Decision 35/2022 – Victim & Witness Care Unit Stalking Advocate 2022
Author and Job Role: Lucy Thomas, Commissioning & Policy Lead for Victim Services Protective Marking: OFFICIAL Executive Summary Police & Crime Commissioners have the statutory responsibility to provide services to support victims cope and recover. Stalking is a complex crime and victims require dedicated ongoing support. Background Stalking is a prevalent and devastating crime experienced […]
Decision 34/2022 – East Surrey Domestic Abuse Service Stalking Advocate 2022
Author and Job Role: Lucy Thomas, Commissioning & Policy Lead for Victim Services Protective Marking: OFFICIAL Executive Summary: Police & Crime Commissioners have the statutory responsibility to provide services to support victims cope and recover. Stalking is a complex crime and victims require dedicated ongoing support. Background Stalking is a prevalent and devastating crime experienced […]
Decision 32/2022 – Victim and Witness Care Unit funding 2022
Author and Job Role: Lucy Thomas, Commissioning & Policy Lead for Victim Services Protective Marking: OFFICIAL Executive Summary: Police & Crime Commissioners have the statutory responsibility to provide services to support victims cope and recover. The Victim & Witness Care Unit is jointly funded between the Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner (OPCC) for Surrey and […]
Community project to improve safety for women and girls in Woking scoops national award
A community project backed by Surrey’s Police and Crime Commissioner to improve safety for women and girls in Woking has won a prestigious national award.
Have your say – Commissioner invites views on 101 performance in Surrey
Police and Crime Commissioner Lisa Townsend has launched a public survey asking for residents’ views on how Surrey Police respond to non-emergency calls on the 101 non-emergency number.
Commissioner’s response to HMICFRS Report: ‘The police response to burglary, robbery and other acquisitive crime – Finding time for crime’
Police & Crime Commissioner comments I welcome the findings of this spotlight report that reflect real areas of concern for the public. The following sections set out how the Force are addressing the report’s recommendations, and I will monitor progress through my Office’s existing oversight mechanisms. I have requested the Chief Constable’s view on the […]
Legally Qualified Advisors
Our office has a statutory duty to maintain a list of Legally Qualified Advisors (LQAs) who are available to support police Misconduct Hearings. Legally Qualified Advisors (previously Legally Qualified Chairs) are individuals who remain independent of the police in order to provide fair and impartial support to Misconduct Hearings chaired by a Chief Officer. The […]
“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.
Our impact in 2021/22 – Commissioner publishes Annual Report for first year in office
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey Lisa Townsend has published her Annual Report for 2021/22 which looks back at her first year in office. The report reflects on some of the key announcements from the last 12 months and focuses on the progress made by Surrey Police against the objectives in the Commissioner’s new Police and […]
Funding statistics
View the tabs on this page to see the budget and details of each of the Commissioner’s main funds in Surrey. All decisions made in relation to funding by the Commissioner are published on our Commissioner’s Decisions page and can be searched by focus area. Funding news