PCC publishes Crime Plan quarterly update

Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg has today published the first quarterly update of work being carried out to deliver against his Police and Crime Plan.

Some highlights of the report are:

Launching a review of the 101 service which will conclude in September 2014 including public consultation;
Developing a substantial programme of work by the alcohol strategic delivery board, including new pilots to tackle drunkenness, improved use of licensing levers, new initiatives to reduce tolerance of bad behaviour and research to better understand the causes of such behaviour;
Campaigning nationally on key alcohol issues, including minimum unit pricing and the need to amend licensing laws;
Big steps taken to prepare for the new victims services from April 2015. The OPCC and Devon and Cornwall police are working together to establish a victim care hub and directory to improve services to victims through high quality support;
Secured almost £600,000 of funding for victim focused projects in Devon and Cornwall by working with a range of organisations to submit high quality bids for innovative projects;
Launched round two of the PCC small grant scheme has concluded with over £103,000 provided to 24 projects which support the delivery of the Police and Crime Plan;
Working closely with the commissioners of mental health services to improve service provision to both victims and offenders suffering from mental illnesses;
Along with the chief constable have agreed with counterparts in Dorset to move ahead to the next stage of work on a possible strategic alliance;
Public consultation on what restorative justice remedies they want to see used in Devon and Cornwall through the new community remedy;
Launched volunteer awards which will take place in September 2014.

“I am proud to be able to show the people of Devon and Cornwall all the hard work my team is doing to make the peninsula a safer place to live,” said Mr Hogg.

“This is the first quarterly update and I feel it gives a real taste of the progress we are making on issues which are key to our communities.

“I look forward to this work developing and to the OPCC having a growing influence on matter that really count.”

Click here to view the full quarterly update.