Commissioner hails dramatic improvement in 999 and 101 call answering times – as best results on record are achieved
Commissioner Lisa Townsend said that waiting times for contacting Surrey Police on 101 and 999 are now the lowest on Force record.
“It’s heart-breaking”: Commissioner calls for romance fraud victims to speak to police after scammers pocket £2m in a year
“Callous” romance fraudsters have conned Surrey victims out of almost £2m in a year, Commissioner Lisa Townsend has warned.
Commissioner backs calls for change on mental health response – after warning thousands of police hours are spent dealing with people in crisis
Police must be able to stop attending every mental health call-out and return instead to the frontline, Surrey’s Police and Crime Commissioner said today.
“Enough is enough – people are now getting hurt” – Commissioner calls on activists to halt ‘reckless’ M25 protest
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey Lisa Townsend has called on activists to halt their ‘reckless’ protests on the M25 motorway after a police officer was injured whilst responding in Essex.
“We shouldn’t be asking hard-pressed police to serve as healthcare workers” – Commissioner calls for improvements to mental health care
Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey Lisa Townsend has said mental health care must improve to allow officers to return their focus to crime.
Surrey Police among quickest to answer 999 calls but still room for improvement says Commissioner
Commissioner pays tribute to ‘fantastic’ Surrey Search and Rescue as they celebrate 1,000 call outs
The Search and Rescue team are made up entirely of volunteers who help the emergency services to find missing people in Surrey.
PCC calls for government to consider police staff funding
“One death is too many.” – Surrey PCC responds to fresh call for ‘Stanley’s Law’
Surrey PCC Response to HMICFRS Report: A call for help: Police contact management through call handling and control rooms 2018/19
Read the OPCC response here.