccine scam
Bedfordshire’s frontline services have issued a warning to residents across the county as criminals seize the current opportunity of the pandemic to use the vaccination programme to create new scams.
These scams could cheat people out of their life savings and put people in danger.
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Ask for ANI: Bedfordshire’s Police and PCC back new domestic abuse codeword scheme to help victims seek support
Bedfordshire Police and the Police and Crime Commissioner, Kathryn Holloway, are supporting a new domestic abuse codeword scheme.
The “Ask for ANI” (pronounced Annie) scheme, which launched today (14 January 2021), was devised by the Home Office in collaboration with pharmacy associations, the police, and partners working in the domestic abuse sector.
It was set up to help victims access emergency support in the community via local pharmacies.
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Bedfordshire PCC thanks residents for taking part in her annual survey
Bedfordshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Kathryn Holloway, has thanked residents who responded to her fourth annual survey, which asked the people of Bedfordshire to have their say on policing and crime in their area.
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PCC commends Bedfordshire Police for ‘outstanding’ resilience and dedication
Bedfordshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Kathryn Holloway, has commended the outstanding work of Bedfordshire Police and partners in the face of an unprecedented year in her Christmas message to the force as she marked £6m of funding those working with her office to support communities and victims of crime.
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Jas Parmar – Liberal Democrat candidate for Bedfordshire’s police and crime commissioner
Jas Parmar is the Liberal Democrat candidate for the Bedfordshire police and crime commissioner election taking place in May next year.
The former Metropolitan Police Officer and Bedford Borough councillor has lived in rural Bedfordshire for over 33 years. He has run several businesses and currently runs a Post Office in Kempston.
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