Commissioner’s response to HMICFRS report: An inspection of how well the police and National Crime Agency tackle the online sexual abuse and exploitation of children
1. Police & Crime Commissioner comments: 1.1 I welcome the findings of this report which summarises the context and challenges faced by law enforcement in tackling the online sexual abuse and exploitation of children. The following sections set out how the Force are addressing the report’s recommendations, and I will monitor progress through my Office’s […]
Commissioner applauds security operation following Epsom Derby Festival
Commissioner Lisa Townsend has applauded the security operation led by Surrey Police following this year’s Epsom Derby Festival.
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.
“They should feel ashamed”: Commissioner blasts “appallingly selfish” drivers who snapped serious crash pics
Commissioner Lisa Townsend has hit out at drivers who were spotted photographing and filming a serious crash on the M25 this month.
Decision 07/2023 – Community Safety Fund Applications and Children & Young People Applications May 2023
Author and Job Role: Molly Slominski, Partnership and Community Safety Officer Protective Marking: Official Executive Summary: For 2023/24 the Police and Crime Commissioner has made available £383,000 for the Community Safety Fund to ensure continued support to local community, voluntary and faith organisations. The Police and Crime Commissioner also made available £275,000 for the Children […]
Victim Services
Your Commissioner is responsible for funding a range of local services that help support the victims of crime to cope and heal from their experiences. The below list provides information about the services we fund or part fund to support individuals in Surrey: Visit our ‘Our Funding’ and ‘Funding Statistics’ pages to learn more about […]
Commissioner visits driver safety roadshow – amid warnings that collisions are rising following lockdowns
Commissioner Lisa Townsend joined Project EDWARD’s roadshow at a college in Epsom on Tuesday to promote safe driving.
Commissioner’s fury at attacks on police – as she warns of ‘hidden’ PTSD threat
The Commissioner said we must do everything we can to support those who give so much to Surrey’s residents.
Surrey Commissioner celebrates two years with £9million funding announcement
As she celebrates two years since her election, Commissioner Lisa Townsend has revealed some huge funding news.
Commissioner’s warning as crisis in care ‘takes officers off the frontline’
Surrey’s Police and Crime Commissioner says the time has come to join a national model aimed at protecting those in mental health crisis.