Commissioner’s role & responsibilities
As your Commissioner, Lisa is responsible for the strategic oversight of Surrey Police, holding the Chief Constable to account on your behalf and commissioning key services that strengthen community safety and support victims.
About your Commissioner
Representing your voice on policing in Surrey. Lisa Townsend is the Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey. Commissioners were introduced in 2012 to monitor and improve the service provided by police forces in England and Wales, set the priorities for policing in each area and commission key services that strengthen community safety and support victims. […]
Decision Log 020/2022 – Revenue and Capital Outturn 2021/22, Reserves Transfers and Capital Carry Forwards (subject to audit)
Decision number: 020/2022 Author and Job Role: Kelvin Menon – Chief Financial Officer OPCC Protective Marking: OFFICIAL Executive Summary: Financial Regulations require the Executive Director of Financial and Commercial Services prepare an outturn report and recommend for approval by the PCC the use/or transfer of surplus/deficit on revenue budgets in line with the reserves policy. […]
Surrey Police among quickest to answer 999 calls but still room for improvement says Commissioner
Decision Log 016/2022 – Joint Lease of Property for South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU)
Decision number: 16/2022 Author and Job Role: Kelvin Menon – OPCC Treasurer Protective Marking: OFFICIAL Executive Summary: Joint entry into a lease for Eastern Technical Surveillance Unit for SEROCU (South East Regional Organised Crime Unit) Background SEROCU is part of the national, regional, and local policing arrangement which protects the public from the […]
Decision Log 014/2022 – Community Safety Fund Applications and Children and Young People Applications May 2022
Decision number: 14/2022 Author and Job Role: Sarah Haywood, Commissioning and Policy Lead for Community Safety Protective Marking: Official Executive Summary: For 2022/23 the Police and Crime Commissioner has made available £383,000 of funding to ensure continued support to local community, voluntary and faith organisations. The Police and Crime Commissioner also made available £275,000 […]
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.
Safer Streets funding to improve safety for women and girls in Woking
£175,000 was awarded by the Home Office’s Safer Streets Fund to improve community safety along the Basingstoke canal in Woking.
Commissioner invites residents to share views in monthly Surgery
Commissioner Lisa Townsend holds public surgeries for residents as part of her commitment to enhance the voice of local people in Surrey.
“Selfish and unacceptable” – Commissioner condemns actions of M25 service station protesters
Officers were called to motorway services at Cobham and Clacket Lane following reports that protesters had caused damage at both sites.